Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Education.
Submissions from 1989
Little people learn numbers, Nancy A. Murphy 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 Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Bibliotherapy: A plan for Starmont Elementary School, A. J. Nelson 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 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 Open Access Thesis
The Relationship Between Locus of Control and Learner Self-Concept: A Construct Validity Study, Tracy A. Randall Open Access Thesis
An analysis of computational errors in the use of the division algorithm in the fourth grade, Teri Sue Rokusek Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The factors relating to loneliness in intellectually gifted adolescents, Linda S. Rosulek Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Culture and communication in China, Wu Rui 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 Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Brain laterality and education, Jean L. Schryver Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Writing in kindergarten, Patrice M. Schulte Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The use of video technology in health care, Shari L. Scoggin 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 Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A description and explanation of teacher-talk during kindergarten sharing time, Debra Louise Semm Elliott Open Access Thesis
The element of predictability in whole language instruction, Janice E. Siefken Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending a sense of story through retelling experiences in a unit on historical fiction, Wendy Snitker Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Survey of Influences on Nonsmoking Behavior Among Traditional Age College Students, Arthur Mark Stelken Open Access Thesis
Children of divorce: Educational interventions, Carolyn L. H. Stephenson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The negative effects of labeling on intellectually identified gifted children and suggested strategies for alleviation, Paula A. Swalla Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reduction of self-injurious behavior: A positive approach, David E. Teeter Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An analysis of two instruments for measuring divergent thinking in young children, Jill M. Uhlenberg Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a social studies unit: Pioneers, Melodie Wagner Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Subject-Generated Verbalized Strategy and Error Estimation During Skill Acquisition, Kent Darby Wagoner Open Access Thesis
Personality style and newly amplified hearing-impaired adults, Teresa A. Walker Open Access Thesis
Acceleration as a qualitatively differentiated educational program for the highly gifted learner: Its positive and negative effects, Jann Weitzel Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Developmental Relationships Between Students’ Attitudes Toward Reading and Reading Achievement in Grades 1 Through 8, Nancy White Open Access Thesis
Submissions from 1988
An investigation into the latchkey phenomenon and education's response, Barbara Dilges Anderson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An exploration of the home schooling alternative to public education, Brenda J. Anderson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Invented spelling in a first-grade classroom, Jean Lynn Bellis Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Effect of Selected Cognitive Factors and Cognitive Restructuring on Weight Control, Jeanne A. Brassfield Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Variables affecting the deaf student's achievement in reading, Rebecca A. Budensiek Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The characteristics of elementary teachers perceived and identified as curricular leaders, Celia R. Burger Open Access Dissertation
The application of the computer to writing and reading in the classroom, Ronette Carnall Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Survey of NCAA Division III Athletic Training Programs, John Michael Chandler Open Access Thesis
Mathematics and the young child, Colleen Christiansen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Motivational Strategies for Employee Participation in Corporate Health Promotion, Laura Eileen Cook Open Access Thesis
The middle school: A review of current literature, Lindy K. Daters Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Direct instruction in the writing process with an emphasis on planning: An action research project, Renee J. DeBerg Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The relations among students' performance on phonic tasks, Phyllis Dedrick Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Problems encountered with the readability of social studies books, Peggy Drinovsky Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Parent involvement in a public preschool: Proposed guidelines for an effective program, Bonnie Dunham Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Empathy instruction in the effective practice of nursing, Jo L. Elberg Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Hansen elementary writers' workshop project W.I.N.G.S.: Writing Involvement Now Generates Spirit, Mary Sue Ellinger Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cerebral dominance and its implications for education: A look at hemisphericity, Judith Fossell Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Adolescent stress and its implications for middle school educators, Nancy L. George Open Access Graduate Research Paper
VBAC: Review and Synthesis of the Literature, Linda Lea Terry Godson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cooperative learning: An alternative instructional system, Colleen V. Goodenbour Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Performance technology: The role of the training professional, Marie L. Grabenbauer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Listening games versus listening worksheets in the kindergarten classroom, Alice A. Hager Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An analysis of historical studies of literacy standards from three epochs in American elementary education, Karen Elizabeth Stinson Hanus Open Access Dissertation
Principles associated with the theory of whole language and barriers which affect its use, Sara Elizabeth Hegg Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Long Term Effects of a Conceptual Physical Education Program on Current Exercise Habits, Jane Ellen Hildebrand Open Access Thesis
Early writing in the kindergarten classroom, Agnes Grevstad Hjelle Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Iowa Middle Level Schools: Grade Level Groupings, Titles, Instructional Patterns, and Pupil Control Orientations, Patricia Mary Holthaus Open Access Dissertation
Teaching strategies for developing a positive self-concept in elementary school children, Judith Hostetter Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Dialogues with inner audiences: Support for improving low achievers' reading abilities, Linda Langin Hugh Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Relationship of Family History of Cardiovascular Disease and Fitness Levels Among Primary School Students, Dale A. Hustedt Open Access Thesis
The evolution of Iowa's intermediate educational unit and its influence on the delivery of special education: A historical perspective, Christopher Anthony Kleve Open Access Thesis
The effects of study skills training on college academic performance, Konnie K. A. Lee Open Access Thesis
The academic and social adjustment problems of Taiwan-Chinese students studying at Iowa regents higher educational institutions, Shu-Er Lee Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Underachievement: Some possible explanations and potential solutions, Clen A. Lincoln Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of individualized instruction on the affective responses of fifth grade students toward mathematics, Diane McCarty Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Toward curricular congruence in classroom and remedial reading through strategies for transition, Linda Suttle McClure Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Classroom writing: Understanding the writing process, Mary Jane McCollum Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effect of teaching method on spatial visualization, Diane Kimm Mitchell Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Implications for the design of a 2-way video distance learning facility, Daniel C. Moore Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An investigation of the influence of early school intervention on later school experiences, Terri Lynn Muehlenthaler-Holmes Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Learned helplessness and reading: A review of the literature, Doug Murphy Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Validation of a One-Mile Test as a Measure of Maximum Oxygen Consumption for Males Aged 16-18 Years, Andrew John Myers Open Access Thesis
Stressors identified by RN/BSN adult learners returning to college to obtain a baccalaureate degree in nursing, Dorothy Nahnsen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Environmental education: Developing an environmental ethic, Karen A. Neff Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Survey of Administrative Practices and Policies Among NCAA Division III Football Programs, Robert B. Nielson Open Access Thesis
The use of telecommunications in distance learning, J. Michael Noel Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Use of a Dr. Madeline Hunter based evaluation instrument to assess and improve a teacher's ability to motivate students, Gordon L. Nordgren Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Elements of effective instruction: An analysis of five models, Susan Wulf Osvald Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of dialog online searching on high school senior students, Odell Overgaard Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Estimation: A principle component for the mathematics curriculum, Mary Carr Paasch Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Early identifiers of learning disabilities in preschool children, Richard Alan Rebouché Open Access Dissertation
The effects of clinical experience at a rehabilitation unit on student nurses' attitudes toward the disabled, Marianne Brooks Reynolds Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Improving reading comprehension through text structure instruction, Betty J. Santema Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Attitudinal changes in teachers regarding hearing-impaired students in the regular classroom, Diana Schuler Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Educating for the future: An examination of global education, Jean K. Seeland Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cognitive ability and mathematics instruction as factors in mathematical problem-solving achievement of fifth graders, Harriet Sharp Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effect of Exercise on Late-Life Populations, Valerie G. Huffman Shaw Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Does sentence diagraming help seventh grade language art students understand sentence structure?, Bradeen Y. Short Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teacher attitudes toward mainstreaming: Differences between regular education and special education teachers, Margaret Ellen Smith Open Access Thesis
The effects of motor activity programs on the self-concept and movement confidence of schoolage students, Linda K. Squires Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reporting pupil progress to parents of kindergarten students, Rose M. Sternberg Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Fostering the writing abilities of kindergarteners, Marcia A. Stirler Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Resource/team teacher: Service delivery option designed to help more effectively meet the needs of mildly handicapped students in the least restrictive environment, Carol M. Straka Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Why parents are choosing to home school their children, Karen E. Suchy Open Access Graduate Research Paper
"What's wrong with this tree?": Integrating effective communication with tree care instruction, Rick Tagtow Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The elementary guidance counselor: An essential part of elementary education, Sharon L. Tessman Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An investigation into the problem-based learning model for the educational preparation of dental hygienists, Sarah Ann Turner Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Analog or digital, a comparison of two clock faces used for teaching students to tell time, Scott William Van Houten Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An analysis of research studies comparing self-contained to departmentalized classroom organizational plans for fifth and sixth graders, Dennie L. Webb Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The visual element of television: Do some production practices inhibit the amount of information viewers can recall?, John L. Weih Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The teaching of elementary social studies: A classroom teacher's perspective, Kristi A. Wernimont Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effect of Interval and Continuous Training on Maximal Oxygen Consumption and Performance on the 1.5 Mile Run of College Age Males and Females, Deborah Lynn White Open Access Thesis
