Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Education.
Submissions from 1989
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
Mathematics and the young child, Colleen Christiansen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Motivational Strategies for Employee Participation in Corporate Health Promotion, Laura Eileen Cook, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The middle school: A review of current literature, Lindy K. Daters, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Direct instruction in the writing process with an emphasis on planning: An action research project, Renee J. DeBerg, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The relations among students' performance on phonic tasks, Phyllis Dedrick, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Problems encountered with the readability of social studies books, Peggy Drinovsky, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Parent involvement in a public preschool: Proposed guidelines for an effective program, Bonnie Dunham, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Empathy instruction in the effective practice of nursing, Jo L. Elberg, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Hansen elementary writers' workshop project W.I.N.G.S.: Writing Involvement Now Generates Spirit, Mary Sue Ellinger, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cerebral dominance and its implications for education: A look at hemisphericity, Judith Fossell, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Adolescent stress and its implications for middle school educators, Nancy L. George, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
VBAC: Review and Synthesis of the Literature, Linda Lea Terry Godson, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cooperative learning: An alternative instructional system, Colleen V. Goodenbour, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Performance technology: The role of the training professional, Marie L. Grabenbauer, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Listening games versus listening worksheets in the kindergarten classroom, Alice A. Hager, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An analysis of historical studies of literacy standards from three epochs in American elementary education, Karen Elizabeth Stinson Hanus, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Dissertation
Teachers’ Perceptions of Main Idea Instruction, Judy Harms, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Principles associated with the theory of whole language and barriers which affect its use, Sara Elizabeth Hegg, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Long Term Effects of a Conceptual Physical Education Program on Current Exercise Habits, Jane Ellen Hildebrand, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Early writing in the kindergarten classroom, Agnes Grevstad Hjelle, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Iowa Middle Level Schools: Grade Level Groupings, Titles, Instructional Patterns, and Pupil Control Orientations, Patricia Mary Holthaus, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Teaching strategies for developing a positive self-concept in elementary school children, Judith Hostetter, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Dialogues with inner audiences: Support for improving low achievers' reading abilities, Linda Langin Hugh, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Relationship of Family History of Cardiovascular Disease and Fitness Levels Among Primary School Students, Dale A. Hustedt, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, 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, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
The effects of study skills training on college academic performance, Konnie K. A. Lee, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
The academic and social adjustment problems of Taiwan-Chinese students studying at Iowa regents higher educational institutions, Shu-Er Lee, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Underachievement: Some possible explanations and potential solutions, Clen A. Lincoln, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of individualized instruction on the affective responses of fifth grade students toward mathematics, Diane McCarty, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Toward curricular congruence in classroom and remedial reading through strategies for transition, Linda Suttle McClure, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Classroom writing: Understanding the writing process, Mary Jane McCollum, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effect of teaching method on spatial visualization, Diane Kimm Mitchell, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Implications for the design of a 2-way video distance learning facility, Daniel C. Moore, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An investigation of the influence of early school intervention on later school experiences, Terri Lynn Muehlenthaler-Holmes, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Learned helplessness and reading: A review of the literature, Doug Murphy, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Stressors identified by RN/BSN adult learners returning to college to obtain a baccalaureate degree in nursing, Dorothy Nahnsen, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Environmental education: Developing an environmental ethic, Karen A. Neff, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Survey of Administrative Practices and Policies Among NCAA Division III Football Programs, Robert B. Nielson, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The use of telecommunications in distance learning, J. Michael Noel, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Elements of effective instruction: An analysis of five models, Susan Wulf Osvald, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of dialog online searching on high school senior students, Odell Overgaard, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Estimation: A principle component for the mathematics curriculum, Mary Carr Paasch, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Early identifiers of learning disabilities in preschool children, Richard Alan Rebouché, Department of Special Education, Open Access Dissertation
The effects of clinical experience at a rehabilitation unit on student nurses' attitudes toward the disabled, Marianne Brooks Reynolds, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Improving reading comprehension through text structure instruction, Betty J. Santema, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Attitudinal changes in teachers regarding hearing-impaired students in the regular classroom, Diana Schuler, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Educating for the future: An examination of global education, Jean K. Seeland, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cognitive ability and mathematics instruction as factors in mathematical problem-solving achievement of fifth graders, Harriet Sharp, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effect of Exercise on Late-Life Populations, Valerie G. Huffman Shaw, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
