FALL 2010 - SEYS 562
Assignment 1
Assignment 1 – Review of a science education research article from a refereed journal
Due Date - 9/16/2010
Possible Points - 10
How to Submit -
Due Date - 9/16/2010
Possible Points - 10
How to Submit -
- Use a word processor to type your review. Make sure to save frequently and to always back up your work in different locations. Give your file a descriptive names, e.g. yourlastnameA1.doc. Always make sure that your name, the date, the assignment number and course number are at the top of the page on your assignment.
- Copy and paste the text of your review into a message on the discussion board in BlackBoard. This is what will be graded.
- After you have posted on the discussion board, submit backup copies in the following ways:
- Copy and paste the text of your assignment into a Google document and share it with qcscied@gmail.com
- Upload your Word document or equivalent using the Assignments link in BlackBoard. Please do not submit pdf files.
- Keep electronic and paper copies for your records.
- This is an individual assignment .
Select a science education research article to review from the Journal of Research in Science Teaching (JRST). You can get an article in one of the following ways:
- You can find fulltext of these articles online through the Queens College library, or you can browse the latest paper copies of the journals in the library.
- You can come by my office in Powdermaker Hall Room 133C and sign out a copy.
- Once you have your article, read it carefully and write a brief, critical review. Your review should contain the following:
- Bibliographic information in APA format (1)
- Purpose of the article (1)
- A short description of the author's background (1)
- Strengths of the article (2)
- Weaknesses of the article (2)
- Is this article useful to you as a science teacher? Explain (2)
- Anything else interesting about the article you would like to share (1)
You must receive a rating of satisfactory on your review.
Scoring Guidelines
10 points maximum