Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Education.
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
Oral Health Status, Perceived and Evaluated Treatment Needs, and Utilization of Dental Services by Well Elderly Attending Polk County Senior Centers, Sandra Kaye Leggett, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Supportive literature-based oral language experiences for young children in a Chapter I program, Beverly L. McCartney, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The relationship between Black student racial identity attitudes, self-expectancy, and academic performance at the college level, Primrose Simphiwe Mngadi, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effect of Massage on Blood Lactate Levels Following a Maximal Treadmill Run, Ann Morien-McMurray, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
A comprehensive review and survey of elementary science and environmental education in Iowa, Mary L. Norton, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The study of book design to extend the understanding of a story, Natalie S. Passow, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Gifted early readers: A profile, Rebecca Sue Peterson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Humor in advertising, Kimberly Recker, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Facilitating science understanding through children's literature, Michelle A. Sand, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using the fused approach of computer-based instruction and distance learning as a pre-inservice technique in the job-related education of teachers, Tina Marie Anne Sherrill-Range, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of integrating electronic media into composition processes of the English classroom in the eighties, Pollyanna Bosker Shoemaker, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Computer applications in management training programs, Alan A. St. John, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Brain/mind research: Optimizing your potential (Secondary level gifted education seminar design), Sharon E. Thomas, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Microteaching: Selected research and experience, Vickie Trent-Wilson, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The attitudes toward computers of the selected upper-elementary/middle school students, Lih-Jiun Tsuei, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using standardized tests scores for better education of students, Linda W. Wackwitz, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effects of Orally Ingested Sodium Bicarbonate on Performance Time and Blood Lactate Concentration in Trained Middle Distance Runners, Michael John Webster, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Writing in the content areas: A review of current literature, Thomas H. Wiegand, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Policies and Opinions of Men’s College Basketball Coaches Regarding Drug/Alcohol Consumption by the Players, Bill Wiesbrook, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
What benefits would Catholic schools derive from a Catholic media center?, Duane Robert Wince, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reasons for a lack of understanding of geometric measurement concepts by the sixth grade student, Marylin Witt, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Library Service in Iowa Juvenile Correctional Institutions Compared with National Standards Prepared by the American Correctional Association, Ellen Youds, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 1986
Interactive video: A new technology in the field of training development, Joe Willie Anderson Jr., Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Writing, the process approach: A directed search from prewriting to publication, Diane D. Barkema, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The relationship between the WISC-R Digit Span and the K-ABC Sequential Processing Scale, and specific reading retardation, Joseph A. Bernard, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Children's reading success and parental involvement, Karol J. Breffle, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Improving instructional design consultation through the use of nonverbal communication, Julia K. Smith Brooks, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The relationship between paternal characteristics and sons' achievement in reading, M. Christine Bruder, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Elements in an educational preparation for middle school teachers, Cheryl Wogens Budlong, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Gifted females: An underachieving minority, Barbara Ann Buescher, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A second-grade student creates meaning through the composition process, Allene A. Byroad, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Beginning school age and academic achievement: Another look, Mary Bridget Cameron, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Trends in the competencies desired by the corporate sector in training roles, William Cashman, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A selected cross-cultural study of Piaget's stage theory of cognitive development, Jie-Qi Chen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Grade repetition: Analysis of literature, Donna J. Counsell, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Ability of First-Grade Students to Demonstrate an Understanding of Linear Measurement Concepts, Sherri Muhlenbruck Delp, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
The effects of reading out loud on students' attitudes toward reading, Rose Marie Klosterboer Evans, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The perceptions of gifted students on the adequacy of their school libraries for meeting their independent reading needs, Cheryl Rae Gullett, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Implementing a total communication program for language-delayed children, Kathy Gumm, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Possible reasons for the growth of peace studies in the 1980s, Joan Marie Phelan Haack, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Gifted females and underachievement in mathematics and science careers, Rebecca A. Hanlon, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Developing Reading Strategies: Teachers’ Responses to Miscues, Valori Dawn Hansen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
The stability of WISC-R scores from students in learning disabilities and mental disabilities-educable programs, Richard Allen Heiniger, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
The effect of television viewing on children's attitudes about interpersonal conflict resolutions, Kathlean Hendricks Hill, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Classroom writing: Incorporating it into the total curriculum, Curt S. Howard, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Nursing education in today's world: Recommendations for a program in Iowa, Betty Lou Huston, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The dance of the school psychologist, Steven John Iverson, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
The consequence of inequity in computer education and access and Blacks in the 21st century, Mary I. Jaycox, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Effects of learning strategy training on college students' attitude and academic performance, Lilia T. Magdamo, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Utilizing the reading-writing connection with first grade students in a Chapter I reading program, Ruth A. Marrs, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An investigation of metacomprehension strategies for gifted adolescent readers, Frances P. Mauldin, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An intensive rehearsal technique for effecting retention in learning disabled students, Patrick J. Miller, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Comparative Analysis of Three Maximal Exercise Protocols, Scott Mittelstadt, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
A comparison of the effects of the blocking-in and sketching methods of teaching drawing on the proportionality of human figure drawings by community college students, John Carol Rider, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A comparison of teaching methods with achievement scores in the home economics classroom, Denise Schares, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending visual language in the first grade classroom, Carol W. Shaw, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Propaganda in the German cinema, Lorraine Slover, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The development of a proposed formative evaluation instrument for the gifted and talented program in the Charles City Community School District, Janice Troutman, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Critical thinking: An elementary perspective, Anthony K. Voss, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Child care options: Impact on child development, Jane Frances Biga Wilson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A creative dramatics program across the curriculum for kindergarten children, Ruth Yoder, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 1985
The initiation of a literature-based composition program in a fifth-grade classroom, Lori J. Alexander, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Parental perceptions of the availability and usefulness of nine school psychological roles, Lisa Ellen Ball, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
The Development and Initial Validation of a Test of Students’ Use of Morphemic Analysis in Deriving Word Meaning, Maelou Kelly Baxter, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
The effects of constructivism and behaviorism on the development of autonomy in young children, Deborah I. Burk, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Comparison of the Actual and Ideal Perceptions of the School Psychologist’s Role, David Arthur Curry, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
Use of computers in the early elementary classroom, Susan Barbara Freet, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Written Communication as a Variable in the Relationship Between Classroom Teachers and Reading Specialists, Judy Lynn Gronemeyer, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Elementary social studies: The unit method and problem solving, Sue Guenther, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Visual literacy: Implications for corporate communications, Marion Hazzard, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A study for school media center program improvement, Glen W. Jordan, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Development of a communications guide to assist in the translation of hospital mergers, Mary N. Kainer, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Colonel Francis Parker and beginning reading instruction, Elinor Woods Kline, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Preschoolers' gender assignment to an androgynous storybook character, Mara C. Loeb, Department of Teaching, Open Access Thesis
Differential diagnosis of learning disabled, behaviorally disabled, and mentally disabled preschool children using the Kaufman-assessment battery for children (K-ABC), Jackie Navara Loos, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
Comprehension elements in three kindergarten basals, Cynthia Ann Mathiesen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Parent perceptions of familiarity and satisfaction with placement staffings, Teri Lynn Mayer, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
The effects of a study strategies course on college students' academic performance, Melanie L. McCalley, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
An analysis of the Iowa Tests of Educational Development performance of participants and non-participants in a ninth grade contemporary science course, Ronald D. Millsap, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Stability of WISC-R intelligence scores: Implications for 3-year reevaluations of learning disabled students, Susan Pagel Oakman, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
The effects of teacher behaviors on students' reading strategies, Karla Rekers Ostby, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Testing a direct mail offer in magazine subscription promotion, Mary L. Peet, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Learning strategies as an aid to graphical comprehension, Peggy Pruisner, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Strength Relationship Between the Anterior and Posterior Compartments of the Leg, David D. Regier, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
The Concurrent Validity of the Concepts about Print Tests with the Metropolitan Readiness Test in Kindergarteners, Sarah Louise Anderson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
The grass isn't always greener: A comparison of programs for the gifted and talented, MaryAnn Beattie, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Four major components of a behavioral objective and the advantage of using behavioral objectives, Jon Beringer, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Instructional usage of microcomputers in elementary mathematics curriculum, Stephen J. Bloom, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A self-concept improvement plan for institutionalized, emotionally disturbed adolescents, David Curtis Canaday, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
The conversion of a recreational camp into a residential environment and educational learning center, Ellen Wells Ernst, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reading readiness: Definitions and assessment circa 1950 and 1980, Sharon Rae Erwin, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A comparison of the effects of middle school grade organization on student attitudes, Mary Estep, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Self-concept enhancement for the gifted, Connie L. Gaumon, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Speak up for oral communications, Janet Haar, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The role of empathetic communication in nursing education, Colleen Marie Jarosh, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Differences in Health Locus of Control Among Female Participants in Self-Directed Fitness Programs and Group-Directed Fitness Programs, Becky Jessen Lang, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The language experience approach and its possible implications for the reading disabled, Pamela Mueller Leahy, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The perceptions of teachers concerning three major causes of burnout, Linda Lee, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reading in the content areas: A review of in-service approaches and a personal experience, Marnell Keas Lyle, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A study of video services in Iowa public libraries, Robert Philip Moore, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
