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 2010
Student motivation towards foreign language learning: why do high school students take two or four years of Spanish?, Amy M Peters
Increasing adolescent readers ability to summarize expository text with specific feedback, Tracy Lynn Philstrom
How the technology of a smart board can be used to create a sequence of daily art lessons for 6th and 7th grade students, Kathryn L. Picha
How are characters with disabilities portrayed in award winning picture books for preschool children over time?, Carol Ann Duzac Price
Vocabulary instruction in the fourth grade social studies classroom, Megan M. P. Rafferty
How native Spanish and native Somali speakers label inanimate nouns vis-à-vis gender, Anna Rau
Perceptions of silent sustained reading held by middle school English language learners, Dean T Reasoner
Research supported instructional strategies to increase achievement for black elementary students in literacy, Christa A. Rebitzer
How can I create an 8th grade curriculum unit on personal narrative using ideas and theories about best practices in writing instruction?, Stephanie Reid
The high school principalship: an investigation into the essential leadership characteristics as determined by high school principals and the teachers whom they serve, Jeffery P. Ridlehoover
An analysis of how music can be used to support instruction in the classroom, Denee_ Kuykendall. Riley
Adapting reader's workshop for upper elementary language academy students, Claire Roberts
Developing science vocabulary through the integration of Latin and Greek Etymology: an application of the CALLA model to a secondary science curriculum for ELL students, Christi Jo Rodri_guez
How has the literacy in a responsive classroom workshop, using active literacy, changed teacher practice during the elementary reading block?, Carolyn Rottman
Latino/Hispanic perceptions of factors that helped them graduate from a four year college/university in the USA, Rocío Saldaña-Reyes
How do effective teachers promote a culturally relevant mathematics curriculum?, Kelly G. Schleper
What is student reaction to integrating analogies into a high school biology course?, Anne Schlukebier
Finding effective reading methods, Laura Schmitz
How we build community in the Jaguar Core through advisory and service learning, Katie Therese Schneider
Using multiple intelligence theory to describe the experiences of three struggling college freshmen, Kelly M. Schulze
Formative assessment: does its use improve student achievement and improve teacher instruction in a high school math classroom?, Brian Douglas Sell
Effective strategies used to increase reading fluency and comprehension of third grade students, Melissa M. Severson
A differentiated curriculum for mathematically gifted seven and eight-year-olds, Meredith Edelle Shafer
The effects of improvisational music therapy techniques on nonverbal social communication behaviors in students with autism spectrum disorders, Kristie M. Shaffer
Grief education for teachers, Trista E. Sharkey
Transcending the textbook: creating curriculum for sixth graders to experience history, Sarah Sheets
Exploring self-efficacy in reading, Cynthia D Shellberg
Making meaning: a study of the social, psychological, and spiritual impact of high school theatre on developing adults, Terence Gireesh Sinclair-Wood
Socratic circles in the English language learner's classroom, Anne Barbre Smarjesse
Why are our bands so white?, Diane Sollenberger
An inquiry project on the meaning of education for truant Hispanic students, Steve C. Sorenson
Multicultural education in the mathematics classroom, Andrew Southworth
Burned out: why formerly exuberant teachers are becoming disenchanted with the profession, Marika Staloch
Systematic reading interventions in kindergarten, Katherine Rieser Talafous
Integrating language learning strategies and academic language functions: teaching beginning ELLs to question, Angela Tessier
Utilizing visual supports to improve autonomy in children during unstructured classroom time, Kary L. Thelander
Evaluating the effectiveness of building level professional development: a stakeholder perspective, Dylan Thornborrow
Increasing student motivation and self-regulated learning in an at-risk math classroom, Katie Thunshelle
Effective research-based instructional strategies for teaching fractions, decimals, and percents to ten and eleven year olds, Michelle Thyren
Differences in the perceived professional development needs for secondary mathematics teachers, Thomas S. Totushek
Effects of integrated instruction on the achievement of freshman math and science students, Kimberly Truchan
Designing effective paraprofessional training for new and existing paraprofessionals, Cheri Lynn Tumberg
The true student-athlete, Bergen Gerrit T. Van
How the relationships of emerging reading and writing abilities influence NWEA assessment performance in kindergarten, Bergen Lindsay O'Connor Van
The use of English in Dutch magazine advertising: a sociolinguistic study, Duygu Van Nellen
Active participation in the secondary language arts classroom, Andrew Waldron
What are the benefits of incorporating a scheduled read aloud plan in an upper elementary classroom?, Kristine Weber
How an audiobook library program influences book interactions of three ESL kindergarteners, Molly Wellner
How high school seniors of different racial groups perceive the benefits and challenges of attending a diverse school community, Joshua I. Wenzel
Personalized texts in the hands of a toddler: an in-depth observation, Chris Wettstein
Motivating & teaching emergent readers in an immersion classroom, Kimberly A. Wieber du Saire
How does family involvement at home affect a child's early literacy development in a preschool setting?, Audra Wilinski
Attitudinal reactions of standard American English speakers to foreign-accented Speech, Elizabeth Bailly Will
Sing, sing a song: how using songs affect productive vocabulary acquisition of English language learners, Nicole D Winter
Understanding the emergence of aliteracy: a case study of upper elementary students, Barbara Wissink
Reducing the barriers to parent involvement, Amber C. Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Self advocacy, medical interpreting and the LEP patient, Stacey E Achterhoff
What effect does a positive learning community have on the motivation of students?, Chad Jeffrey Akerson
Pronouncing three-segment final consonant clusters: a case study with Arabic speakers learning English, Anjanette Arnold
Developing and facilitating a cyber-bullying webquest curriculum for fourth grade students, Katie Atlas
What changes do teachers believe could affect summer learning loss, Nicholas N. Bakke
I'm an athlete: but academics is my game, Tracy Batsell
Improving reading comprehension and motivation for middle school students, Rachel Bedell
Differentiated math instruction and students achievement and attitudes toward learning, Alison Beierman
Quantum learning with real world applicability facing a stagnant adolescent mathematics classroom, Ross S. Benson
A case study of the noticing-reformulation technique, Stephanie J Bertram
Increasing vocabulary production through explicit vocabulary instruction, Jennifer Blake
Effects of environmental service-learning on locus of control and critical thinking of middle school students, Sarah Virginia Bosch
How teaching test taking strategies to students with special needs impacts test taking confidence and performance, Daniel Travis Boyd
How teachers perceive their role in promoting physical health in schools, Julie A. Brown
In their own words: how youth describe the juvenile justice system, David W. Brummel
How can literature circles be integrated with an online learning environment in an elementary classroom, Kelly Campbell
New school, new method: a study of an ESL teacher in her first year at an American international school and the use of the collaborative method in the second grade classroom, Elizabeth Jeanne Carpenter
Effects of extracurricular activities on retention of career college students, Nichole Caulfield
A second life by design: exploration of learning theory, Kathleen A. Conners
Teaching prosody through readers theatre, Ann Daly
The advancement of identification and service for the underrepresented culturally diverse students in gifted and talented programs, Melissa Damon
Factors that influence teachers to leave the profession within the first five years of their teaching careers, Kate R. Davis
Metaphonological ability in low-literate adult Somali English language learners, Sarah Elaine Davis
Sensory integration in the early childhood special education classroom, Joanna Determan
Using the anticipation guide to create interest and motivation in the classroom, Robert DeWitt
Using differentiation to support struggling students in a mixed-ability social studies classroom, Stephanie Drow
Using an online weblog to foster reflective practice and collaboration for middle school language arts teachers, Sandra Dunigan
What ways can an early childhood special education birth to three team effectively utilize a transdisciplinary team approach?, Janice M. Eastvold
Growing a school community: developing a Minnesota biomes garden, Diane L. J. Erdmann
Defining developmentally appropriate practice in the age of academic rigor and high stakes accountability, Lori Erickson
Teaching students to use their graphing calculators in their high school math classes and on the math section of the ACT, Rachel Erickson
The essential phonological awareness and oral language components in a kindergarten program especially for kids with limited literacy experiences, Angela M. Fatticci