Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Education.
Submissions from 1994
The Influence of Extrinsic Rewards, Positive Competence Feedback and Competition on the Intrinsic Motivation of School Students to Participate in Physical Activities, Dmitry Y. Soloviev Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A comparative study of composition elements by elementary students using computer technology, Mary Elizabeth Streich Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An Evaluation of a Preschool Tutorial Program, Jody Lee Sunde Open Access Thesis
Parent participation and partnership with professional educators, Beth Ann Thompson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Assessing children's literacy through writing portfolios, Jane A. Vande Berg Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Childhood obesity, Denise Kay Volker Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Differences in Attributions Between College-Age Female Recreational Players and Scholarship Athletes, LeAnne Rae Wagner Open Access Thesis
Design, development & implementation of the Rod Library Navigator, Matthew P. Warming Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A problem solving approach in mathematics for second grade children based on cognitive guided instruction, Marla K. Wehrle Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Parental Involvement: Home-School-Community Relationship From the Urban Minority Perspective, Richard Wheeler Open Access Thesis
Anaerobic Performance and Strength in the Upper Body and Lower Body in Sprint-Trained, Middle-Distance Trained, and Untrained College-Age Women, Raquel Williams Open Access Thesis
Commons components of literature-based reading programs, Lola M. Willrich Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Nature of Corporate Health Promotion Programs Offered by Small Organizations in Black Hawk County Iowa, Jennifer Lynn Woodward Open Access Thesis
A comparison and analysis of the academic profiles of only children in the Peoples' Republic of China and the United States, Jiyu Yang Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Stereotypes of the Native American Found in Young Adult Literature, Kim D. Zelhart Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Study of the Nature and Delivery of the Environmental Health Curriculum in Selected Iowa Schools, Grades 9-12, Craig Allen Zoellner Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Elementary, Middle School, and Special Service Teachers’ Attitudes toward School Psychologists and the Psychological Services They Provide, Terese L. Alexander Open Access Thesis
The role of the interdisciplinary approach in improving middle school curriculum, Kim L. Anderson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Integration of service learning into the public school curriculum, Rita M. Arnold Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Strategies and practices to enhance reading comprehension in the elementary classroom, Lois Marie Collins Berger Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Historical fiction in the study of the American Indian culture, Kay Lynne Bisinger Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Survey of Opinions and Knowledge of Parents of High School Athletes About Athletic Training, Brooke Lynn Bixby Open Access Thesis
The effects of the premature infant on the family, Frances Bollinger Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An examination of within-class grouping arrangements to replace traditional grouping practices in elementary classrooms, Rhonda R. Bonk Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The gifted/learning disabled student: A contradiction in the classroom, Caroline M. Bredekamp Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Picture storybooks for speech communications curriculum and extracurricular activities: An annotated bibliography, Del Brink Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Manipulatives: Are they necessary for middle level learners?, Connie Bruns Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The relationship between middle school students' knowledge of the concept of variable and the use of concrete manipulatives, Maureen E. Busta Open Access Dissertation
Integrating music and the language arts in the elementary school, Jennifer L. Carstens Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Model of a marketing plan for library media programs, Ruie Chehak Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Flexible grouping as a means of nurturing children's language abilities, Brenda M. Clark Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Humanities through world history: A curriculum development project in humanities education for the gifted, Susan E. Scott Cline Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Classroom environment and teachers' beliefs: The effects of retention and transition room instruction on student reading achievement, Carla Rae Coleman Open Access Thesis
Educational Aspirations and Perceptions of Health Occupation Graduates from Community Colleges, Lawrence A. Dahl Open Access Dissertation
Differences in Physician Assistant Compliance With National Cholesterol Education Program Guidelines Based on Patient Age and Sex, Marie T. Dittmer Open Access Thesis
Literature of twentieth century Genocide: A focus on Armenia, Kampuchea, and Uganda: An annotated bibliography, Lisa A. Dreesman Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature based theme of change in a first grade classroom, Kristina J. Eells Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The part-time employment of high school students: Relationship to school-related variables, Larry G. Eggink Open Access Dissertation
Portfolio assessment of children's reading growth, Jean D. Emlet Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Essential learner characteristics in instructional design, Fong-Chin Fan Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Whole language: A delivery system for facilitating literacy behaviors in kindergarten, Carol Feddern Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A parent involvement program for the parents of elementary students in the Algona Community School District, Holly Filson-Heath Open Access Graduate Research Paper
There's no place to call home: Behaviorally disordered students' perceptions of special education and reintegration, Patricia Ann Gaines Open Access Thesis
I is for Iowa: An alphabet book about Iowa, Mary Ann Gensicke Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Grouping for instruction in reading, Carolyn Kay Grussing Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Nonverbal communication and its effect on students in a multicultural setting, Elaine Marie Guesnon Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Attention deficit disorder in children and adolescents, Cheryl L. Harris Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effect of Integrated Shelving on Circulation of Adult and Juvenile Non Fiction, Nancy Hasenwinkel Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Implications of Teacher In-Service Training on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Identification, Glenn Evan Haupt Open Access Thesis
A Review of the Research Literature Pertaining to Physiological Effects of Aerobic Exercise During Normal Pregnancy: Fetal and Maternal Outcome, Sherry Jeanne Hauschild-Hester Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Relaxation as a stress reducer for young children ages 4-7, Kathryn A. Heikens Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Enhancing children's literacy through story retelling, Rita M. Heims Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The use of creative drama as an observation-based strategy for identification of gifted preschool children, Barbara Heitzman Open Access Graduate Research Paper
What skills are needed in personnel management utilizing telecommunication as a training tool, Veronica Lynn Heno Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The problems and remediation of scotopic sensitivity syndrome/the Irlen syndrome, Carol A. Hersom Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Enhancing awareness of story structure through folk tales in a Chapter I reading program, Candace A. Higgens Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Perceptions of Physical Attractiveness and Attitudes Towards HIV for Portrayals of Gay, Straight, HIV-Positive, and HIV-Negative Individuals, Matt Hobson Open Access Thesis
The home and school factors that influence the development of early literacy in preschool and kindergarten children, Moira Hopkins Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Collaborative learning across the curriculum, Jane M. Huber Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Attitudes of gifted students toward pullout programs, Terrie Jensen Huff Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Relationship Between Ethnic Identity and Self-Esteem Among African-American Adolescents, Arthur Hughes Jr. Open Access Thesis
The color of jazz, Elvin Jenkins Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Literature-based science program, Gail A. Jentz Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Understanding learning styles and their implications for education, Linda Jones Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reading Recovery: Hope for children at-risk, Julie Jungers Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Study of civil war through historical fiction, Kathleen L. Jurgens Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Elementary keyboarding curriculum in a small public school setting, Sharon Lynn Keehner Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Self-concept of visually impaired adolescents: A comparative study of educational placement in public and residential schools, Shiela D. Kielly Open Access Dissertation
Assessing children's emerging literacy through retelling, Diane M. Kinseth Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Writing portfolios in the language arts classroom, Lori L. Kleppe Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Interdisciplinary teaching at the middle level, Janice Koenecke Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effectiveness of Channel One in Denver, IA, Secondary School, David Kubalsky Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Predicting adolescent AIDS-related risk behavior from psychosocial factors: A replication, Erika Lea Kumerow Open Access Thesis 1994 Award
What parents can do to nurture emerging literacy, Jacqueline B. Lahr Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Appreciation of American Indian traditions, Janet M. Lamont Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Nurturing and assessing children's emerging writing abilities, D. Janeece Lasley Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An overview of foreign language instruction in the elementary school, Ann M. Lassen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Knowledge of Performance Presented by Visual Graphic Kinematic Information, Dana Lynn Lichty Open Access Thesis
Promoting emergent literacy skills in developmental preschool, Angela Lickhart Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Authentic assessment at the middle level, Christi A. Lines Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of sound field amplification in a regular classroom on academic achievement, Susan I. Maahs Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Portfolio assessment in a reading-writing classroom, Sheryl F. Mace Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Comparison of WISC-R and WJ-R vs. CogatAT and ITBS in Defining Severe Discrepancy in the Diagnosis of Learning Disabilities, Martin Patrick McCarthy Open Access Thesis
The Effects of Book Location on the Selection of First Readers by Elementary Students, Tracy Merfeld Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The study of play therapy on the emotions of young children, Brenda Jean Miller Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Drama education: A teaching strategy for young children affected by attention deficit-hyperactive disorder, Janice C. Miller Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Class size and its considerations for at-risk student academic achievement, Debra Ann Morrow Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Incidence and Selected Characteristics of Childhood Sexual Abuse Among Adult Women With Eating Disorders, Linda A. Moyna-Thompson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The role of science in the elementary curriculum, Eileen Kay Nation Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Key academic and affective components in a community college developmental reading program, Terry Neary Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Student teachers' perceptions of classroom management: Importance and preparedness, Lisa Opheim Nelson Open Access Thesis
Faculty development in the use of multimedia, Marcia Ng Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Gender-related differences in adolescents in the study of heat transfer, Linda L. Norris Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of electronic mail on teacher isolation, Steven Peiffer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using writing to enhance critical thinking skills in the middle level classroom, Colleen Peltz Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Fourth grade regular education teachers' perceptions of Iowa's RSDS: A replication study, Sharon Kay Petersburg Open Access Thesis
The developmentally appropriate use of computers with young children, Bonnie Potter Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Global education in the middle school curriculum, Marilyn K. Powers Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An exploration of peer modeling on behavior, language, and cognition of autistic children in early childhood education, Diana Pritts Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Retellings in the elementary classroom, Agnes A. Putz Open Access Graduate Research Paper
