Safe Classroom Environments
Instructions First, you will conduct a scholarly search using the keywords action research and your chosen topic from Week One Discussion: Topic Selection (such as testing and assessment, educational standards, educational technology, literacy strategies, culturally and linguistically diverse students, safe classroom environments, disability research in general, AD/HD, autism, emotional/behavioral disturbance, intellectual disabilities or learning disabilities, etc.) and the grade level of your current or future professional goal. Your search should be conducted using a scholarly search option, such as Google (Links to an external site.), Bing (Links to an external site.), Yahoo (Links to an external site.), or any other major search engine. For example, action research and AD/HD and first grade. Be sure to take the time to inform yourself of sound research sources including the use of peer reviews as listed in the recommended and required resources for the week. To get you started, view What is a Scholarly Journal Article? (Links to an external site.) Next, you will analyze the first five results that appear from your search in a table format using Microsoft Word. Then, using the same keywords you used to search the Web, you will conduct a search in the Ashford University Library using one of the academic databases (ERIC, ProQuest, EBSCOhost, and so forth) and create a table such as the one below using Microsoft Word. Finally, you will select two sources from either table that you feel are the best overall based on currency, credibility, authority, and academic integrity and construct a summary. For each article in your tables, use the following format: APA Reference Entry Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of the article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. http://dx.doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyyy Source Type (e.g., journal article, magazine article, book, and so forth) Annotation (e.g., two to three sentences summarizing the contents of the source) Written Communication: Using support from your assigned reading, the Instructor Guidance, and the discussions, submit the following for evaluation. Use the following guidelines for creating your written assignment. If you have questions about the assignment or the rubric, please contact your instructor using the Ask Your Instructor discussion before the due date. In your paper, Web Search (3 points): Construct a table that includes a 6th edition APA-formatted citation, source type, and a two- to three-sentence annotation for five scholarly sources gathered from an open web search. Library Search (3 points): Construct a table that includes a 6th edition APA-formatted reference entry, source type, and a two- to three-sentence annotation for five scholarly sources gathered from a library search. Learning (2.5 points): In a paragraph, explain what you learned through this process of selecting articles and what was most informative for you about this experience. The Finding Nemo? No, Finding Research Assignment Must be three to four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.). Must include a separate title page
