Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Education.
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
Exploring the Incidence and Predictability Problem of Dyscalculia in a School-Based, Rural Population in a Rural State, Karen Kimberley Annis Open Access Thesis
The effects of book location on the selection of paperback books by patrons, Jeffrey C. Barker Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Computer-assisted cooperative learning, Terence C. Barschow Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Educating educators in the selection, design, and utilization of educational media, Sara B. Baumhover Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Wechsler preschool and primary scale of intelligence and Wechsler preschool and primary scale of intelligence-revised: How comparable are the IQ scores, Laura Christine Griggs Bealles Open Access Thesis
Teacher perceptions of RSDS, Laura Lynn Bone Open Access Thesis
The blue and the gray in young adult fiction: A selected annotated bibliography, Kent Brewer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Talented and gifted language arts/reading curriculum for a rural school, grades K-4: Goals, objectives, and suggested implementation, Susan L. Cathcart Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Handwriting: Past to present, Carol Collins Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Incidence of Elevated Total Cholesterol Levels in Elementary School Aged Children in the Absence of Familial Cardiovascular Disease, Nancy C. Fauser Open Access Thesis
Using cooperative learning to meet the diverse needs of the mainstreamed classroom, Keith W. Feldmann Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Comparison of 6 Versus 15 Second Intervals for Heart Rate Measurement Immediately Postexercise, Camila Kae Frey Open Access Thesis
A Comparison of Two Tracks of Certification for Athletic Trainers, Cindy Lea Gentz Open Access Thesis
The role of public schools in the education of 4-year-olds, Cheryl Lynnette Cavanaugh Grosvenor Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An investigation of the instructional management behaviors of principals in mid-sized public high schools in Iowa, Marcus J. Haack Open Access Dissertation
A Descriptive Study of Breastfeeding Promotion in Iowa Hospitals, Joyce Kay Hansel Open Access Thesis
Development of a seminar for women starting a business as instructional development consultants in the audiovisual industry, Denae E. Harder Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effect of an Alcohol Consciousness-Raising/Information Packet and an Alcohol Education Program on Alcohol-Related Family Discussions and Student Alcohol Use, Sandra S. Havlik Open Access Thesis
A survey and analysis of potential uses of the computer in the social studies classroom, Mike Healy Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Descriptive Study of the Academic and Professional Backgrounds of Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurses in Iowa, Paulette M. Herold Open Access Thesis
The effects of sustained silent reading on the reading attitude of primary students, Dena Marie Higginbotham Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cooperative learning and the implications for gifted students, Pamela J. Hilgenberg Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Differences in Trait Competitiveness Between Girls’ Basketball Starters and Non-starters at the Junior High and High School Level, Julie Ann Kemp Open Access Thesis
Health and safety practices in three art classrooms, George Wade Killian Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using children's literature to develop decision making skills, Marsha Koenig Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Effective secondary special education programs: Administrative and instructional practices in identified Iowa schools, Robyn Lynn Moen Kramer Open Access Dissertation
An analysis of research in approaches to instruction, modes of instruction, and foci of instruction in the teaching of writing at the community college, Karen Swenson Lee Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A talented and gifted language arts/reading curriculum for a rural school, grades 5-8: Goals, objectives, and suggested implementation, N. Patricia Long Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Effects of preshot routine time and movements on free throw shooting performance, Mick G. Mack Open Access Thesis
Reading comprehension: Strategies for intermediate whole language teachers, Elaine Madsen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Computers in post-secondary vocational business education, Carole Margery Maske Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Gifted underachievement: Causes and curriculum implications, Carol Mattox Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Andragogy and community college education: An analysis of the importance of enhancing self-concept/self-esteem in the nontraditional student, Nancy Billings Meyer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Literature-based reading program for grade one, Lyn K. Nebel Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The implementation of naturalistic evaluation of reading comprehension: A descriptive study of first graders in a Chapter 1 reading program, Beth Ann Hardy Nordmeyer Open Access Thesis 1992 Award
Alternative teaching strategies for the at-risk student, Christin M. Nugent Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Gifted identification practices in five Southwest Iowa public elementary schools: Their impact on the gifted underachiever, Lauren E. O'Bradovich Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Improving curriculum: An interdisciplinar approach to meeting the developmental needs of children, Connie Olson Osler Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and young children: A review of literature, Jenny A. Parkin-Werth Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The whole language approach to reading instruction: Strategies that enhance comprehension, Frances J. Pleak Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An overview of possible applications and the status of calculators in the public schools, David A. Podendorf Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of the use of a color code in graphic presentation and assessment on the reader's immediate recall and delayed retention, Peggy Ann Posekany Pruisner Open Access Dissertation
Differentiating the curriculum for lower elementary talented and gifted students in the regular classroom, Sue Riggs Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Survey of Rural Adult Iowan’s Perceptions About the Healthiness of Their Community, Jean Willey Scallon Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Designing an effective identification model for preschool gifted and talented students, Jeanne Schoeller Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Impact of cooperative learning strategies upon mathematics achievement: An application of STAD in seventh grade mathematics, Mary L. Scholtes Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Comparison of Actual vs Reported Needlestick Injuries Among Nursing Staff in a Midwest Community Hospital, Nancy Kettman Schuler Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of curriculum content compacting upon student achievement in fourth grade mathematics, Christine Brunko Schultz Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Literature-based reading as a curricular option for the gifted reader, Sally Simdorn Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Exploring the Incidence and Predictability Problem of Dyscalculia in a School-Based Urban Population in a Rural State, Andrew Robert Smith Open Access Thesis
Relationship of Serum Low-Density Lipoproteins and Very Low-Density Lipoproteins to the Android Fat Pattern of Adult Males, Candace Jean Wilson Steele Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Newspapers in the classroom: Why should educators use them?, Lisa M. Stone Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Beginning reading, Lora Swanson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Performance of the Chapter 1 preschool children in the Waterloo School District, Deanna M. Wagner Open Access Thesis
Using interactive video in vocational training of mildly retarded students, L. Michael Wallace Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teachers' sense of efficacy and their referral practices: An analysis of teacher preference for consultation versus referral support services, Robert C. Weires Open Access Thesis
An investigation of occupational stress as it applies to school band directors, Jane A. Whitehead Open Access Thesis
Curricular differentiation for students who are gifted in language arts, Colleen C. Wilber Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Creative drama in the elementary classroom: An integrated literature review, Linda Lorraine Withers Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Relationship Between Locus of Control and Self-Concept as a Learner: Does a Relationship Exist?, David B. Wood Open Access Thesis
Cooperative learning: Is it the approach for the minorities, Helen E. Wright Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reading Interests and Attitudes of the Iowa Governor’s Summer Institute Participants, 1991, Rosemary Cortright Zimmerman Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Assessment of the Implementation of Recommended Teaching Strategies at the College Level, Sandra Lee Baade Open Access Thesis
The Relationship between Verbal-Performance IQ and Locus of Control among Students with either a Learning Disability or a Behavior Disorder, Rick J. Bagnall Open Access Thesis
Comparison of Body Fat Percentages of Lean Athletes, Lean Non-athletic Students, and Body Builders as Determined by Bioelectrical Impedance and Hydrostatic Weighing, Troy E. Becker Open Access Thesis
The Nature and Extent of Health Promotion Programs in Bremer and Black Hawk Counties, Iowa, Barbara Nellis Bishop Open Access Thesis
Comparison of locus of control and WISC-R profiles of delinquent and pre-delinquent adolescent males, Barbara Lynn Brainard-Patterson Open Access Thesis
Role understanding between elementary counselors and school psychologists, Robert Lee Brookhart Open Access Thesis
Post-hoc Longitudinal Study of the Stability and Validity of Standardized Test Scores of Handicapped Children, Randal Dennis Brown Open Access Thesis
Teaching values through literature, Carla Jean Church Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effect of calculator use on standardized test scores of eighth grade mathematics students, Jennifer M. Corkrean Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Integrating music with other content areas, Charlesetta Michelle Dawson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Family resources sought by Chinese student families in coping with stressful life events, Chun Dong Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Incidence of adolescent depression in a parochial high school, Silvio R. Encinas Open Access Thesis
New assessment methods for a reformed mathematics education program, Trudy A. Evans Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A project involving cooperative learning pairs working with problem-solving computer software in a middle school setting, Timothy J. Feinup Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Nutrition Knowledge of Wait Staff in 24-Hour, Full Table Service Restaurants, Donna Jean Fischer Open Access Thesis
Creating instructional strategies which match individual learning styles, Stephanie Veronica Frisco Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Comparison of Locus of Control Between High School Athletes Who Experienced Burnout and Those Who Did Not, Mary Elizabeth Smith Griffin Open Access Thesis
The effects of a cooperative group structure on low-achieving students in the area of reading, Lori A. Gross Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Self-evaluation of a whole-language classroom, Mary Salazar Guenther Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Study to Identify Stress Factors of Early Childhood Special Education Teachers, Brenda Marie Hanken-Crawford Open Access Thesis
A Foundation model for the practice of school psychology, George Michael Harper Open Access Dissertation 1991 Award
A Descriptive Study of Preparation for a Career in Health Club Management, Richard Emmett Hasty Open Access Thesis
The Prevalence of Atherogenic Risk Factors in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease of the Lower Extremities, Todd Donald Hixson Open Access Thesis
Assessment of the Process of Reading Through the Use of Think-Aloud Protocols With Elementary Students, Jacqueline F. Holdorf Open Access Thesis
A Survey of Substance Abuse Programs Among Private Four-Year Post-secondary Institutions, Samuel Justin Iverson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Validity of the Caltrac Personal Activity Computer, Kimberly Lynn Jorgensen Open Access Thesis
Telecommunications: A comparison of transmission technologies used in distance education, John D. Kerber Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Chapter I teachers as reading facilitators through connecting the comprehension-composition processes, Elizabeth Ketter-Norton Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Parent and Teacher Reactions to the Referral Question Consultative Decision Making (RQC) Model for Triennial Re-Evaluations in a School Serving Students With Mental Retardation, Marilyn Lindholm Kinne Open Access Thesis
The use of microcomputers in language arts in elementary classrooms, Diane Lovstuen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of divorce and resulting single-parent family environment on the social and educational development of the gifted child, George E. Lowry Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Visual literacy extended through graphic codes in illustrations, Mary M. Mescher Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Identification of Leadership Qualities of a Successful Woman Basketball Coach as Perceived by Players and Coaches, Elizabeth Anne O'Brien Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Selected international higher education system: Student psychological concerns, Hiroko Okamura Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Developing a literature-based theme study to extend the whole language concept, Sue L. Pettit Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Positive effects of humor: No laughing matter in the education of students, Edward C. Poynar Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Factors Associated With Student Success in a University Tutorial Program: Does High School GPA, Act Scores or Time Spent With a Tutor Make a Difference, Lea Lynnette Roseberry Open Access Thesis
The Relationship Between the Constructs of Locus of Control and Learner Self-Concept, Noel N. Schmidt Open Access Thesis
