Research Article 1 Roberts, T. (2003). Effects of Alphabet-Letter Instruction on Young Children’s Word Recognition [Electronic Version]. Journal of Educational Psychology, 95 (1), 41-51. Title The title of the article gave a fair representation of the topic as it was clear and concise in the wording. The title encompassed the idea that alphabet letter instruction on young children’s word recognition would be explored through experiments and analysis. Reading on through the article it was evident
Article Critique The objective of this article critique is to review and evaluate several empirical studies which have examined mathematics perception cross-culturally. The main study that focuses on examining mathematics perception cross-culturally is a study that was done in 2004 by Dr. Yea-Ling Tsao. In this study, researchers proved that Taiwanese students consistently score higher in cross-national studies of achievement than American students. Several other studies were done that also support
Education of Gifted Students A Civil Rights Issue? Article Critique Education of Gifted Students A Civil Rights Issue? This paper seeks to answer the question: "Is the differential representation of the sexes and of racial and ethnic groups in educational programs for gifted students a civil rights problem?" The author does a more than adequate job of presenting the arguments on both sides of the issue and drawing logical inferences. The article seeks to identify the actual dilemma and proposes
many species of birds may exhibit an olfactory kin label when selecting mates. It would be interesting to combine this study’s findings with a behavior experiment making observations in the petrel’s (or other bird species) natural habitat like the article proposes.
beneficial a program may seem, there is never going to be a program that works for all students. That is why as educators we must constantly strive to find new and engaging methods to help all of our children reach their full potential. I feel like this article was one that proved to be beneficial for the authors study and the findings helped some children with learning disabilities have another option for them to be successful.
This study looked at the role of sports in inhibiting the development of early social anxiety symptoms in children between 7 and 8 years old. With multiple hypotheses the researchers hoped to show that exercise and sports will have an anti-anxiety effect on this specific (social) form of anxiety. The specific hypothesis were as follows: children who participate in extracurricular sports should have less social anxiety symptoms one year later than a child practicing no sports, children on a team sport
Services in Public Schools SPTH 5250 98 Evidence-Based Practice Project Article Critique Submitted to: Mary Dale Fitzgerald, Ph.D. Submitted by: Ma. Elizabeth Grover Literate Language Intervention With High-Need Prekindergarten Children: A Randomized Trial Beth M. Phillips, Galiya Tabulda, Smitri A. Ingrole, Pam Webb Burris, T.Kayla Sedgwick, and Shiyi Chen Research critique is done to assist professionals in their field using the most effective way of delivering
Article Critique 1 Catherine Cangany’s article Fashioning Moccasins: Detroit, the Manufacturing Frontier, and the Empire of Consumption, 1701-1835, cover the main theme 18th century Detroit. Cangany explores how the moccasin, a fashionable and practical shoe, transformed from a shoe exclusively worn by native groups to a highly fashionable shoe that French and British colonies started to integrate into their own culture to taking the moccasin to manufacturing and becoming Europeanized. Though out
The purpose of the article I reviewed by Lykeridou, Gourounti, Deltsidou, Lautradis, and& Vaslamatzis (2009) was to examine women’s level of depression, perceived anxiety, and overall stress related to infertility while receiving fertility treatments. It w as hypothesized that the etiology of an infertility diagnoses wouldwill affect female’s psychological vulnerability. The variables that were looked at in the study were infertility diagnoses and psychological disturbances. The levels of infertility
Quantitative Article Critique In order to be able to critique a research article there are certain guidelines to follow. The ethical aspect of the study, the problem statement or purpose statement, the literature review, the study framework, and the hypothesis and research questions of the article must be critiqued. This is done in order to find the strength and limitations to the research. Therefore, determining if it can be used as evidence-based practice. This quantitative research article will be