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- 1775-1783--Study and teaching (Elementary); (1)
- Children's literature; School librarians--Iowa; School libraries--Book selection--Iowa; (1)
- Cloning in literature; Young adult fiction; Cloning--Moral and ethical aspects; (1)
- Educational technology; Education--Data processing; Laptop computers; Internet in education; Van Meter Community School (Iowa); (1)
- Graphic novels in education; United States--History--Revolution (1)
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Sheldon Community History Traveling Trunk Project, Jan M. Kinderknecht
Sheldon Community History Traveling Trunk Project, Jan M. Kinderknecht
Graduate Research Papers
National, state, and local standards guide education in what is taught in the classrooms today. A lack of resources is often a problem in teaching these standards, especially at the local level. The Sheldon third grade teachers needed resources to fulfill the teaching expectations about their local community. The purpose of this project was to develop a traveling trunk filled with primary and secondary resources to be used in the teaching of a social studies unit on the community of Sheldon. Deciding what people, places, and events to include in these resources is often a concern. Another concern was what …
Educating A School Community Implementing A One-To-One Laptop Learning Initiative, Shannon Mcclintock Miller
Educating A School Community Implementing A One-To-One Laptop Learning Initiative, Shannon Mcclintock Miller
Graduate Research Papers
As a major technological change is implemented into a school community, such as a one-to-one laptop learning initiative, it is essential to educate everyone involved in order for it to be successful. In this research project, the Van Meter 1:1 Laptop Learning Initiative Google Site was developed to provide the resources and continued support needed for the change. The digital tools created to be used through the Google site brought knowledge, collaboration, creativity, and connections to the students, teachers, parents, and community at Van Meter. The tools also served as a way for Van Meter to connect to the world …
Self-Censorship In Iowa Elementary Libraries, Lacey Fliger
Self-Censorship In Iowa Elementary Libraries, Lacey Fliger
Graduate Research Papers
The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether or not Iowa elementary school children had access to fiction and non-fiction titles containing potentially controversial topics. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether Iowa elementary schools with professionally certified school librarians hold a greater number of recommended books from ALA Notable Children's Books list from 2002-2009 in which reviews do not indicate potentially controversial topics as compared with those ALA Notable Children's Books from the same years in which reviews indicate potentially controversial topics. The methodology used for this study was quantitative research. The researcher randomly chose 45 …
Cloning In Young Adult Fiction, Jennifer L. Kehoe
Cloning In Young Adult Fiction, Jennifer L. Kehoe
Graduate Research Papers
The purpose of this study was to discover the issues raised about human cloning in young adult fiction. This study determined the themes found in the young adult fiction selected and if those themes reflected issues about human cloning. The questions asked in the study were: 1. Does young adult fiction confront the complexity of ethical issues about human cloning? 2. Do the plots and characters in young adult fiction about cloning provide substance to provoke reader response to the ethical controversies that surround cloning? A thematic analysis was conducted. The researcher read each book and recorded themes that were …
Fifth Grade Student Learning And Interest In The American Revolution Through Reading Graphic Novels Compared To Reading Biography Or Other Nonfiction Books, Kari Bosma
Graduate Research Papers
The purpose of this study was to examine student recall of facts, along with enjoyment of reading and interest in the topic when using graphic novels as compared to illustrated nonfiction prose in social studies content area reading. Twenty-two fifth grade students (13 f, 9 m) in a public school in a Midwestern state participated in the study. Half of the students read about the Boston Massacre and Patrick Henry through graphic novels and read about Paul Revere and the Boston Tea Party with illustrated nonfiction texts, with the other half doing the opposite. The mean number of correct ideas …
Designing A Library Program To Increase The Number Of Fourth Grade Reading Goals, Jodonna Carlson
Designing A Library Program To Increase The Number Of Fourth Grade Reading Goals, Jodonna Carlson
Graduate Research Papers
The problem identified by this research was at School C, 37% of the fourth grade students were not meeting their reading goal. The library at School C may not have been designed to meet the needs of these students. Action research using both quantitative and qualitative methods to gather data was used in this study. Parental permission was given for four fourth grade students to participate in this study. Two fourth grade teachers also agreed to participate in this study. Field notes were used to gather data during observations of book checkout for each class. Open-ended questions were asked each …