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Journal
Article Critiques
Rational.
It is important that you become familiar with the professional literature
available concerning mathematics and science teaching with young children.
This is both to help you with your teaching and learning experiences this
semester, and also to familiarize you with important resources and professional
organizations that may prove helpful to you once you become a classroom
teacher.
What
to Do. For this
assignment, you will read and write a brief critique of three articles
written in three different popular teaching journals, all of which can
be found in the School of Education Library. Many are also available on-line.
All journal articles chosen for review must be at least 3 pages in length
and must be attached to your paper. Your paper must contain 3 one-page
reviews (one for each article) and a 1-2 page reflection about the value
of the articles and the journal themselves. The articles reviewed must
include one from Teaching Children Mathematics (TCM), one from
Childhood Education, and one from a journal of your choice. One
of the articles should be about integration of math with science or other
content area (language, social studies, etc.). Check to see that your
paper meets my high standards—review the Writing
Tips before handing it in.
Your
critique includes have the following components:
Page
1: Cover sheet with your name and a list of the three articles
in APA style. FYI. Information on APA style can be found at: http://www.lesley.edu/faculty/kholmes/libguides/APAprint.html
or http://www.lib.usm.edu/userguides/apa.html
Page
2:
Critique of Teaching Children Mathematics article
Page 3: Critique of Childhood
Education article
Page 4: Critique of third article
Page 5: Reflection about the articles
and journals as resources. Tell how the articles you selected affected
your thinking about teaching elementary mathematics. Examples of guiding
questions include:
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Did your reading affirm or contradict your ideas about mathematics
teaching?
- Is
what you read about similar to or different from how you were taught
as a child? How?
- Did
any (or all) of the articles cause you to rethink how you might teach
mathematics? If so, how will your teaching be different?
- What
do you think of these journals as resources for teachers?
- Do
you think you might to subscribe to any of them? Why or why not?
Attachments:
Attach copies of the 3 articles to your paper.
Grading
Rubric.
NOTE:
Due dates and project points will be decided on jointly during the first
class meetings. Once the decision is made, a grade rubrics for this assignment
will be posted here.
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