ECE660: Action Research and Inquiry in Education
Week 2 Discussion Forum
Evaluating Your Sources Template
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Article Summary
Area of Focus and Research Question
My research will focus on the impact of assessment and assessment=based lesson planning in the early
childhood classroom.
Restate your research question.
Does providing early childhood educators in community programs with only the essential statemandated training and additional training on how to understand, complete, and implement
developmentally appropriate assessments and assessment-based lesson planning provide growth in
children socially, emotionally, and educationally in the classroom?
Evaluate an Article
Complete the following table.
Title
Authentic Assessment as ¥st Practice&or Early Childhood
Intervention: National Consumer Social Validity Research
Author
Stephen J. Bagnato, EdD, Deborah D. Goins, MS, Kristie
Pretti-Frontczak, PhD, and John T. Neisworth, PhD
Year
2014
RefWorks Link
https://refworks.proquest.com/public-
Include the link to the location of the
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CRAAP Test
Currency:
Evaluate the article using the What is
-This article is from 2014
CRAAP? test.
-Links to article are working
Relevancy:
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-This article relates to my topic
-This article focuses on Authentic Assessment
Authority:
-Sight allows a check for article updates
-The authors are Stephen J. Bagnato, EdD1 Deborah D.
Goins, MS2, Kristie Pretti-Frontczak, PhD3, and John T.
Neisworth, PhD4. From the following universities and
research companies:
University of Pittsburgh/Office of Child Development, PA,
USA 2 The Pennsylvania State University, State College, USA
3 B2K Solutions, Hinckley, OH, USA 4 Behavior Technics
Associates, Julian, PA, USA
Accuracy:
-No grammatical errors
-Article is supported by evidence and research
Purpose:
-The authors purpose is clear and concise
Purpose and Main Points
Early childhood professionals understand the limitations of
Summarize the purpose and main
conventional testing in children. Authentic Assessment is
points of the article.
recognized as best practice.
Subjects or Participants
The subjects of this study are 1,500 early childhood
(Explain the participants of the study.)
professionals including teachers, coaches, consultants,
administrators, therapists, assistant teachers, and
researchers
Variables
(What are the independent and
dependent variables in this study?)
Instruments
(Examine the instruments used to
The independent variable of this journal sources is the
knowledge we have on authentic assessment. The
dependent variable is the information gathered by the 1500
early childhood professionals questioned.
This study used Authentic Measures, Conventional Measures
and Eight LINK Standards.
collect data, include any pertinent
information on the validity and
reliability of the instruments).
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Quantitative
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This study does not use quantitative data.
(i.e., test scores, rating scales, rubrics,
statistics, teacher-made tests, report
cards, attendance statistics, attitude
scales, etc.). If quantitative
instruments are not used in this study,
please state this in your summary of
this section.
Qualitative
(i.e., surveys, questionnaires,
This study uses qualitative data using questionnaires,
portfolios surveys.
portfolios, exhibits, interviews,
observation, visual recordings,
photography, oral histories or stories,
journals, anecdotal notes, researcher
journal, etc.) If qualitative instruments
are not used in this study, please state
this in your summary of this section.
Intervention(s) Used in this Study
(Summarize what was done to
improve a situation or existing
The research in this article addressed implications for best
professional practice in assessment for early childhood
intervention based on the outcomes.
challenge that the research
addressed.)
Outcomes or Results
(Explain what kind of evidence used to
The outcome evidence was supported by charts, graphs, and
statistics.
support his/her claims ).e. statistics,
charts, stories, historical documents,
etc.)
Implications
(Based on the results of the study,
what conclusions can be drawn?)
Relevance to Proposed Study
The results show authentic assessments as the
developmentally appropriate alternative to conventional
tests, based on feedback from actual practice-based
evidence by consumers.
This article does not fully answer my focus question
however, it is valuable and will be used as research in my
paper.
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Explain how the information
presented is relevant to your action
research proposal, specifically your
area of focus and research question.
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