Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Education.
Submissions from 1994
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
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
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
A comparative study of composition elements by elementary students using computer technology, Mary Elizabeth Streich, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An Evaluation of a Preschool Tutorial Program, Jody Lee Sunde, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
Parent participation and partnership with professional educators, Beth Ann Thompson, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Assessing children's literacy through writing portfolios, Jane A. Vande Berg, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Childhood obesity, Denise Kay Volker, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Differences in Attributions Between College-Age Female Recreational Players and Scholarship Athletes, LeAnne Rae Wagner, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Design, development & implementation of the Rod Library Navigator, Matthew P. Warming, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A problem solving approach in mathematics for second grade children based on cognitive guided instruction, Marla K. Wehrle, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Parental Involvement: Home-School-Community Relationship From the Urban Minority Perspective, Richard Wheeler, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, 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, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Commons components of literature-based reading programs, Lola M. Willrich, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Nature of Corporate Health Promotion Programs Offered by Small Organizations in Black Hawk County Iowa, Jennifer Lynn Woodward, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, 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, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Stereotypes of the Native American Found in Young Adult Literature, Kim D. Zelhart, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, 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, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
The role of the interdisciplinary approach in improving middle school curriculum, Kim L. Anderson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Integration of service learning into the public school curriculum, Rita M. Arnold, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Strategies and practices to enhance reading comprehension in the elementary classroom, Lois Marie Collins Berger, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Historical fiction in the study of the American Indian culture, Kay Lynne Bisinger, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Survey of Opinions and Knowledge of Parents of High School Athletes About Athletic Training, Brooke Lynn Bixby, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The effects of the premature infant on the family, Frances Bollinger, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An examination of within-class grouping arrangements to replace traditional grouping practices in elementary classrooms, Rhonda R. Bonk, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The gifted/learning disabled student: A contradiction in the classroom, Caroline M. Bredekamp, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Picture storybooks for speech communications curriculum and extracurricular activities: An annotated bibliography, Del Brink, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Manipulatives: Are they necessary for middle level learners?, Connie Bruns, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
The Psychology and Measurement of Revenge, Paul A. Cardis, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Review of the Principle of the Alphabet Literacy System (PALS) Educational Program, Charmaine M. Carney, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Integrating music and the language arts in the elementary school, Jennifer L. Carstens, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Model of a marketing plan for library media programs, Ruie Chehak, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Flexible grouping as a means of nurturing children's language abilities, Brenda M. Clark, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Humanities through world history: A curriculum development project in humanities education for the gifted, Susan E. Scott Cline, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Educational Aspirations and Perceptions of Health Occupation Graduates from Community Colleges, Lawrence A. Dahl, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Differences in Physician Assistant Compliance With National Cholesterol Education Program Guidelines Based on Patient Age and Sex, Marie T. Dittmer, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Literature of twentieth century Genocide: A focus on Armenia, Kampuchea, and Uganda: An annotated bibliography, Lisa A. Dreesman, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature based theme of change in a first grade classroom, Kristina J. Eells, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The part-time employment of high school students: Relationship to school-related variables, Larry G. Eggink, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Portfolio assessment of children's reading growth, Jean D. Emlet, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Essential learner characteristics in instructional design, Fong-Chin Fan, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Whole language: A delivery system for facilitating literacy behaviors in kindergarten, Carol Feddern, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A parent involvement program for the parents of elementary students in the Algona Community School District, Holly Filson-Heath, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
There's no place to call home: Behaviorally disordered students' perceptions of special education and reintegration, Patricia Ann Gaines, Department of Special Education, Open Access Thesis
I is for Iowa: An alphabet book about Iowa, Mary Ann Gensicke, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Grouping for instruction in reading, Carolyn Kay Grussing, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
