Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Education.
Submissions from 1995
Long-term effects of social skills training on the social competence of children, Stephanie Lynn Schmitz, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Promoting literacy during play by designing early childhood classroom environments, Marilyn E. Sensor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of parent involvement on student achievement, Melodie DeVon Sherer, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Phonemic awareness activities for first-grade students: A descriptive project, Karen Solomon, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effectiveness of full inclusion of preschool children with disabilities into regular Early Childhood settings, Karen J. Spahn, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Developing talent in this century through curriculum differentiation: A timeline for professional development, Sharon D. Speckhard, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The motivation of the successful African-American adolescent male, LaVonne M. Spires, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Learning Strategy Instruction, Darla J. Stack, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Parent, teacher, and peer expectations: How they are perceived by academically gifted preadolescent males and females, Bobbe Sutton, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Spelling as part of the implementation of the whole language instructional concept, Jane M. Swyter, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Participative leadership: A study of faculty and administrators in a Lutheran liberal arts college, Tekeste Teclu, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Dissertation
Assessing children's emerging literacy through dialogue journals, Marynell Mullins Thoma, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Perceptions of Children, Parents, and Teachers Regarding Low Academic Progress During Pre-referral Intervention, Beth Ann Thompson, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
Retellings to assess comprehension of expository text, Eileen M. Toillion, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Beyond The Broken Cord: Strategies for teaching children affected by fetal alcohol syndrome, Joy Ann Hodgin Tokheim, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Portfolio assessment of writing in the third grade, Linda S. Trader, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effect of a time line technique to supplement the teaching of American history in fifth grade, Kay M. Treiber, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effect of High-Dose Ephedrine Hydrochloride on High-Intensity Treadmill Performance, John T. Voelz, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Childhood obesity, Denise Kay Volker, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
The Role of the Family and Adolescent Delinquency, Doris Kriener Weigel, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Preschool intervention, Brenda West, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Direct instruction in the implementation of the whole language concept, Pamela K. Will, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An investigation of changing concerns toward instructional computer use during student teaching, Roderick E. Winters, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Nonfiction Book Leisure Reading Interests of High School Juniors at Columbus High School, Waterloo, Iowa, Susan A. Witthoft, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reading recovery - An early intervention program, Jonna Lyn Yearous, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 1994
School-home partnership to promote literacy, Cheryl L. Adam, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Aids Knowledge and Homophobia in Community Active Elderly, Lydia Heyel Adams, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Instructional materials to support an integrated social studies theme on families for primary students in a multi-age classroom, Deborah E. Allemang, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effectiveness of Two Organizational Strategies in Sixth Grade Social Studies, Liesa Brobst Bailey, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Balanced reading instruction: Birth of a new movement, ElJean B. Bartelt, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effectiveness of Discis Books when used to improve reading scores of kinesthetic, below grade-level learners, Michelle Bentler, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Writing portfolios: Descriptive assessment of children's writing, Barbara M. Bohach, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
School entrance readiness and its effect on student performance, M. Susie Ford Brau, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Factors Effecting Personal Responsibility and Pregnancy Prevention, Anne M. Brenneman, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
Questions, question asking, and the questioning environment for a novice teacher's classroom use, Timothy Burrell, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A study of the students' attitudes toward the use of peer teaching in the educational media course at the University of Northern Iowa, Irene Leong Yoke Chu, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Adolescents and AIDS education: A role for school psychologists, Tanya I. Clausen, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Expo High School students' leisure reading habits, Vicki Cox Cose, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Participation Motivation: Stable vs. Transient Youth Populations, Christopher Berne Denison, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The current staffing status of library media center personnel in Iowa public schools, Roberta Dennison, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of computer inservice and training on the adoption of a computerized grading system, Kelli J. Diemer, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Proposition 48 Football Players in the Gateway Football Conference: 1986-1991, Todd D. Eagen, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Concurrent validity of the multiple stressor attribution inventory, Heidi Minette Endelman, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Personal values in advertisements found in magazines read by teenagers in Southeast Iowa, Joni S. Erland, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Developmentally appropriate practices: Strengths and weaknesses, Barbara Ford, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Traumatic brain injury, Kris Marie Franzen, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Social and Addictive Implications of Crack Cocaine and the Effects on the Mother, Fetus, and Infant: A Case Study, Raul R. Garza, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The portrayal of Iowa in fiction books for children and youth, Jeanette Gerrietts, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Relationship Between Flexibility, Vertical Jump, and Skill in Female High School Volleyball Players, Julia Ann Gerstenberger, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The development of conflict resolution skills in kindergarten, Pamela Goschke, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Use of the Experiential Learning Model With Adolescent County 4-H Council Members, Vanette M. Grover, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Conceptual representation of the Newtonian model of motion in university physics students, Yannis Hadzigeorgiou, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Dissertation
Personal Space and Territoriality of Users in an Academic and Public Library, Ruth A. Hamilton, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Planning a school technology in-service for kindergarten through secondary school teachers, ancillary staff, and administrators, Joan R. Hammelman, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Perceptions of special education adolescent students toward mainstreamed classrooms, Linda L. Hansen, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
A Descriptive Study Identifying Job Satisfaction, Tenure, and Professional Identification Among Nonschool Youth Professionals, Susan L. Hanzelka, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Educator attitudes toward half-day and full-day kindergarten, Kathy S. Hayward, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A child's emerging writing abilities in first grade, Katherine L. Heck, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Computer-based technology in AEA 7 schools, 1994, Julie Heitland, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Descriptive Study of Delinquent Youth Treatment Programs in Iowa, Patrick J. Henry, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
In-class and pull-out models of remedial reading instruction for fourth-grade students: A descriptive study, Elaine Hoke-Hoffman, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Impact of School District Mergers on Library Media Programs in Selected Iowa School Districts, Sandra Huemann-Kelly, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Benefits of Formal Mentoring, Kimberly Hein Hutzell, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The Relationship Between Parental Involvement and Adolescents’ Alcohol Use, Chad A. Jensen, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
A comparison of the symbol sets used for augmentative and adaptive communication, Clair J. Judas, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cluster grouping gifted and talented students in the regular classroom, Faith Y. Jurs, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Advantages and disadvantages of three types of kindergarten schedules, Marcele Kaduce, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A study of the relationship between the Waetjen Self-concept as a Learner Scale, the Iowa Tests of Educational Development, and cumulative grade point average, Heather Williams Kaufman, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
A Cross-cultural Anthology of Mythological Flood Stories, Gayle R. Kelley, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Perceptions Which Influence Participation Among At-Risk Youth in Extracurricular Activities, Herbert King, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Silky Ears and Secret Letters, Denise LaRae Kuethe-Strudthoff, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effectiveness of a HyperCard Library Tour for Middle School Students, Kathryn R. Kunzman, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Enrichment for all: A successful alternative for the instruction of Chapter I students, Karmen R. Larson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Nonverbal communication in the work place as perceived by men and women, Judith Lou Loonan, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Supporting the comprehension-composition connection in an elementary classroom, Carol M. Lutkenhaus, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The judicial consequences of using drugs: A substance abuse education program, Kimberly D. Merritts, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of multiage grouping on primary students, Susan Mooney, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Survey of middle level education in the Department of Defense Dependents Schools - Pacific region, John C. Mueller, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Aspects of Cultural Literacy in Elementary Reading/Literature Textbooks, Linda Neilsen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effect of Incentives on Employee Motivation for Renewed Participation in Worksite Health Promotion Programs, Donald Eugene Owens, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
School Librarians and Their Work Place: A Study of Terminology Preference, Judith A. Palumbo-Gates, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Responsibilities of Worksite Health Promotion Directors, Anne Bernice McGown Patneaude, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The impact of infusing strong female literary characters into a seventh grad language arts program, Laura M. Petersen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Baseball and Basketball Fiction for Young Adults, Virgil Pixler, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effect of Title IX on Intramural Sports Programs, Richard D. Powers, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effect of Booktalking on Fiction Circulation Statistics, Melinda J. Quinn, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Examining the Existence of Burnout in Municipal Leisure Service Organizations in the State of Iowa, Ronald D. Ramsing, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Portfolio assessment - Use of literacy portfolio in the primary classroom, Diane E. Rasmussen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Evaluation of Library Media Specialists in Iowa Schools, Bonnie Rawding, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effects of Booktalking upon the Circulation of Undercirculating Children’s Fiction, Janis Reisetter, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A constructivist instructional project on developing geometric problem solving abilities using pattern blocks and tangrams with young children, Christie E. Sales, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
AIDS education: The effect of three instructional methods on retention of changes in knowledge, attitudes, and intention to act, Denise Kerns Schares, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Dissertation
The implementation of a portfolio approach to reading assessment: A descriptive study of first and second graders in a Chapter 1 reading program, Sandra Buser Schatzberg, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Engaging students in mathematical thought, Kara Ellen Schmadeke, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Race and the Selection of Picture Books, Susan Schmitt, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Fostering home-school relationships to nurture children's literacy, Jenette M. Schulte, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cooperative learning strategies: Do the decrease student passivity?, Jill M. Schulte, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Relationship Between Precompetition State Anxiety and Self-Efficacy Among Female Soccer Athletes, Pamela J. Schurott, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Bibliometric Trends in AIDS Publications, Vicki Jo Shepard, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
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, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
