This collection includes Capstone Theses and Dissertations submitted by Hamline School of Education and Leadership master’s and doctoral students, respectively. Capstones are the culminating degree work and include research that draws from the student’s formal study as well as professional and personal development.
This is an online listing of the scholarly works of HSEL graduate program students. Works prior to 2015 are available in print in the Bush Memorial Library. Full text, online, prior to 2015, may be restricted to current Hamline students, faculty and staff.
See also: School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects
Browse Theses and Dissertations by Degree:Theses/Dissertations from 2012
What impact would a single-sex physical education class have on the active engagement level of the female student in required sophomore physical education?, Robin Lee Marvin
Meaningful support and training for head start mentors in an early literacy initiative, Elizabeth Ethel Menninga
Asperger's syndrome, Emily A. Meyer
A critical race examination of the racial academic achievement gap between African-American females and white students in the U.S., Michelle Miller
Factors of Hmong American student success: Hmong American viewpoints on achievement, Jennifer J. Minea
How does the teaching of strategies with informational text improve comprehension in a second grade classroom?, Katherine M. Mitchell
Supporting language and literacy development in ELL students, Alysha M. V. Mohs
Teaching vocabulary and reading strategies to improve student achievement in science, Micah O'Donnell Morris
Computational acquisition of a second language: a test of back propagation connectionism, Brian W Mumford
Student perceptions on the status, value and use of Spanish and English among Spanish/English bilinguals in a dual immersion program, Madeline Muse
How can stations and technology be incorporated into a middle school science curriculum?, Katie J. Myster
The multicultural bullet: race relations curriculum for teacher education programs, Jory A. Nagel
Optic workout: the use of vision training techniques to improve reading, Marie Lynn Nelson
How ELLs experience on online secondary school, Tiffany J Nelson
How does a charter elementary school using responsive classroom approach develop compatible behavior polices with a school-wide guide, Barbara S. Novy
Code switching in oral and written communication with a systematic review of written code switching, Megan L Obermueller
Incorporating critical thinking skills in environmental education, Laurel P. Olson
Orton-Gillingham based reading instruction: effectiveness with elementary special education students, Kelsie Onyango
Academic success in Somali women: personal characteristics, Rachel S. Ose
AAVE use and college success: a qualitative study of ten former students of a college developmental writing course, Teresa Uhde Otto
Nature centers: how are they adjusting to meet graduation standards?, Cristina Palmisano
Implementing a summer reading program in a title 1 school, Kristi Parah
Use of American television programs with Korean adults in English language learning, Chan Joo Park
Curriculum design that combines an organized scaffold system with tiered introductory lessons to support behavior management of a high school biology course, Shaun Thomas Parks
In what ways does music integrated with the smartboard improve learning for students with special needs?, Patty L. Peniata
Increasing confidence, motivation and interest in math through an interdisciplinary dance-algebra project, Jenny Lynn Pennaz
How can I modify instructional strategies to improve reading comprehension in the general education classroom?, Amy M. Peters
Supporting fourth grade Spanish immersion students during English literacy instruction: implementing a science vocabulary-based curriculum in the language arts block, Jennifer A. Peters
How can I develop stronger rapport with my students in a high school setting?, Jeffrey Leonard Peterson
A self-directed approach to Turkish language acquisition: a diary study, Jill M Peterson
Secondary students perceptions of clicker use as a formative assessment tool in teaching and learning, Wade L. Phillips
Home and school come together: family literacy as a third space, Elizabeth M Pichardo
Motivating French students to become life-long learners, Erin L. Pierce
Instructional methods in the kindergarten classroom: where we have been and where we are going, Matthew Paul Proulx
Perception of engineers, Kristen R. Quill
Impact of a six week seminar focusing on waste reduction [sic], recycling and reducing consumption on the attitudes and behaviors of rural, at-risk high school students, Rebecca J. Reinarz
How will the use of community building strategies increasea [sic] collaborative environment amongst a diverse population in an ALC?, Brett E. Repasky
Engaging students through co-teaching, independent reading, and assessments, Shaunna Roberdeau
How leaders in the helping/service professions describe their servant leadership in terms of wisdom and humility, James T. Rustad
Get up and move: 5 alive!, Vanessa R. Sagdalen
Planning for effective co-teaching in a sixth-grade reading classroom with a high population of English learners, Betsy L. Saine
Motivating adolescents to increase their leisure reading, Caitlin J. Scallon
Increasing student oral proficiency in a secondary foreign language classroom, Lydia M. Scheiber
Reflecting on the role of a secondary literacy coach in an urban high school, Reber Nicole Schiffler
Water runoff in Willmar: Q-Sort survey, Margaret M. Schmitz
The effect of an educational program on middle school students' environmental values and beliefs, Brianne Schumacher
Character Development: what role does it play in the classroom?, Kathryn Schwartz
How do elementary school teachers use the everyday mathematics curriculum?, Jeffrey Adam Schwenn
English language learners listening with purpose: a task-based approach, Krista Marie Schweppe
Class size and high school teachers' satisfaction and self-efficacy, Christine Schwichtenberg
Relational aggression: fifth grade teachers' perceptions of the social interactions of their female students, Rachael T. Sebold
Describing communicative competence in a college nursing degree program, Megan Alexandra Seydow
A comparative analysis of the standards, curriculum, and textbooks for teaching fourth grade mathematics in Minnesota, USA, and Gujarat, India, Javnika Rahul Shah
How can formative assessments guide reading instruction with first grade students, Brenda Siems
Bullying, Jennifer Shea Simon
Outdoor learning classrooms and improvement in student achievement in science, Andrea E. Smoley
White rural educators' perceptions of multicultural, Molly Spartz
Reflective teacher practice: the effects of visual reflections and a feedback loop by a community of practice, Valorie Stavem-Arrowsmith
High school age students reactions and attitudes towards readers theater: a reading strategy, Matthew S. Stensrud
Writing is no longer just for language arts: using science notebooks to increase students' abilities to understand the scientific method, Sara J. Strahota
Engaging at-risk students through the use of alternative texts, Jonathan S. Swanson
How building an effective classroom community affects classroom management, Jessica Lynn Talavera
Merit pay in Minnesota: teachers' perceptions of quality compensation, Patrick Tanis
Effective science teaching methods: outdoor field investigations and classroom technology, Eric E. Telander
The achievement gap in mathematics: income, language and gender differences in an elementary two-way bilingual program, Julie Tennessen
Co-teaching in first grade: an effective method for lower achieving students, Melissa D. Terbeest
How technology can improve the writing skills of all third grade students, Jamie Tewksbury
Service-learning in out of school time programming, Christina Thayer-Marmitt
A culturally responsive resource guide for middle school educators: developing cultural awareness through research-based lessons, Lauren Schletty Thurmer
A framework of professional development for front line staff, Joson Roberta Tims
Nonviolent communication as reflective practice in education, Gregory Nelson Tippett
Multicultural supervision competency development in a technical college setting, Vera Harold Enrique Torrence
Incorporating interactivity into primary mathematics, Emily A. Trapp
Discovering factors that influence English pronunciation of native Vietnamese speakers, Leah Tweedy
How do students describe the effects of the Jostens Renaissance rewards and recognition program on their academic experience?, Alanna Walen
How does supplementing an 11th grade social studies unit with text sets impact student engagement and achievement?, Aaron Walton
Exploring the art creation process through self-critique in a choice-based art lesson, Ryan J. Watt
The impact of increased contact with an instructor on fully online high school students, Laura Elizabeth Welciek
Collaborative inquiry circles: engaging students in meaningful and collaborative literacy, Sabrina M. Werremeyer
Resilience factors in urban special educators, Katie L. White
Course design considerations for online ESL: a journal investigation of the issues related to ESL online design while using two online design frameworks, Alison R Wilcox
The effectiveness of kindergarten math interventions in the area of number structures, Elisabeth Anne Williams
A choice of words: teachers' views on the English curriculum in Madagascar, Susan Ora Williams
Using place-based observations to foster higher-order thinking, Mathew R. Winbigler
ELL and classroom teacher perspectives on co-teaching reader's workshop, Ashley M. Witte Lichte
Teaching students to be respectful and responsible for substitute teachers, Tera L. Woltjer
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Bridging English language learners' literacy skills, Daniel Chaves Aamot
Implementing a school-wide writing initiative, Katherine Allebach-Franz
Nonverbal communication and its effectiveness on classroom management in the middle level, Cassandra Anderson
The educational experiences of an ELL/LD student, Kate E Anderson
Using digital tools to motivate students to write in secondary ESL (English as a second language) classroom, Natalia M. Arkhipova-Wegner
Applied physics: analysis of the lower arm during the take-off, follow-through and swing-up phases of the pole vault, Dean R. Aurich
Teacher career stages, John F. Avaloz
How students use academic vocabulary comprehension strategies in reading history, Andrea Barbera
How science notebooks affect science learning in a 1st grade classroom, Melissa Barnett