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 2017
Is Co-Teaching An Effective Model In Kindergarten Writing Block?, Kristine A. Ranweiler
Building Capacity: How A Local Government Agency Can Support Partners In Offering Environmental Education For Youth, Alisa Reckinger
MALP® In The Classroom With A Focus On New Activities For Learning To Improve Linguistic Complexity In Writing For English Learners Seventh-Grade Students, Jehan Hanna Rehayem
Indirect Requests: A Comparative Study Of Explicit-Deductive And Explicit-Inductive Instruction Methods, Nicholas J. Reishus
English Learners’ Oral Production Of Math Vocabulary In A Play-Infused Kindergarten Classroom, Meagan Reissy
Aspect Comprehension And Processing In Narratives By Native Spanish Speakers, Hannah Riddle
What Are Teacher Perceptions Of An Equity Committee?, Isabel Rowles
Understanding Nontraditional Transfer Student Challenges And Persistence To Degree Completion, Marcia L. Runnberg-Valadez
How Can An Individual’s Growth Mindset Be Improved By Using Self-Assessment Techniques?, Elizabeth A. Ryan
How Higher Order Questioning And Critical Thinking Affects Reading Comprehension, Lindsay A. Samelian
How Interacting With Teacher Feedback Impacts Students’ Writing, Kristen Bankers Saxhaug
Impact Of Mindset Interventions During Morning Meeting On Student Motivation And Classroom Community, Megan Schoaf
Interactive Videos As A Vocabulary Pre-Teaching Tool In Middle School Science, Kimberly Severson
Incorporating Effective Practices Into An Intermediate Classroom To Improve Student Writing, Heidi M. Shannon
An Embedded Single Case Study Of A Large Urban Charter School In The Midwest In The United States: The Impact Of School Leadership On Student Academic Achievement, Mohamed Ibrahim Sheikh
Supporting Students With Gifted-Talented Potential In High Need Schools: A Portraiture Study, Anna Zillnger Shepard
Close Reading As A Means For Increasing Self-Perception In Struggling Middle School Readers, Megan Slinger
Foundational Elements Of A Steam Learning Model For Elementary School, Ariel Starzinski
Achievement And Engagement With The Workshop Model In The High School Literature Classroom, Sara Stensaas
The Impact Of Independent Investigations On The Engagement Of Elementary Spanish Immersion Students Who Are Gifted, Carolyn Suarez
Using Social Interaction To Elevate And Enrich Student Expressive Vocabulary In Writing, Elizabeth Swenson
How Do You Empower At Risk Students To Become Active Citizens About The Environment, Through The Design And Implementation Of An Urban Environmental Science Curriculum Within An Alternative Education Setting?, Stephen N. Szczodroski
Suggestions In Writing Center Tutorials, Chin Wah Teo
Motivation For Learning English At A Theological Seminary In Ukraine, Joshua Tokar
Modifying Curriculum For Enriched And Gifted Students, Jason Tornell
Factors That Influence Motivation To Read With African American Middle School Males, Brandon Tuttle
Small Group Explicit Academic Vocabulary Instruction For Kindergarten English Language Learners, Mara Verstraete
How An English Teacher May Draw From The Socratic Seminar Method In Order To Further Engage Tenth Grade Students During Discussion, Rebekah Margaret Vincent Hogshead
Cultural Dissonance Of Elder Learners In Beginning Literacy And Language Classrooms, Lisa Vogl
How Do Interactive Read Alouds Promote Student Engagement And Build Classroom Community?, Molly J. Voigtlander
L1 Literacy And Its Implications For Leslla Immigrant Women In Canada, Theresa Wall
How To Integrate Vocabulary In A Fourth Grade Classroom Of English Language Learners To Accelerate Reading Achievement, Randi Kay Weiland
Improving Language Proficiency Through Effective Use Of Authentic Assessments In High School Spanish Courses, Jeffrey Wheeler
How Can Targeted Interventions Help Support Elementary Learners Sustain Attention?, Jamie Wiggins
Barriers To Individuals Of Entering The Field Of Education, Jamie Williford
Perceptions From School Principals About The Role Of Schools In Developing Student Leadership, Pangjua Vang Xiong
Valuing Multilingualism: Differences In Perceptions Of Students In World Language Classes Versus Students In ESL, Kazusa Yamashita
Using A Functional Language Approach To Modifiy Guided Reading For English Langauge [sic] Learners, Kristen A. Young
Teaching Math Academic Language In Chinese Immersion Middle Schools, Xu Zhu
How Reading Through Literary Lenses Impacts The Quality Of High School Students’ Arguments, Craig D. Zimanske
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
The impact of collaborative professional development between classroom teachers and reading recovery teachers, Tessa Abrahamson
Bilingual Children’s Early Home Literacy, Mohamud M. Aden
What Makes a Veteran-Friendly College or University Campus?, Donald W-R Allen
Formative Assessment of Academic Writing with English Learners in an Algebra Class, Robert J. Anderson
How Can Implementing Oral Language Strategies Support First Grade Struggling Readers?, Alexandra Kraemer Askew
An Equitable and Culturally Responsive Examination of the Identification Practices of English Learners for Special Education in a Suburban East Metro District, Brandon Michael Auge
Classroom Environment and Effects on Adolescents’ Attitudes and Test Scores in Reading, Kirstin Sue Bailey
Tales for a teacher’s toolbox: Stories of emergent bilinguals and their funds of knowledge, Erika Rae Bakkum
How International Graduate Students Whose First Language is Not English Describe the Impact of Speaking with an Accent in Their Learning, Guadalupe Bañuls
Gifted: An Examination of the Challenges in Gifted/Talented Programs’ High School Student Selection Process, Tracy Chanel Batsell
Response to Intervention in the Kindergarten Classroom, Megan Elizabeth Bauer
The Impact of Movement on Student Learning and Engagement, Nina Marie Bauernfeind
Exploring the Implementation of Project-based Learning at an Alternative High School, Mairead Kathleen Beane
Using Evidence-based Spelling instruction to Support Elementary Students: A Self-Study, Brigid Ayn Berger
Can’t I Speak Japanese? The Use of Students’ L1 as a Cognitive Tool for Collaborative Writing Tasks in a Japanese EFL Context, Brian Steven Berning
The Effects On Reading Comprehension When Using Prompts In Book Clubs, Kelly Jo Bridge
How does culturally responsive curriculum impact African American student’s literacy development in the primary grades?, Kaylan Louise Carlson
What Instructional Strategies are Effective for Increasing Vocabulary for English Language Learners in a Preschool Classroom?, Nicole Carter
Teacher Perspectives on Co-teaching in a Content Classroom with English Language Support, Donald Joseph Chapman
How does learning about affixes (prefixes and suffixes) help English Language Learners (ELLS) understand the meaning and use of affixes?, Melissa Jean Cook
Grade Retention and English Learners: A Literature Review And Teacher Interviews, Katie Jo Cordes
Second Language Writing in the Immersion Classroom, Abbie Chandler Defiel
Mobile Device Practice versus Paper & Pencil Practice for Mathematics: Impact for Accuracy and Attention to Task, Thomas Page Deris
Exploring Career Development Curricula and Experience of Secondary Transition Students with Intellectual Disabilities: Interviews with Students and Teachers, Anthony Oliver Dosen
Does Service-Learning in Environmental Science Develop Awareness of Environmental Issues and Inspire Stewardship and Sustainable Practices?, Kelly Rae Dreier
What Makes An Effective Bullying Prevention Program In Urban Middle Schools?, Diane Louise Durnick
At-Risk Students in an Experiential Education Based Setting: An Examination of Attitudes and Engagement, Samuel Eberhart
Teaching Problem Solving In Mathematics: Cognitively Guided Instruction In Kindergarten, Christy Faith Wilson Eckenrode
Increasing Joy and Motivation Through Experiential Art Curriculum, Rachel Mejdrich Edstrom
Effects of incorporating multiculturalism in a high school civics classroom for increased student interest and engagement, Alison Beatt Ellertson
Creating a Community of Writers the First Week of School, Jeanne Fimmen
How Movie Dubbing Can Help Native Chinese Speakers’ English Pronunciation, Irene Lin Florente
Plate Waste Trends of 5th-8th Grade Students at a Residential Environmental Learning Center, Colleen K. Foehrenbacher
Visual Support in Discourse Writing for Students With Limited or Interrupted Formal Education, Brady John Fossenbell
Evaluate the expression: An analysis of the linguistic features of directions in an upper elementary mathematics textbook, Melinda Freeland
What Are You Teaching? Curriculums, Expectations, and Experiences of High School Writing Teachers and First Year Composition, Kathryn Elizabeth Fullmer
Speaking And Pronunciation Confidence Of Middle School ESL Students At Various Proficiency Levels, Marian Rose Gagliardi
Family Engagement Interpretations: A Comparison of Primary Classroom Teachers and Chinese Families, Bridget Bergeson Gagnelius
Thematic Learning and English Learners: Integrating Authentic Literacy in an Experience-Based Summer Program for English Learners, Miranda Michelle Gamayunov
The Influence of Parent Language Use on the Dual Language Development of Simultaneous Bilinguals, Berit Erin Gelvez
Educator Perceptions of the Disproportionate Experience of African Americans in Special Education, John Palen Geske
Teacher Training To Identify Students With Dyslexia. Implementation Of Accommodations To Help Students Be Successful, Brita Marie Gibart
The Impact of Critical Literacy on the Moral Reasoning of Adolescents, Sierra Mae Gilbertson
Teacher Identity, Motivation, and Career in the EFL Setting, Kevin Peter Gilman
How Does The Development of Early Literacy Skills and The Partnership Between a Child’s Home and School Promote Literacy Success?, Teri Greenstein
Teaching English Rhythm: The Importance of Rhythm and Strategies to Effectively Incorporate Rhythm Practice within Content Lessons, Angela L. Reinard Haasch
Using Text Sets to Foster Critical Literacy Skills in Fifth Grade Social Studies, Brooke Malyn Haley
Mindset and Instructional Practices in the Elementary Mathematics Classroom, Charity Hall
How a teacher’s personality traits and organization affect self-efficacy for the teaching profession, Kate M. Hardt
Improving Cultural Competence and ELL writing through Culturally Relevant Digital Storytelling, Julie Robeck Harrell
Student needs and perceptions of the learning environment according to high school students: A case study, Christina J. Hartje
The Impacts Of Classroom Stem¬-Themed Environmental Investigations On Middle School Environmental Literacy, Megan Alece Heitkamp
English Only? Examining the Use of Students’ L1 in the ESL Classroom: A Systematic Literature Review, Erin Lynn Helland
How Can Science and Literacy be Integrated in a Fifth Grade Cirriculum [sic]?, Kathryn J. Hellen
Two Teachers’ Thoughts And Feelings About Low-Income Students Of Color, Joan Renee Hernandez Lindeman
Engaging Women Educators In Reflective Conversations, Traci Anne Hess