Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Education.
Submissions from 1992
A program teachers can establish to help persuade parents to read frequently to their children, Maureen Gilhooley Walker, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Status Survey of the Reading Habits of Starmont High School Graduates, Linda Wallace, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Portrayal of Obesity in Young Adult Fiction, Janice E. Weber, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Media ethics: How far has the media gone?, Jacqueline I. Wilson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The teaching of higher order thinking skills to middle level students, Jo Ann Young, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A search for common beliefs and goals: Homogeneous grouping of the intellectually gifted in the middle school, Sara J. Youngkin, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Parallel form test-retest reliability and concurrent validity of an instrument designed to measure parental love deprivation, Margaret Josephine Zander, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
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, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
The effects of book location on the selection of paperback books by patrons, Jeffrey C. Barker, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Computer-assisted cooperative learning, Terence C. Barschow, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Educating educators in the selection, design, and utilization of educational media, Sara B. Baumhover, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Teacher perceptions of RSDS, Laura Lynn Bone, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
The blue and the gray in young adult fiction: A selected annotated bibliography, Kent Brewer, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Handwriting: Past to present, Carol Collins, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Using cooperative learning to meet the diverse needs of the mainstreamed classroom, Keith W. Feldmann, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Comparison of 6 Versus 15 Second Intervals for Heart Rate Measurement Immediately Postexercise, Camila Kae Frey, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
A Comparison of Two Tracks of Certification for Athletic Trainers, Cindy Lea Gentz, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The role of public schools in the education of 4-year-olds, Cheryl Lynnette Cavanaugh Grosvenor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
A Descriptive Study of Breastfeeding Promotion in Iowa Hospitals, Joyce Kay Hansel, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
Development of a seminar for women starting a business as instructional development consultants in the audiovisual industry, Denae E. Harder, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
A survey and analysis of potential uses of the computer in the social studies classroom, Mike Healy, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Descriptive Study of the Academic and Professional Backgrounds of Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurses in Iowa, Paulette M. Herold, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The effects of sustained silent reading on the reading attitude of primary students, Dena Marie Higginbotham, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cooperative learning and the implications for gifted students, Pamela J. Hilgenberg, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effects of Simulation Activities on the Attitudes of Preschoolers Without Handicaps Toward Their Peers With Handicaps, Roxann M. Dittmer Hull, Department of Special Education, Open Access Thesis
Differences in Trait Competitiveness Between Girls’ Basketball Starters and Non-starters at the Junior High and High School Level, Julie Ann Kemp, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Health and safety practices in three art classrooms, George Wade Killian, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using children's literature to develop decision making skills, Marsha Koenig, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Effective secondary special education programs: Administrative and instructional practices in identified Iowa schools, Robyn Lynn Moen Kramer, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Effects of preshot routine time and movements on free throw shooting performance, Mick G. Mack, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Reading comprehension: Strategies for intermediate whole language teachers, Elaine Madsen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Computers in post-secondary vocational business education, Carole Margery Maske, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Gifted underachievement: Causes and curriculum implications, Carol Mattox, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Literature-based reading program for grade one, Lyn K. Nebel, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis 1992 Award
Alternative teaching strategies for the at-risk student, Christina M. Nugent, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Improving curriculum: An interdisciplinar approach to meeting the developmental needs of children, Connie Olson Osler, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and young children: A review of literature, Jenny A. Parkin-Werth, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The whole language approach to reading instruction: Strategies that enhance comprehension, Frances J. Pleak, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An overview of possible applications and the status of calculators in the public schools, David A. Podendorf, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Differentiating the curriculum for lower elementary talented and gifted students in the regular classroom, Sue Riggs, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Survey of Rural Adult Iowan’s Perceptions About the Healthiness of Their Community, Jean Willey Scallon, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Designing an effective identification model for preschool gifted and talented students, Jeanne Schoeller, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Impact of cooperative learning strategies upon mathematics achievement: An application of STAD in seventh grade mathematics, Mary L. Scholtes, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Comparison of Actual vs Reported Needlestick Injuries Among Nursing Staff in a Midwest Community Hospital, Nancy Kettman Schuler, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of curriculum content compacting upon student achievement in fourth grade mathematics, Christine Brunko Schultz, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Literature-based reading as a curricular option for the gifted reader, Sally Simdorn, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, 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, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Newspapers in the classroom: Why should educators use them?, Lisa M. Stone, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Beginning reading, Lora Swanson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Performance of the Chapter 1 preschool children in the Waterloo School District, Deanna M. Wagner, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Using interactive video in vocational training of mildly retarded students, L. Michael Wallace, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
An investigation of occupational stress as it applies to school band directors, Jane A. Whitehead, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Curricular differentiation for students who are gifted in language arts, Colleen C. Wilber, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Creative drama in the elementary classroom: An integrated literature review, Linda Lorraine Withers, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Relationship Between Locus of Control and Self-Concept as a Learner: Does a Relationship Exist?, David B. Wood, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
Cooperative learning: Is it the approach for the minorities, Helen E. Wright, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reading Interests and Attitudes of the Iowa Governor’s Summer Institute Participants, 1991, Rosemary Cortright Zimmerman, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Assessment of the Implementation of Recommended Teaching Strategies at the College Level, Sandra Lee Baade, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, 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, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The Nature and Extent of Health Promotion Programs in Bremer and Black Hawk Counties, Iowa, Barbara Nellis Bishop, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Identifying Factors Related to Computer Anxiety, David J. Bohlke, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Comparison of locus of control and WISC-R profiles of delinquent and pre-delinquent adolescent males, Barbara Lynn Brainard-Patterson, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Role understanding between elementary counselors and school psychologists, Robert Lee Brookhart, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Post-hoc Longitudinal Study of the Stability and Validity of Standardized Test Scores of Handicapped Children, Randal Dennis Brown, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
Teaching values through literature, Carla Jean Church, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effect of calculator use on standardized test scores of eighth grade mathematics students, Jennifer M. Corkrean, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Integrating music with other content areas, Charlesetta Michelle Dawson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Family resources sought by Chinese student families in coping with stressful life events, Chun Dong, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Incidence of adolescent depression in a parochial high school, Silvio R. Encinas, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
New assessment methods for a reformed mathematics education program, Trudy A. Evans, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Nutrition Knowledge of Wait Staff in 24-Hour, Full Table Service Restaurants, Donna Jean Fischer, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Creating instructional strategies which match individual learning styles, Stephanie Veronica Frisco, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The effects of a cooperative group structure on low-achieving students in the area of reading, Lori A. Gross, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Self-evaluation of a whole-language classroom, Mary Salazar Guenther, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Study to Identify Stress Factors of Early Childhood Special Education Teachers, Brenda Marie Hanken-Crawford, Department of Special Education, Open Access Thesis
A Descriptive Study of the Effect of Teacher Inservice Training on the Utilization of Computer Based Telecommunications, Anne Harken Hansen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
A Foundation model for the practice of school psychology, George Michael Harper, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Dissertation 1991 Award
A Descriptive Study of Preparation for a Career in Health Club Management, Richard Emmett Hasty, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
An Investigation of the Relationship Between a Program for Teaching Thinking Skills and Science Test Scores, Craig M. Hemmen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
The Prevalence of Atherogenic Risk Factors in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease of the Lower Extremities, Todd Donald Hixson, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Assessment of the Process of Reading Through the Use of Think-Aloud Protocols With Elementary Students, Jacqueline F. Holdorf, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
A Survey of Substance Abuse Programs Among Private Four-Year Post-secondary Institutions, Samuel Justin Iverson, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Validity of the Caltrac Personal Activity Computer, Kimberly Lynn Jorgensen, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Telecommunications: A comparison of transmission technologies used in distance education, John D. Kerber, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
