Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Education.
Submissions from 1992
Educating baby: Preparing children for future school success, Jill R. Bergman, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Portfolio assessment in kindergarten, Deanna J. Berry, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effects of Sport Participation on Self-Concept Among Mentally Retarded Adolescent Athletes, Jennifer Denise Brookins, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Using portfolios to assess academic progress and academic self-concept, Cynthia A. Burger, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The relationship among sex-role categories, self-esteem, and achievement: A preliminary study of Taiwanese youth, Chun-hwei Chang, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Voice technologies in advanced computer systems, Jodie M. Cone, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A comparison of cognitive abilities test scores of second graders from four different preschool backgrounds, Judy A. Conner, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Listening comprehension analysis in a midwestern community college, Mary M. Conrad, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Survey and Comparison of Selected Health Behaviors of Student-Nonathletes and Student-Athletes at the University of Northern Iowa, Raul Costero, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
Meeting state mandates for gifted and talented : a survey of Iowa undergraduate teacher preparation programs, Judy Carol Davison, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reading Recovery: An early intervention program. An investigation of Chapter 1 coordinators' interests in implementing Reading Recovery, Sandra Kay Davis, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Effect of expository writing in mathematics with middle school sixth grade students, Rebecca J. Dickinson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Learning disabilities: Educational considerations, Juana F. Domínguez, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The importance of teaching problem solving, Edward Dvorak, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The relationship of attitudes between advisors in advisory roles and advisees of these advisors, Kathy J. Dvorak, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Fostering spelling ability, Beth Dykstra-Van Meeteren, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An investigation of the types of support perceived necessary by Iowa elementary classroom teachers for the integration of students identified as severely disabled, Katheryn Ann Kinnard East, Department of Special Education, Open Access Dissertation
Split- and multiple-images in filmic presentations: Concise information or multiple confusion?, Barbara J. Erickson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
WISC-R and WISC-III aptitude scores: How comparable are they?, Timothy John Fisher, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Distance learning via interactive instructional television, Darrell Gene Fremont, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Comparative Analysis of Family-Oriented Personnel Policy and Programs in Non Profit Human Service Organizations, Staci E. Fry, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Philosophies and Practices Regarding Youth Physical Fitness Testing in Iowa Schools, Amy Elizabeth Fuller, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Early childhood education in Japan compared with developmentally appropriate practice guidelines in the United States, Nancy B. Gaies, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Survey of Consumer Satisfaction in Residential Treatment Centers in Iowa, David Allen Gates, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Spelling and whole language, Rosemary C. Geiken, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The relationship between actual and perceived aerobic fitness and self-concept, Matthew Bruce Green, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Attitudes and understandings: The meaning of school to at-risk ninth grade students in a midwestern urban area, Judith Brush Griffith, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Integrating writing into a Chapter One reading program in grades seven and eight, Avis C. Grundman, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An examination of the six roles of the dental hygienist in relation to the field dependence-field independence construct, Melanie R. Hamer, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending children's literacy through a thematic unit, Sally A. Hamilton, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effect of cooperative learning on student social attitudes, Mary Hampton, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Distance education: The re-emergence of the telecourse, Sarah Hanuske, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Parallel Form Test-Retest Reliability and Predictive Validity of a Curriculum-Based Measurement Academic Readiness Test, Stanley F. Hanus, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
An Analysis of the Basic Assumptions About Psychology of Teachers and School Psychologists, Timothy James Harmon, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
Attitudes of Sophomore/Junior High School African American Males Toward Career-Related Organizations, Phyllis Gail Harris, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
Using the writing portfolio to reflect reading progress at the first-grade level, Roberta Kay Hass, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The use of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised on a population of diagnosed bulimic college women, Diane Ruth Haupt, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Predicting adolescent AIDS-related risk behavior from psychosocial factors: A path analysis, Sharon M. Hays, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Dissertation
Sustaining and impinging factors on teaching satisfaction of effective middle level teachers, Cheryl D. Hoversten, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Trait Competitiveness in N.C.A.A. Division I and Division III Female Basketball Players, Kristin Renee Huffman, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
A comparison of student time on task between self selected and teacher assigned writing topics, Janeen M. Jackson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Story retelling with at-risk children, Evelyn R. Jante, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Effective instruction in developing strategic readers, Linda S. Jermeland, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A descriptive study of bone health risk factors in females ages 13 to 16 years, Anita M. Johnson, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis 1993 Award
Intergenerational education, Ellen Johnson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Student-teacher conferences, Karen K. Johnson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Portfolio-based assessment in the language arts curriculum, Lonni Hanson Johnson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A review of the issue of elitism as a perceived negative characteristic of gifted programs, Scott A. Jones, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Influences of the home environment upon intellectual giftedness in young children, M. Lynn Keller, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Recent research on appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance reading comprehension instruction primary level, Linda Kennedy, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Writing workshop for eighth-grade students: A descriptive study, Jann Thompson Knight, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A review of the financial issues facing child care in the United States, Carol L. Kringle, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Literacy assessment with portfolios, Susan J. Kroesche, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Professional development and the police: A study of institutional change, Gehrig Kenneth La Velle, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Experiences with predictable text in a Chapter I reading program, Rona R. Loss, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Effects of electronic mail on staff communication satisfaction and computer anxiety, Donald D. Luck, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Variability of Practice: Effects of Varying Distance on Basketball Shooting Performance, Carol Lynne Martens, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An Evaluation of First Step’s Ability to Address Predictive Factors for Complicated Bereavement, Carolyn Kay Martin, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Factors associated with teacher education faculty employing the use of computers/CAI in their teaching, Winston Mayers, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Promoting children's oral language development through story retelling, Kathy M. Meyer, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cooperative learning: Its many effective uses in the mathematics classroom, David H. Michels, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Gender and cultural influences upon career choices in science and mathematics, Rhonda M. Michels, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Anaerobic Power Gains Through Plyometrics: Comparison of College Basketball Players Performing Drills at the Beginning Versus the End of Practice, Benton Adam Miller, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The Portrayal of Interracial Families in Children’s and Young Adult Fiction Books, Judy Mitchell, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Learning styles: Assessing our student needs, Joanna Oppenheimer Morgan, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of using calculators in the elementary grades on mathematics achievement levels, Mary K. Morrison, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a middle school reading program through thematic units, Marjorie M. Nelson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a science program, Deborah A. Newton, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the whole language concept through a thematic unit, Susan Carlson Nothwehr, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Developing literacy programs for the gifted reader in first grade, Judith Olson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effect of Life Stress on the Athletic Injuries of Intercollegiate Wrestlers, Hari T. Paizis, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The role of the elementary media specialist in a literature-based school program, Julie R. Parker, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Practices of Waste Management in Iowa Public Schools, Catherine Mary Patzner, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The Portrayal of Characters with Behavior Disorders in Fiction Books for Upper Elementary Children, Sue Pedersen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Nurturing student responses through read aloud experiences, Linda A. Pitt, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The use of music in facilitating learning in the elementary content classroom, Melodee Weisbrod Reineke, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Facilitating science understandings through whole language, Shirleen Larson Reinhardt, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Survey of Wellness Perceptions among Athletes/Nonathletes and Males/Females at a Community College in Rural Iowa, Darci J. Reutzel, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Strategies for parental identification and effective parenting of the gifted child, Randy Richardson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Time of day effects on achievement, Peggy Rick, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Parent Education: A Historical Perspective and the Perceptions of Parent Education Facilitators toward Program Participation in Iowa, Marisa Rivera, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a language arts classroom using the theme of survival, Mary A. Rosburg, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Religious and Spiritual Elements in Young Adult Literature: A Content Analysis, Patricia C. Rosenberg, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effects of Two Teaching Methods on Students’ Aids-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors, Connie M. Ryan, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Teacher classroom strategies for working with attention deficit students, Susan Lee Schulz, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
What planning methods should be incorporated when using a computer aided medium for training: A practical paper, Chuck Sengstock, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reading in the preschool, Mary C. Simons, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Methods for the teaching of science in grades k-8: A case for the constructivist model and the Science Technology Society (STS) approach, Gary Sitter, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Communicating teacher expectations to students, Susan A.H. Smith, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effect of a Suicide Prevention Program on Degree of Suicide Risk Potential, Kristi D. Speicher, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Portfolio assessment in the classroom, Ronda D. Steenblock, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Portfolios and self-evaluation, Leslie L. Stewart, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An investigation into environmental attitudes of sixth grade earth science students, Richard J. Stout, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Multimedia and its effects on different cognitive styles in the mathematics classroom, Richard G. Strike, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a Basal reading program, Jo Ellen Sturm, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Presenting quality literature to enhance children's writing abilities, Barbara J. Sweat, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teacher-home communication: Fostering emergent writing abilities of preschool and kindergarten children, Roxanne F. Tjaden, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Psychological Factors Related to the Rehabilitation of Athletic Injuries: A Literature Review, University of Northern Iowa, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Comparison of the Performance of African American Preschool Children on the WPPSI and WPPSI-R, Cynthia A. Vandervelde, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
Adolescent Pregnancy Novels: An Annotated Bibliography, Mary K. Vaughn, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
