Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Education.
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
The effectiveness of colored overlays on reading achievement and attitudes toward reading for students with Scotopic Sensitive Syndrome, Hanan Ali Bagabas Open Access Dissertation
The impact of homework on academic achievement of diverse learners, Jed Batterson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Inclusion : Why? What now?, Robert Michael Bolick Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Engaging and motivating young readers, Alisha Briggs Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Implementing supplemental course material websites for higher education technology courses, Mark W. Bromwich Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An Analysis Of The Effectiveness Of Functional Behavioral Assessment For Students With Emotional Behavioral Disabilities, Megan Kale Brose Open Access Thesis
A Comparison of Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Sexual Minority Students and Issues in Schools With and Without Gay Straight Alliances, Kelli Ranae Otis Brus Open Access Thesis
Gender based strategies for increased student achievement, Mary Louise Bryant-Wilder Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Creating an accessible child development resource for family home child care providers focusing on child-initiated play, Paula Buck Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The portrayal of Asian intercountry adoptees in children's literature, Rachel A. Burrow Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Phonemic awareness : one piece of the "learning to read" puzzle, Michelle S. Carradus Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The portrayal of teenage sexuality in young adult literature, Carolyn Marie Carr Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The benefits of family literacy, Cassandra Cate Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The 4-1-1 on adolescents' attitudes toward the 5-0 and the portrayal of law enforcement officials in young adult literature, Amy Chopard Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Differentiated instruction in the secondary social studies classroom, Chad A. Christopher Open Access Graduate Research Paper
How do beginning administrators navigate through their first year of the middle school principalship?, James D. Cryer Open Access Dissertation
Autism spectrum disorder : characteristics seen with ASD and interventions used in and outside the inclusion classroom, Monica K. Dircks Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A portrayal of the modern day dairy farm in children's literature, Bridget Donlon Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Graphic practice : a strategy for developing fine motor skills in the early childhood setting, Kathleen A. Eichelberger Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Developing a technology committee for the integration of technology at Edison Elementary in Waterloo, Iowa, Travis Elliott Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A content analysis of Holocaust fiction for young people, Teresa Ann Evans-Winfield Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Approaches to differentiated instruction that serve the needs of struggling readers, Dawn Even Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Only one quarterback, Stacey Galles Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Parental involvement in child's education : Does it help? How can we make it better?, Keith Galloway Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Effective writing strategies for primary grades, Rebecca Gardemann Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Children's Picture Book Biography of the Historical American Woman, Amy Gochenouer Gardner Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Distance education : Is the classroom becoming obsolete?, Randall M. Gilbert Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Networked learning in an educational environment, Garey Gill Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Designing K-12th technology training : technology mentoring program, Robert J. Gingery Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Instructional strategies within single-gender learning environments, Rachelle Sarrah Grandon Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using podcasts to support distance education for adult learners, David Graw Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Childhood Grief: The Resilience of Loss, Brenda A. Haskin Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Twinkle, twinkle, little star: the effects of using music with young children, Eileen Heck Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Effectively implementing project based learning in the business classroom, Leasha Henriksen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Interactive writing in a kindergarten classroom, Amy Henze Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The impact of differentiation strategies on student achievement, Angela Naomi Hileman Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Remember me always, love you forever: A mother's memory book, Katie Houselog Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Investigating The Relationship Between Teacher Self-Efficacy Beliefs In Mathematics And Teacher Reflection: Do Teacher Thinking Dispositions Play A Moderating Role?, Shawna Hufendick Open Access Thesis
Second language development and guided reading, Emilia Alejo Hummel Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using Community Resource Mapping to Improve Systems of Positive Behavioral Support and Wraparound, Daniel Innes Open Access Thesis
Using sign language with hearing preschool children, Jamie E. Johnson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The influence of high-quality early childhood education programs on at-risk children's literacy and language development, Gwendolyn M. Kellen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
What every kindergarten teacher should know about spelling, Gjoa King Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Class size : appropriate student-teacher ratios in early childhood classrooms in relation to student achievement, Brian D. Kingrey Open Access Graduate Research Paper
School readiness : what it means to be "ready" for kindergarten, Brian D. Kingrey Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reading intervention support for the older struggling reader : a desk-reference for reading interventions, April L. Kleinschmidt Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cooking : mixing and measuring with young children, Aimee Marie Klostermann Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Integrating and implementing literacy in a toddler classroom, Emily Knutson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Technology integration: A study on the impact of increased technology access, Gina Kuker Open Access Dissertation
An exploratory case study of students' perceptions of online graduate education, Hou Chun Kuong Open Access Dissertation
Technology-enriched learning environments : creating a classroom environment for the 21st century, Megan Lahey Open Access Graduate Research Paper
What methods have been used to help narrow the achievement gap between African-American students and White students?, Cindra L. Landau Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Is Reading Recovery a beneficial reading program to have implemented in a school district?, Carrie Langan Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Meeting academic needs through explicit vocabulary insturction, Ann D. M. Langenfeld Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The thought processes of administrators as they review and make evaluative judgment of a second-year teacher portfolio: A qualitative study, Terri Anne Lasswell Open Access Dissertation
Taiwan's language curriculum and policy: A rhetorical analysis of the DPP's claims-making, Yi-Hsuan Lee Open Access Dissertation
A review of character education programs and their impact on student performance, Cara Marie Ludemann Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The third space: The use of self-study to examine the culture of a science classroom, Dashia M. Magee Open Access Dissertation
Literature circles and improved comprehension in struggling readers, Christine Lynn Marxen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Iowa State Fair in Iowa's History, Leann Matlage Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Princesses persevere: Seeking representations of gender equity in modern fairy tales, Erin Becker McConnell Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Listening to learn : the academic achievement of auditory learners, Rae Ann McLean-Dickinson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Family involvement strategies at the Meskwaki Settlement school, Carol Gary Meyer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Digital storytelling, Erin Alynn Miller Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Application of health promotion theoretical approaches to changing recycling behaviors and assessing participation rates augumented with GIS/GPS among targeted populations, Israel Gabriel Msengi Dissertation (Electronic Copy Not Available) 2010 Award
Strategies to improve the comprehension of struggling readers and the elementary level, Melissa Mueller Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Preschool Spanish speakers who are learning English : factors related to later reading success, Debra S. Negley Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The portrayal of volunteer firefighters in children's literature, Jamie Noack Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Using online rubrics to make project grading more standardized and efficient, Sandra Ann Groff O'Brien Open Access Graduate Research Paper
"I can do it" and you can, too : toddlers and autonomy in a multicultural classroom, Chelssi Lynn Michelle Parrott Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Accountability and collaborative inquiry in a school-based early childhood program, Sherri Peterson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Factors that influence student motivation, Abbie Petsche Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Forest city: The City on the Hill, Teresa Pietsch Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Not enough non-fiction literacy material in early childhood, Melani L. Piscitelli Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Methods for fostering success in the transition to high school, Debora E. Hanna Porter Open Access Thesis
Time for books : motivating children through choice, change, and chances to read, Amy Prime Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Constructivist practices that positively impact literacy development and motivation in young children, Sara Pruss Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Portrayal of Attention Deficit Disorder in Children's and Young Adult Literature, Ambri Refer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Effective family literacy practices, Stefanie Naumburg Riepe Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Secondary preservice teachers' understanding of Euclidean geometry, Karen Sabey Open Access Dissertation
Impact of the Iowa Reinstatement of the Professional Teacher Librarian Requirement on School Libraries, Kelly Schaufenbuel Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effect of technology on primary students' phonemic awareness achievement, Joy Marie Schirmer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Implementation of early reading interventions to increase student achievement, Julie Schmitz Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teacher collaboration : why isn't it working?, Jill Suzanne Schnathorst Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Year-round education : a continuing debate, Heather D. Schultz Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Jazz and gender : teaching improvisation to girls, Valerie A. Shanley Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The impact of oral language activities in preschool on reading competence in kindergarten and beyond, Melissa Sifert Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Children with cleft lips and/or palates in early childhood classrooms : overcoming obstacles and misconceptions, Angel Simons Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Characteristics of highly effective teachers: A perspective from students with disabilities, David J. Smith Open Access Dissertation
Family with domestic violence, La Tonya R. Stokes Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Co-Teaching and Inclusion: A Model for Effective Implementation, Sara A. Straw Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Problem-based Learning in the Middle School Science Classroom, Lesley Taylorson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The importance of differentiation for the struggling reader, Christine M. Troyer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teacher-Child Relationships in Early Childhood Classrooms, Michelle Tuttle Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Sign language and gestures in young early childhood, Donna Uhlenberg Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Instructing for fluency in the first grade, Kim Vierkant Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The impact of instructional materials on the motivational of struggling readers, Kimberly Weeks Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Best grouping practices for reading instruction, Stacia Ann Weisskopf Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An exploration of the relationship between student experiences in the school environment and school belonging, Erin E. Welsh Open Access Thesis
Teacher learning in a Tibetan school in exile: A community of practice perspective, Pema Yangchen Open Access Dissertation 2011 Award
