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Hi, folks.
We're going to be working all semester to put together a complete Action Research paper with five parts: A Literature Review, a Methodology Section (Research Design), a Results, and a Discussion Section based on work you do out in your field placement. At various points in the semester, I'll give you an opportunity to write individual sections and receive peer and my feedback on your work. At any point in time, you are welcome to revise and re-submit work. Here is an example of what your paper might look like. You can use it as a model as you put your paper together. Purdue Owl Sample Paper

Links for Literature Review Articles online
American Reading Forum Yearbook Watson Library (To be able to access OPAL or OHIO Link, simply put three or four zeros in front of your id number.) Purdue Owl on Literature Reviews This will help you with your APA style...if you have questions on any elements of the paper, just search them on this site.

Hello EDU 316 students! My name is Hannah and I am your assigned writing assistant for the Writing Center. I have talked with Lisa so I know what she is expecting of you when it comes to writing lesson plans and your paper. I work at the Writing Center Tuesdays from 10-11 and 12-4, and Wednesdays from 11-12 and 4-5. I am available by appointment or feel free to just stop by. The Writing Center is open M-Th from8-5 and Friday from 8-2. Feel free to stop by with work from this class as well as work from any other class. We are here to help. Below is a link of my e-mail address. If you can't stop in you may e-mail me and I will get back to you as soon as I can. The link is also on the Lesson Planning page of the wiki. You may also e-mail your work to writing_center@wilmington.edu and comments will be given. Thanks and hope to see you at the Center. Hannah's Email

Literature Review Methods  1. What is the writer trying to find out?  2. How will the writer find it out?  3. Is there some sort of pretest? Posttest?  4. Is it in the past tense?  5. Is there any identifying information about the participants (NEVER use subject.) Results Discussion // Reflective thinking has long been recognized as a factor in improving the quality of teaching. McAllister and Neubert (1995) defined reflection as a type of critical thinking that engaged teachers in examining and raising questions about their teaching. Dewey (1933) viewed reflection as a cycle that stemmed from the doubt and confusion felt in an experience that led to purposeful inquiry and a resolution of the problem. To reflect, teachers must question what, why, and how they do things…To improve your own teaching, you need to begin to question what, why, and how you do things // (p. 187) References  Are there 3-5 sources? Do they meet the criteria?  Are there hanging indents?  Are journals/book titles italicized? (Did they use Citation Machine?)  Are all sources listed cited in the paper somewhere?
 * 1)  Do they have 3-5 sources from PEER-REVIEWED journals 5 years or younger?
 * 2)  Is the literature focused to the question of the paper?
 * 3)  Is the question at the end of that section?
 * 4)  Are writers referred to in past tense?
 * 1)  What did the writer find?
 * 2)  Is there any opinion here? (There shouldn’t be.)
 * 1)  Does the writer give his or her opinion on why the results were what they were?
 * 2)  Is it reflective?
 * 1)  How will the author apply what he or she has learned to his or her teaching?