2 Journal Critique Assignment Instructions AAA (1)

EDUC 721 J OURNAL C RITIQUE A SSIGNMENT I NSTRUCTIONS O VERVIEW This course is heavily focused on the current issues and trends within special education with a specific focus on research. As such, this assignment allows you to examine and analyze different topics in the literature that relates to the current module’s readings. Furthermore, your research in the literature may help you in your Literature Review Assignment , which is the crux of the course. You should use these journal critiques as a guide to the type of research required for your Literature Review Assignment . I NSTRUCTIONS During this course, you will complete three Journal Critiques (see chart below). For each critique, you will locate a research article from a professional journal and report on the study’s research question, design, participants, settings, procedure, results, and your personal commentary. You are highly encouraged to find articles that relate to the topic in the chart and assist you in developing your Literature Review Assignment . All articles must be current (published no more than five years ago). All critiques must use the Journal Critique Template and follow current APA formatting style guidelines. Each critique should be between 1-2 pages excluding the references page. In addition, you must include a PDF copy of your article when you submit your critique. All articles selected must relate to the topics given on the chart below: Module: Week Journal Critique Topic Journal Critique Topic Description Module 4: Week 4 Transition Planning After reading your text for this module , select a research article related to transition planning for students with disabilities. Module 6: Week 6 Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports After reading your text for this module , select a research article related to positive behavior interventions and supports. You are highly encouraged to use Liberty University’s Online Library services to locate your articles. The research portal ERIC is one of the most frequently used databases for researching education topics. However, Liberty University's EBSCOhost (Academic Search Complete) also provides full-length articles for free. Below is a list of sample special education research journals: Page 1 of 2