Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Education.
Submissions from 1988
Does sentence diagraming help seventh grade language art students understand sentence structure?, Bradeen Y. Short, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teacher attitudes toward mainstreaming: Differences between regular education and special education teachers, Margaret Ellen Smith, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
The effects of motor activity programs on the self-concept and movement confidence of schoolage students, Linda K. Squires, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reporting pupil progress to parents of kindergarten students, Rose M. Sternberg, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Fostering the writing abilities of kindergarteners, Marcia A. Stirler, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Why parents are choosing to home school their children, Karen E. Suchy, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
"What's wrong with this tree?": Integrating effective communication with tree care instruction, Rick Tagtow, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The elementary guidance counselor: An essential part of elementary education, Sharon L. Tessman, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An investigation into the problem-based learning model for the educational preparation of dental hygienists, Sarah Ann Turner, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The teaching of elementary social studies: A classroom teacher's perspective, Kristi A. Wernimont, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The predictive validity of the Primary Mental Abilities test, Jerry Wilde, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
A Survey of the Pre-Season Conditioning Program of Men’s Basketball Programs at Selected NCAA Division I Universities, Scott Richard Williams, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
A survey of interdisciplinary teaming in Iowa middle level public schools, Fred A. Wills Jr., Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
The Portrayal of the European Immigrant in the Historical Fiction for Children and Young Adults, Gayle T. Wood, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Organizational Stress Management and Resulting Role Implications for the Organizational Health Promotion Professional, Laurinda K. Young, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The incidence of visual anomalies in the Head Start preschool population and their relationship to achievement, Donna Lee Zilk, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
The use of manipulatives in middle school mathematics classroom, Linda Zimmerman, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 1987
Developing educational media centers for secondary schools in Malaysia, Ismail Haji Adnan, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Developing a literature-based reading program in the third grade, Janelle A. Bastian, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Examining the Implementation of Patient Education in Phases I and II of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Ann Marie Bjorndahl, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Nonliteral comprehension, Janice J. Bolger, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Will teachers read the newsletter: A design problem, David Booth, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Homework insights: Benefits, problems, and recommendations, Carol Plotz Bradfield, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Fostering higher level comprehension abilities among fifth-grade students, Douglas H. Brightman, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Developing a media center in a health care facility, Denise L. Buchan, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Interactive video a new tool for teaching, Belisario Laguado Bueno, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A comparison of reading instruction recommendations for good and poor readers, Mary Ellen Cagwin, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Metacognition as a Theoretical Construct: Its Nature, Origins, and Application in the Secondary Reading Program, Karen Collinge Carroll, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Relationships Among Tasks Designed to Elicit Causal Understanding in Reading, Mary Monica Cassidy, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Recognizing characteristics of mathematics anxiety: Origins, symptoms, and teaching methodologies, Ruth Chittenden, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effect of all day, every day kindergarten on the traditional half day, every day program, Rebecca Church, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Pilot Study of a Mass Cholesterol Screening Effort in the Cedar Falls/Waterloo, Iowa Metropolitan Area, Barbara A. Cook-Krieg, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Providing for exceptionally able mathematics students at the local school level, Linda M. Dober, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Potential for using environmental education and practices of K-5 teachers in Marshalltown, Iowa, Dennis John Eige, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Potential for Using Environmental Education Field Trips Based on the Current Attitudes and Practices of K-5 Teachers in Marshalltown, Iowa, Dennis John Eige, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A study of the predictive validity of kindergarten screening tests for second grade achievement scores, Rodney Dan Everding, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
The Comparison of Body Fat Percentages of Young Adult Females as Determined by Anthropometry, Bioelectric Impedance, and Hydrostatic Weighing, Jill Kathryn Fjelstul, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
A Design of a Physical Education Program to Reduce Obesity for Moderately to Mildly Mentally Retarded Children, Barbara Jean Franzen, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Suggestions and considerations for planning an in-house audiovisual department in business and industry, Audrey J. Gramstad, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Characteristics of the American middle school, Md. Idris Hamdan, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
In support of multiethnic education, Janet L. Jensen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Considerations and preplanning in the initial establishment of telemarketing training, Diana Johnson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effect of Pedal Frequency and Resistance on Oxygen Consumption During Bicycle Ergometer Work in College Females, Sue Joseph Joslyn, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
A content analysis of realistic fiction for bibliotherapy with gifted children, Myra Kay Hopper LaFrentz, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
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
