Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Education.
Submissions from 1990
Chapter I teachers as reading facilitators through connecting the comprehension-composition processes, Elizabeth Ketter-Norton, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
The use of microcomputers in language arts in elementary classrooms, Diane Lovstuen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Visual literacy extended through graphic codes in illustrations, Mary M. Mescher, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Selected international higher education system: Student psychological concerns, Hiroko Okamura, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Developing a literature-based theme study to extend the whole language concept, Sue L. Pettit, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Positive effects of humor: No laughing matter in the education of students, Edward C. Poynar, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
The Relationship Between the Constructs of Locus of Control and Learner Self-Concept, Noel N. Schmidt, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
Middle school science evaluation: What should it include? How does it affect students?, Margaret H. Schoentag, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Assessing children's involvement in the writing process, Karen Schwarz, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Principals' perceptions about regular education teachers' attitudes toward integration of students with handicaps, Susan Kay Posekany Sherwood, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
The role of the media specialist in training and development, Michael J. Smith, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A study of teaching about religions in selected Iowa public high schools, Douglas W. Sprague, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
The use of cooperative learning as a method of instruction for talented and gifted sixth-grade math students, Barbara Steele, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Exercise Habits of College-Age Students, Kevin Sullivan, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of a microteaching program upon the critical thinking skills of preservice teachers, Vickie Trent-Wilson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
The Nutritional Value of Selected Northeast Iowa School Lunch Programs, Sharon Kay Ubben, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The development of sense of humor as a characteristic of giftedness in young children, Jill M. Uhlenberg, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A survey of acceleration programs and selection criteria for intellectually gifted elementary children in selected Iowa school districts, 1989-1990, Christy A. VanDeventer, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Assisting children of alcoholics in the educational setting, Carol J. Yager, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Facilitating transfer of training to the workplace, Mary Ann Yedlick, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 1989
Facilitating language ability through a literature-based social studies program, Sharon Bahr, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The parallel forms reliability of curriculum based written expression measurement for first and fifth grade students, Tamara J. Beener, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Professional status of talented and gifted education teachers/coordinators in the state of Iowa, 1988-89, Janice Elaine Blockhus, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Patterned and predictable materials in a beginning reading program, Phyllis Boeding, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Results of a Mass Cholesterol Screening in Black Hawk County, Iowa, Joann Kathy Buettell, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
From creation to production of a printed piece, Tuan A. Dao, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Thematic extension of the basal reader series, Elizabeth J. Dumke, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Prereading strategies and activities to improve reading comprehension in elementary school-aged students, Paula Dunham, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Description and Explanation of Teacher-Talk During Kindergarten Sharing Time, Debra Louise Semm Elliott, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Roles and role perceptions of the school psychologist and elementary school counselor, Thora Gene Fisko, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Writing process and program for second grade, Lorene Knutson Geiselhart, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Naturalistic assessment procedures versus informal assessment, Kathryn Goodwin, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a reading program through folk literature, Ellen M. Grady-Mans, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The relationship between language development and self-concept in selected junior high school students, Iwona Gradzka, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Fostering children's comprehension abilities through story retelling, Beverly Graves, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Whole language and predictable materials for first grade readers, Marilyn Green, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effect of a Public Cholesteral Screening Program on Health Behaviors of Clients with Elevated Cholesterol Levels, Kathleen Marie Gulick, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Trait Competitiveness of Starters and Non-starters in N.C.A.A. Division I Basketball, Curtis Harold Gunnink, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The role of environmental education in the elementary school, Lydia G. Hamm, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Instructional development of community improvement programs, Constance P. Hargrave, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a reading program through a thematic unit: Growing up, Kathy L. Hay, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a social studies unit through folk literature, Jerry Heck, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The role of communication in the organizational change process, Marilyn R. Hibbs, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teacher beliefs and attitudes toward students at risk, Marlyce K. Holbach, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Professional training of library media personnel and the effect on students' library/research skills, Roger A. Hop, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Punishment to discipline: Evolution or an alternative method, Gwendolyn Johnson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a basal reader program, Nancy M. Johnson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Exploring conflict and resolve through quality children's literature, Frances D. Kennedy, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Toward a whole language approach in a middle school classroom, Shirley A. Kirby, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Peer editing in upper elementary classrooms, Janice Kittelson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The impact of a model inservice program on the components of comprehensive school health education, Susan J. Koch, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Phase III Cardiac Rehabilitation in the Federal Republic of Germany: A Survey of Self-Founded and Sports Club Sponsored Coronary Groups, Ute Koester, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Reading aloud at home: Supporting Chapter I students' reading development, Joann Kruckenberg, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Oxygen Consumption and Heart Rate During Arm Actions Typically Performed in Low-Impact Aerobic Dance, Katherine Marie Leggett, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Supporting the comprehension-composition connection in a Chapter I reading program, Linda Long, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teacher-initiated whole language reading instruction in a skills-based school district: A self-report case study, Vicky Mashek-Smith, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Literature-based social studies unit: Pioneers, Pamela J. Masmar, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The influence of instructional television on learning, Terri Lynn McDonald, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Ku-band satellite telecommunications and its implications for education, Constance J. Miller, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Physiologic Responses of College-Age Women to Hand-Weighted Walking, Mark M. Muehl, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Little people learn numbers, Nancy A. Murphy, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Interacting with inner audience in search of meaning: Finding a story through a dialogue with my background of experiences, Holly Natvig, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Bibliotherapy: A plan for Starmont Elementary School, A. J. Nelson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effectiveness of Response Interruption, Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior, and a Visual Cue, in the Treatment of Self-Injurious Stereotypic Behavior, Clark Gunnell Porter, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
An assessment of selected public school teachers and pre-service teachers knowledge and opinions about AIDS and AIDS education, Grace Louise Powell, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
The Relationship Between Locus of Control and Learner Self-Concept: A Construct Validity Study, Tracy A. Randall, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
An analysis of computational errors in the use of the division algorithm in the fourth grade, Teri Sue Rokusek, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The factors relating to loneliness in intellectually gifted adolescents, Linda S. Rosulek, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Culture and communication in China, Wu Rui, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The conflict between instruction that characterizes Chapter 1 programs and instruction that results from the whole language philosophy, Barbara J. Sabin, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Brain laterality and education, Jean L. Schryver, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Writing in kindergarten, Patrice M. Schulte, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The use of video technology in health care, Shari L. Scoggin, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Home schooling: Why some parents of gifted children are choosing it as an alternative to the public school, Patricia C. Seamans, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A description and explanation of teacher-talk during kindergarten sharing time, Debra Louise Semm Elliott, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
The element of predictability in whole language instruction, Janice E. Siefken, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending a sense of story through retelling experiences in a unit on historical fiction, Wendy Snitker, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Survey of Influences on Nonsmoking Behavior Among Traditional Age College Students, Arthur Mark Stelken, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Children of divorce: Educational interventions, Carolyn L. H. Stephenson, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The negative effects of labeling on intellectually identified gifted children and suggested strategies for alleviation, Paula A. Swalla, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reduction of self-injurious behavior: A positive approach, David E. Teeter, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An analysis of two instruments for measuring divergent thinking in young children, Jill M. Uhlenberg, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Mother Goose: Survives and Thrives in the ‘80s, Anita Van Lancker, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a social studies unit: Pioneers, Melodie Wagner, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Subject-Generated Verbalized Strategy and Error Estimation During Skill Acquisition, Kent Darby Wagoner, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Personality style and newly amplified hearing-impaired adults, Teresa A. Walker, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Acceleration as a qualitatively differentiated educational program for the highly gifted learner: Its positive and negative effects, Jann Weitzel, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Developmental Relationships Between Students’ Attitudes Toward Reading and Reading Achievement in Grades 1 Through 8, Nancy White, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Submissions from 1988
An investigation into the latchkey phenomenon and education's response, Barbara Dilges Anderson, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An exploration of the home schooling alternative to public education, Brenda J. Anderson, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Invented spelling in a first-grade classroom, Jean Lynn Bellis, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Effect of Selected Cognitive Factors and Cognitive Restructuring on Weight Control, Jeanne A. Brassfield, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Variables affecting the deaf student's achievement in reading, Rebecca A. Budensiek, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The characteristics of elementary teachers perceived and identified as curricular leaders, Celia R. Burger, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
The application of the computer to writing and reading in the classroom, Ronette Carnall, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Survey of NCAA Division III Athletic Training Programs, John Michael Chandler, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
