Journal Review (Differentiated Instruction)

EDSP 410

J

OURNAL

R

EVIEW

I

NSTRUCTIONS

Using the

Jerry Falwell Library

,

you will conduct your own research on the topic of

“Differentiated Instruction

.

” You will be searching for articles that discuss

various

differentiated

instruction strategies. You will have 4 different Journal Review Assignments throughout the

course. For each Journal Review

,

you will need to select a different strategy

on which to write

your Journal Article Review

.

All articles

used for th

is assignment must

be published within the

last

5 years.

After reading the article thoroughly

,

you will summarize in your own words the findings of your

peer

-

reviewed academic journal article

.

The summary must include a

review

of the main points

of the article, an explanation of why the author is an authority on the subject, and a summary of

the differentiated instruction strategy

. Make sure to include all of the key concepts presented in

the article and any important examples

that support or further explain these key concepts

of the

article.

After the summary, you wi

ll provide a critique by reflecting on the article’s effectiveness.

Include strengths and weaknesses. Demonstrate critical thinking. Avoid focusing on mechanics

(

e.g. “too wordy”, “too long”, etc.) and instead focus on the content of the article. What is your

overall takeaway from the article? How could you apply the concepts in your classroom? You

want to make sure you provide valuable information pertaining to yo

ur article and the strategy

being discussed. Use examples from the article to support your personal reflection/reactions.

Each Journal Review must be 2

–

3 pages and in current APA format.

You will need to use in

-

text

citations throughout your journal revi

ew and make sure to reference the article used on the

reference page

at the end of the Journal Article review. Remember to follow

current

APA

requirements throughout your paper (

r

unning head,

t

itle page

,

Times N

ew Romans 12

-

point font

,

double

-

spaced,

etc.

)

; an abstract is not required for this assignment

This is Journal Review 1.

Over the next few weeks

, there will be

3

more Journals to be

complete

d. I will give them all to you

as the weeks

approach

.

EDSP 410

JOURNAL REVIEW INSTRUCTIONS

Using the Jerry Falwell Library, you will conduct your own research on the topic of

“Differentiated Instruction.” You will be searching for articles that discuss various differentiated

instruction strategies. You will have 4 different Journal Review Assignments throughout the

course. For each Journal Review, you will need to select a different strategy on which to write

your Journal Article Review. All articles used for this assignment must be published within the

last 5 years.

After reading the article thoroughly, you will summarize in your own words the findings of your

peer-reviewed academic journal article. The summary must include a review of the main points

of the article, an explanation of why the author is an authority on the subject, and a summary of

the differentiated instruction strategy. Make sure to include all of the key concepts presented in

the article and any important examples that support or further explain these key concepts of the

article.

After the summary, you will provide a critique by reflecting on the article’s effectiveness.

Include strengths and weaknesses. Demonstrate critical thinking. Avoid focusing on mechanics

(e.g. “too wordy”, “too long”, etc.) and instead focus on the content of the article. What is your

overall takeaway from the article? How could you apply the concepts in your classroom? You

want to make sure you provide valuable information pertaining to your article and the strategy

being discussed. Use examples from the article to support your personal reflection/reactions.

Each Journal Review must be 2–3 pages and in current APA format. You will need to use in-text

citations throughout your journal review and make sure to reference the article used on the

reference page at the end of the Journal Article review. Remember to follow current APA

requirements throughout your paper (running head, title page, Times New Romans 12-point font,

double-spaced, etc.); an abstract is not required for this assignment

This is Journal Review 1. Over the next few weeks, there will be 3 more Journals to be

completed. I will give them all to you as the weeks approach.