What is the purpose of this Assignment?
The objective of having you write this paper is twofold:
1. You will be reading and learning from a scholarly journal article relative to the course
content.
The objective of having you write this paper is twofold:
1. You will be reading and learning from a scholarly journal article relative to the course
content.
2. You will be writing about the journal article and will also be applying information you
learned from reading your textbook, handouts, videos and writing your other papers.
learned from reading your textbook, handouts, videos and writing your other papers.
This article asks you to think about the role that play in the development of children.
Read The Following Article Available on Blackboard:
Acknowledging Learning Through Play in the Primary Grades
Written by :Jeanetta G. Riley and Rose B. Jones
From: Childhood Education, Vol 82, no3, Spring 2010 146-149
Read The Following Article Available on Blackboard:
Acknowledging Learning Through Play in the Primary Grades
Written by :Jeanetta G. Riley and Rose B. Jones
From: Childhood Education, Vol 82, no3, Spring 2010 146-149
Here’s how to write a citation for the article:
(Riley and Jones, 2010)
(Riley and Jones, 2010)
If it is an exact quote the add the page it is from after the date, like so:
Riley and Jones, 2010, p.add page #)
Read all of the information below before proceeding.
Riley and Jones, 2010, p.add page #)
Read all of the information below before proceeding.
Read the journal article listed above. Then, read all of the guidelines below to see what you must
write about and then read the article again,- this time, taking some notes along the way or
highlighting it if you choose to print it out. If you think it is difficult to read, you are correct. Will
you understand every single thing written? Maybe not, however have your dictionary ready and
you will be surprised at how much you will understand. This is college level reading of which
you are capable of mastering. Take your time and look up words you may not understand. You
may have to read it a third time. Then begin to organize your paper in the format below:
write about and then read the article again,- this time, taking some notes along the way or
highlighting it if you choose to print it out. If you think it is difficult to read, you are correct. Will
you understand every single thing written? Maybe not, however have your dictionary ready and
you will be surprised at how much you will understand. This is college level reading of which
you are capable of mastering. Take your time and look up words you may not understand. You
may have to read it a third time. Then begin to organize your paper in the format below:
First A Very Important Note About Citations
VERY IMPORTANT Of course the Journal Article would be the primary source along with the textbook should be where your citations are coming from There should be a minimum of 3 citations from the the article and or textbook. That is the bare minimum. It is likely that you will have at least three or more from the article and one or two from the textbook. I would like to see at least one from the textbook. A paper without citations from the text will earn a minimum passing grade or less.
No outside articles or text material can be used to complete this paper.
VERY IMPORTANT Of course the Journal Article would be the primary source along with the textbook should be where your citations are coming from There should be a minimum of 3 citations from the the article and or textbook. That is the bare minimum. It is likely that you will have at least three or more from the article and one or two from the textbook. I would like to see at least one from the textbook. A paper without citations from the text will earn a minimum passing grade or less.
No outside articles or text material can be used to complete this paper.
HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR PAPER
Label each section of your paper.
Title: PSY 3000 Research Paper –Acknowledging Learning Through Play in the Primary Grades
Title: PSY 3000 Research Paper –Acknowledging Learning Through Play in the Primary Grades
INTRODUCTION The first section on your research paper should be stating the objective in the Inroduction. In other words what is it specifically you are going to discuss? This also consists of paragraphs which
clearly state the topic you are covering. It should also include the questions you are investigating
and “the various points of view or differing explanations proposed in the journal article on which
you are basing your paper.
clearly state the topic you are covering. It should also include the questions you are investigating
and “the various points of view or differing explanations proposed in the journal article on which
you are basing your paper.
RESEARCH SECTION: This is the central portion of your paper. This is where the scientific
evidence is presented and discussed. Label it Research Section and then under that use the
following sub labels. You will place your information under the sub titles.
Scientific Evidence-
What did the researcher want to find out? What population was studied? What are the critical
points made in the article?- Don’t just list them– write a few sentences about them. If there are
different points of view in the article, what are they? What are the findings? You can add
anything else you think might be important.
Relevance of Findings-
What is the relevance (importance) to students? What is the relevance to Education, teachers,
administrators? What is the relevance to society as a whole? Other stakeholders??
Example
You must utilize references/citations in your paper. For instance Riley and Jones, (2010)
states ……..
Opinion section: Your opinion should be presented, however it MUST be supported in this section by
the scientific evidence presented from your source(s) – the journal article, your textbook, handouts and videos- citations You must use references/citations in this section to support youropinion. You should indicate if you agree or disagree with the findings in the article and why you
agree or disagree with the author’s perspective. Are there some specific findings that you would
like to see studied further? If so how and why should they be studied further? How do you think
it should be studied – what method?
You may use your personal experience in this section also – be careful, if you do, you must
support it with evidence.
Avoid phrases such as “I love” “I like” “It’s the greatest, the best, amazing”
Do not use “kids” – use children, students, pupils.
To support your position /opinion you should also use material from your textbook In other
words, show what you learned from your readings, to support your position/opinion.
SUMMATION : In this section you should bring your paper to a close by briefly (1 paragraph )
summarizing.
CITATIONS : The Journal article should be listed on a Works Cited section which should
appear at the end of your paper, (after the summation) Of course the Journal Article would be the
primary source along with the textbook should be where your citations are coming from There should be a minimum of 3 citations from the the article and or textbook. That is the bare minimum. It is likely that you will have three or more from the article and one or two from the textbook. I would like to see at least one from the textbook. A paper without citations from the text will earn a minimum passing grade or less.
support it with evidence.
Avoid phrases such as “I love” “I like” “It’s the greatest, the best, amazing”
Do not use “kids” – use children, students, pupils.
To support your position /opinion you should also use material from your textbook In other
words, show what you learned from your readings, to support your position/opinion.
SUMMATION : In this section you should bring your paper to a close by briefly (1 paragraph )
summarizing.
CITATIONS : The Journal article should be listed on a Works Cited section which should
appear at the end of your paper, (after the summation) Of course the Journal Article would be the
primary source along with the textbook should be where your citations are coming from There should be a minimum of 3 citations from the the article and or textbook. That is the bare minimum. It is likely that you will have three or more from the article and one or two from the textbook. I would like to see at least one from the textbook. A paper without citations from the text will earn a minimum passing grade or less.
No outside articles or text material can be used to complete this paper.
______________________________________________________________
Format and other information
Be sure to label each part of your paper as stated above.
Be sure to respond in paragraph form to each of the parts/ questions indicated as well as any other
thoughts, comments, facts you may want to add. Do not write it as if it is a question and answer
response. This is a research essay not a question and answer response assignment.
Your paper must use proper APA citation and format in the body of the paper. If you
learned MLA, style that is fine. Just indicate that at the top of the paper. “Using MLA”
In this course you have been writing paper which require citations and
you learned about citations in your Introductory English course at KCC.
If you need help with citations, you may want to refer to the Penn State website for help:
Penn State is one very good and easy source to use: cut and paste to google search
https://guides.libraries.psu.edu/apaquickguide/intext
Format and other information
Be sure to label each part of your paper as stated above.
Be sure to respond in paragraph form to each of the parts/ questions indicated as well as any other
thoughts, comments, facts you may want to add. Do not write it as if it is a question and answer
response. This is a research essay not a question and answer response assignment.
Your paper must use proper APA citation and format in the body of the paper. If you
learned MLA, style that is fine. Just indicate that at the top of the paper. “Using MLA”
In this course you have been writing paper which require citations and
you learned about citations in your Introductory English course at KCC.
If you need help with citations, you may want to refer to the Penn State website for help:
Penn State is one very good and easy source to use: cut and paste to google search
https://guides.libraries.psu.edu/apaquickguide/intext
– Carefully proofread your paper for spelling and grammar. Proofread carefully. Reading it
aloud to yourself is often helpful. I’m not concerned about a missed word or a misspelling.
However, if your sentence/ paragraph does not make sense then I won’t understand what you
mean.
– The Assignment Lab is available in L219 (718- 368-5405) for assistance with reviewing
a copy of your draft. You can also submit to them onlline – call for details.
CRITERIA FOR GRADE:
You can’t use thoughts, or quotes that are not your own without crediting the source You
must give credit by using citations. Citations must be used for quotations and paraphrasing
as you are writing a scholarly paper otherwise it would be plagiarism (using an author’s work
and passing it off as your own..) Without appropriate citations, the grade WILL NOT BE STRONG AND MAY RECEIVE A MINIMAL PASSING GRADE or less.
You must present all parts as noted above. Label each part, don’t forget to also use
citations to support your position and opinion.
aloud to yourself is often helpful. I’m not concerned about a missed word or a misspelling.
However, if your sentence/ paragraph does not make sense then I won’t understand what you
mean.
– The Assignment Lab is available in L219 (718- 368-5405) for assistance with reviewing
a copy of your draft. You can also submit to them onlline – call for details.
CRITERIA FOR GRADE:
You can’t use thoughts, or quotes that are not your own without crediting the source You
must give credit by using citations. Citations must be used for quotations and paraphrasing
as you are writing a scholarly paper otherwise it would be plagiarism (using an author’s work
and passing it off as your own..) Without appropriate citations, the grade WILL NOT BE STRONG AND MAY RECEIVE A MINIMAL PASSING GRADE or less.
You must present all parts as noted above. Label each part, don’t forget to also use
citations to support your position and opinion.