Article Assignment
20 points
Purpose of the Assignment:
You have been reading about different types of philosophies and theories from the textbook. The purpose of this assignment is to have you investigate philosophies and theories within the context of the content that you teach from peered reviewed journals. (There is a PowerPoint Presentation from the LC Library, link below, that can help you find these peered reviewed journals. You can also use Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com (Links to an external site.) search engine. NOT Google.) After your investigation, you will discuss your opinion of the findings from the article in relation to your teaching experiences. I have also included the assignment directions and format below:
Article must discuss the philosophy of teaching in the context of your content area. You can choose one of the subjects you teach, if you teach multiple subjects. It is fine if you want to choose a second subject that you teach for your second article.
Must be double-spaced, 2 to 3 pages of context with 12 point font.
Must include a title page with your name and the title of the article on it.
Must include the bibliography entry on last page. Use APA format. (I have attached a sample title page and bibliography. Link below)
Use correct APA format in citations. https://apastyle.apa.org (Links to an external site.)
It will be written in a formal format, however, you can use “I” in your thoughts about the article.
Format of Paper: Use these subheadings in your paper. (Points will be deducted if you do not follow this format.) You must include these topics, but if your article discusses other areas, (example, function of the school or educational practices they condemn) feel free to share those also. These subheading should be in bold and centered in the middle of the page.
Summary of Article (This can be brief)
Nature of the Learner
Role of the Teacher
Subject Matter/Curriculum
Methodology
My Thoughts about the Article
Helpful TIPS!
First read the whole assignment directions carefully. Then look at the example. I cannot say this enough!!! Since we have been reading in the text about so many different kinds of teaching theories and philosophies, I wanted the article reading to be about teaching theories and philosophies in your content area of teaching. This will require you to think about what you have learned and apply it to different teaching methods in your field. The article probably won’t be as straight forward as the textbook about identifying their philosophical identity. You will have to infer from the methodology given in the article and what you have learned from the textbook readings to get the information required for the assignment. I’m going to challenge you to stretch your thinking and apply what you have learned. If you can’t find articles that are directly talking about theories and philosophies in your content area, you can use ones that discuss a teaching strategy or method. Make sure the articles contain enough information to answer all of the parts of the assignment.
Here are excerpts from a book, not an article, but you will get the idea of what I am looking for in this assignment.
This is from a 5th grade Social Studies class in the book A Kid’s Guide to Social Action: How to Solve Social Problems You Choose and Turn Creative Thinking into Positive Action. (You should be able to already tell from the title the philosophical leaning of this book.)
“Barbara Lewis (1991) reported that while her fifth-grade students were working to eliminate a toxic dump in their neighborhood, they routinely consulted medical journals to learn about the hazards of heavy metal pollutants in ground water.”
“Inquiry is the template for how we become an expert on any subject, at any point in our lives. Students who engage in inquiry learn how to do their own learning. They know that to truly understand something they must use questions to pierce superficial explanations, get the facts, synthesize various sources of information, think about the implications, and draw their own conclusions.”
When you read this, does it remind you of any of the philosophies and theories we have been learning about? Think about the questions on the Teaching Philosophy Inventory you took. What kind of teacher would this be? Can you tell the nature of the learner in this scenario? Could you describe the role of the teacher? Could you describe what the curriculum and methodology? After you answer these questions, then you would give your thoughts on the ideas presented.
Other important things to remember:
There should be very little quotations in the article assignment. However, if you are summarizing the author’s thoughts and ideas, you MUST use a proper citation (see APA website link provided above). Usually there is a citation in every section because you are discussing author’s work. If it is purely your thoughts and opinions on the article, no citations are needed.
Make sure you follow the example title page given. (link below)
Make sure you do your running head correctly.
WARNING!!! If you use an APA citation generator – CHECK IT! IT IS USUALLY WRONG!!
You can use apastyle.apa.org (Links to an external site.) as a reference if you do not own the APA guidebook.
Your Similarity Percentage on Turnitin should be VERY VERY LOW, like below 10% because you are summarizing and there should be very few quotes. If there is ANY trace of you using someone else’s work from past years, it will be an academic integrity violation and you will earn a 0 on the assignment. There will also be an Academic Integrity Report filed to the Vice President of Academic Affairs.
Below i have attached my previous article submission.
