Early Childhood Education reasearch foundations and Literature Review Rewrite

Evaluation Results Corn Kealoha 04/20/2017 07:34:11 PM (MDTyf Research Questions and Literature Review (GR, C225, BEP2-0915yf Research Questions and Literature Review (GR, C225, BEP2- 0915yf Using Rubric -A Content Evaluator evaluated the Content requirements for this submission, while an Articulation of Response Evaluator evaluated the Professional Communication (Articulationyf aspect.

The Professional Communication (Articulationyf D V S H F W L V H Y D O X D W H G E D V H G R Q F R P S H W H Q F \ O H Y H O V Z L W K L n the four writing traits of Organization, Sentence Fluency, Word Choice and Conventions.

Competency standards are met when a pattern of pervasive writing concerns is not found within a submission.

The concerns noted appear throughout the document and must be identified and corrected before resubmitting.

Direct links from the Guide to Academic Writing Resource are also included within the examples to assist with correcting these writing concerns throughout the work. For more information regarding the four writing traits and assistance with addressing writing concerns, please access the Guide to Academic Writing at the following link: .

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4/19/2017: Content - Please, confer with the course mentor before working further on this assessment. The annotated bibliography was designed to explore and narrow the relevant topic of early childhood education. Ten appropriate and related sources were included in the annotated bibliography. Several required aspects of the annotated bibliography, including the research approach, research findings, and strengths and weaknesses of the sources, were not evident. The research problem and relation of the problem to the professional setting were not clear.

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(Adobe Acrobat Documentyf Detailed Results The candidate provides unsatisfactory articulation of response. The candidate provides weak articulation of response. The candidate provides adequate articulation of response.

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The concerns noted appear throughout the document and must be identified and corrected before resubmitting. Direct links from the Guide to Academic Writing Resource are also included within the examples to assist with correcting these writing concerns throughout the work. For more information regarding the four writing traits and assistance with addressing writing concerns, please access the Guide to Academic Writing at the following link:

The candidate does not identify an education- related research topic. The candidate identifies an inappropriate education- related research topic. The candidate identifies an appropriate education- related research topic.

2.00 4/19/2017 - Early childhood education was clearly identified as the appropriate education- related research topic of interest.

Printed on: 04/27/2017 07:52:24 PM (ESTyf The candidate does not identify 7 keywords (or precise strings of wordsyf used for the initial information search. Not applicable. The candidate identifies 7 keywords (or precise strings of wordsyf X V H G I R r the initial information search.

2.00 The candidate does not identify 2 additional keywords (or precise strings of wordsyf X V H G W o retrieve additional information after the initial search. Not applicable. The candidate identifies 2 additional keywords (or precise strings of wordsyf used to retrieve additional information after the initial search.

2.00 The candidate does not identify the keywords (or precise strings of wordsyf Not applicable. The candidate identifies the keywords (or precise strings of wordsyf W K D t Printed on: 04/27/2017 07:52:24 PM (ESTyf that yielded the most useful searches. yielded the most useful searches.

2.00 The candidate does not provide an annotated bibliography with 10 relevant scholarly sources, 5 of which are peer- reviewed research articles. Not applicable. The candidate provides an annotated bibliography with 10 relevant scholarly sources, 5 of which are peer-reviewed research articles.

2.00 The candidate does not provide an annotation for of the 10 scholarly sources that includes a complete citation in APA style. Not applicable. The candidate provides an annotation for of the 10 scholarly sources that includes a complete citation in APA style. Printed on: 04/27/2017 07:52:24 PM (ESTyf 2.00 The candidate does not provide an annotation for of the 10 scholarly sources that includes a brief summary of the source. Not applicable. The candidate provides an annotation for of the 10 scholarly sources that includes a brief summary of the source.

2.00 The candidate does not provide an annotation for of the 10 scholarly sources that includes an identification of the type of source, including the research approach used, if applicable. Not applicable. The candidate provides an annotation for of the 10 scholarly sources that includes an identification of the type of source, including the research approach used, if applicable.

0.00 Printed on: 04/27/2017 07:52:24 PM (ESTyf 4/19/2017 - The type of source was explicitly identified for all ten sources; however, the research approach was not identified when applicable.

For instruction on developing an annotated bibliography, please revisit the section titled in the C225 Course of Study by following this link: .

may be particularly helpful.

The candidate does not provide an annotation for of the 10 scholarly sources that includes a brief description of the findings, if applicable. Not applicable. The candidate provides an annotation for of the 10 scholarly sources that includes a brief description of the findings, if applicable.

0.00 4/19/2017 - While a brief overview of each source was provided, a brief description of the findings of applicable sources was not evident.

For instruction on developing an annotated bibliography, please revisit the section titled in the C225 Course of Study by following this link: .

may be particularly helpful.

Printed on: 04/27/2017 07:52:24 PM (ESTyf The candidate does not provide an annotation for of the 10 scholarly sources that includes a critique of the strengths and weaknesses of the source. Not applicable. The candidate provides an annotation for of the 10 scholarly sources that includes a critique of the strengths and weaknesses of the source.

0.00 4/19/2017 - A brief summary of each source was provided. A critique of the strengths and weaknesses of each source could not be located.

For instruction on developing an annotated bibliography, please revisit the section titled in the C225 Course of Study by following this link: .

may be particularly helpful.

The candidate does not provide an appropriate research problem. Not applicable. The candidate provides an appropriate research problem.

0.00 4/19/2017 - Under the heading for the research problem, the response stated, "Various Printed on: 04/27/2017 07:52:24 PM (ESTyf factors in the society can later this research of early childhood education like violence, child abuse and racism. Activities like child abuse and violence’s can hinder the process of data collection and the credibility of available data hence affecting the research both qualitative and quantitative." From this information, it is not clear what the research problem will be.

For instruction on creating a research problem, please revisit the section titled in the C225 Course of Study by following this link: .

The candidate does not provide a logical discussion of how this research problem relates to the candidate’s professional setting or field of interest. The candidate provides a logical discussion, with insufficient detail, of how this research problem relates to the candidate’s professional setting or field of interest. The candidate provides a logical discussion, with sufficient detail, of how this research problem relates to the candidate’s professional setting or field of interest.

1.00 4/19/2017 - The response stated, "Violence and child abuse are directly linked to the line of my research hence this limitation can negatively affect the quality of the thesis." What is not clear is how the research problem relates to the professional setting or field of interest.

The candidate does not The candidate provides a The candidate provides a Printed on: 04/27/2017 07:52:24 PM (ESTyf provide a logical discussion of how searching the literature and developing an annotated bibliography can help to identify a research problem within a broader topic area. logical discussion, with insufficient detail, of how searching the literature and developing an annotated bibliography can help to identify a research problem within a broader topic area. logical discussion, with sufficient detail, of how searching the literature and developing an annotated bibliography can help to identify a research problem within a broader topic area.

2.00 When the candidate uses sources, the candidate does not provide in-text citations and references. When the candidate uses sources, the candidate provides appropriate in- text citations and references with major deviations from APA style. When the candidate uses sources, the candidate provides appropriate in- text citations and references accurately or with only minor deviations from APA style, OR the candidate does not use sources.

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