EDU7200: Strategies for Teaching & Learning Week 1 Written Assignment

Description: In the discussion for this week, you identified both a curriculum issue and an instructional strategy or system support solution you would like to explore during this course. Choose either the curriculum issue or the instructional strategy or system support system and explore peer-reviewed professional articles on the topic. Choose two of them to analyze for this assignment (keeping the rest for a possible inclusion in either your annotated bibliography of a curriculum issue or to reference in your final benchmark project culminating the conclusion of this course. The articles chosen for the critique should be within the past 5 years. You will have a title page and then a brief statement of the issue you are investigating (similar to the posting in the discussion question. Then you will present the abstract you have prepared for each article. In this you will include: a. Cite reference correctly in APA 6 format. DO NOT take the word of EbscoHost for the citation. b. identify how you determined it was a peer-reviewed and scholarly article (ie. Ulrichsweb Global Series Directory, or preface of journal). c. Determine in one or two sentences the main thesis (controlling idea) or concern of the text. Be accurate to avoid sweeping generalities. d. Explain the context for this writer's argument: Does the writer seem to be adopting a particular political, philosophical, theoretical perspective? Is the writer responding to some particular cultural debate? Consider the forum in which this work was published. e. Summarize main points f. Postulate how this will help your project g. Length can be between 150 to 250 words for each abstract. For the conclusion, justify why this research is relevant to the issue you identified. Make sure you check the rubric before submitting the assignment.

Total Possible Score: 5.00

Demonstrates thorough and detailed understanding of the material.

Total: 0.60

Comprehensively demonstrates thorough and detailed understanding of the material. 

Clearly demonstrates detailed understanding of the material.

Adequately demonstrates an understanding of the material.

Minimally demonstrates an understanding of the material.

Does not demonstrates an understanding of the material.

Analyzes the articles with logical progression of ideas.

Total: 0.60

Comprehensively analyzes the articles and thoroughly explains the logical progression of ideas.

Clearly analyzes the articles and thoroughly explains the logical progression of ideas.

Adequately analyzes the articles and explains the logical progression of ideas.

Minimally analyzes the articles and provides a limited explanation of the logical progression of ideas.

Does not analyze the articles or provide an explanation of the logical progression of ideas.

Highlights important concepts or issues relevant to topic being investigated.

Total: 0.60

Comprehensively highlights important concepts or issues relevant to topic being investigated.

Clearly highlights important concepts or issues relevant to topic being investigated. 

Adequately highlights important concepts or issues relevant to topic being investigated. 

Minimally highlights important concepts or issues relevant to topic being investigated. 

Does not describe highlight important concepts or issues relevant to topic being investigated.

Synthesizes research and postulates applicability to personal situation.

Total: 0.60

Comprehensively synthesizes research and postulates applicability to personal situation.

Clearly synthesizes research and postulates applicability to personal situation.

Adequately synthesizes research and postulates applicability to personal situation.

Partially synthesizes research and postulates applicability to personal situation.

Does not synthesize research or postulate applicability to personal situation.

Discusses usefulness of applications.

Total: 0.60

Comprehensively discusses the usefulness of applications.

Clearly discusses the usefulness of applications.

Adequately discusses the usefulness of applications.

Partially discusses the usefulness of applications.

Does not discuss the usefulness of applications.

Identifies any unsupported conclusions.

Total: 0.50

Comprehensively identifies any unsupported conclusions and discusses the implications thereof.

Clearly identifies any unsupported conclusions and discusses the implications thereof.

Adequately identifies any unsupported conclusions but may not be specific or in-depth.

Partially identifies any unsupported conclusions.

Does not identify any unsupported conclusions.

Writing & Organization

Total: 0.75

Demonstrates exemplary clarity and organization. The paper contains a well-articulated thesis statement, flawless mechanics, and precise APA formatting.

Demonstrates effective clarity and organization. The paper contains a well-articulated thesis statement, proper mechanics, and correct APA formatting.

Demonstrates adequate clarity and organization. The paper contains a clear thesis statement, adequate mechanics, and mostly correct APA formatting.

Demonstrates some clarity and organization. The paper contains an unclear thesis statement, poor mechanics, and improper APA formatting.

Lacking clarity and organization. The paper lacks a thesis statement, effective mechanics, and proper APA formatting.

Research

Total: 0.75

Demonstrates exemplary critical analysis of the research materials.  The student comprehensively uses varied, scholarly, relevant, and current resources to inform analysis, evaluation, problem-solving, and decision-making.

Demonstrates effective critical analysis of the research materials. The student fully uses varied, scholarly, relevant, and current resources to inform analysis, evaluation, problem-solving, and decision-making.

Demonstrates adequate critical analysis of the research materials.  The student adequately uses varied, scholarly, relevant, and current resources to inform analysis, evaluation, problem-solving, and decision-making.

Demonstrates some critical analysis of the research materials.  The student partially uses varied, scholarly, relevant, and current resources to inform analysis, evaluation, problem-solving, and decision-making.

Lacking critical analysis of the research materials. The student fails to use varied, scholarly, relevant, and current resources to inform analysis, evaluation, problem-solving, and decision-making.

References

Martocchio, Joseph J. (2014). Strategic Compensation + New Mymanagementlab With Pearson Etext Access Card: A Human Resource Management Approach. Pearson College Div.