Annotated Bibliography Assignment- EDUC 658 Summer 2021
The final assignment for EDUC 658 is an annotated bibliography on a topic of your choosing related to this course. I will also provide a set of potential topics to either choose from or get you thinking about what you might want to do. The goals of this assignment are to:
Give you an opportunity to get deeper into a topic of interest related to special education
Support your knowledge of the structure of academic articles
Build comfortability with breaking down an article, comprehending it, analyzing it and applying it if relevant to your current task at hand
At the end of your program, you will be asked to do a research project of your own, and this assignment will help scaffold what you will need to be successful for that. I will offer a basic outline for your annotated bibliography that includes what information you need to include in each entry. For this assignment, you will need to gather, read and complete an annotated bib entry for at least 10 academic articles. You may include up to 3 entries using articles we read for class, but the rest need to be articles that you find on your own.
Potential Topics:
Universal Design for Learning
Co-Teaching
Redlining and Special Education
Overrepresentation in Special Education
Person Centered Planning
Assistive technology
Typing to communicate
Justification for inclusion
Transition planning- self-directed services
Inclusive higher education
What is Disability Studies
What is DisCrit
Annotated Bibliography Assignment Rubric
Points Possible
Points Earned
Comments
Articles
20 Points (2 Points Per Article)
2 Points: The article is peer-reviewed and related to the topic and takes a similar approach to the topic as the rest of the course
1 Point: The article either isn’t peer reviewed but contains all necessary information OR The article is related to the topic and takes a similar approach to the rest of the course
0 Points: Missing an article OR the article is not peer reviewed and not in line with the course or topic
Annotated Bib- Article Sections
40 Points (4 Points Per Article)
4 Points: All sections of the article are included, described accurately and summarized thoroughly.
*Points will be taken off if sections are missing, if sections are explained incorrectly, or sections are not summarized thoroughly
Overall Assessment
30 Points (3 Points Per Article)
3 Points: Your assessment includes a thorough and whole reflection of the article that accurately represents it, you include what it offers for your topic, and you include the strengths and weaknesses of the article
2 Points: You include 2 of the 3 required elements to your overall assessment OR you do 2 of 3 of the required elements accurately
1 Point: You include 1 of the 3 required elements to your overall assessment OR you do 1 of 3 of the required elements accurately
APA Formatting
10 Points (1 Point Per Article)
1 Point: The citation for the article is in APA formatting and does not include major errors
TOTAL:
100 Points
