A. Identify a math education-related research topic (i.e., the broad subject matter area to be investigated).
B. Detail your search process by doing the following:
1. Identify seven separate search phrases or combinations of keywords used to search for literature relevant to the research topic.
2. Identify two more search phrases or combinations of keywords used to retrieve additional literature after your initial search.
3. Explain why specific phrases or combinations of keywords yielded the most useful searches (i.e., those that retrieved the articles most relevant to the research topic).
C. Develop an annotated bibliography using 15 sources that meet each of the following guidelines:
• contains relevant academic or professional literature relevant to the research topic
• is published by a scholarly source
• can be retrieved online
1. Provide an annotation (suggested length of 1 paragraph to ½ page per annotation) for each of the 15 sources that includes the following:
a. an identification of the type of source, including the research approach used for any sources that are original research study articles (i.e., quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, or action research), if applicable
Note: The type of source could be, but is not limited to, an original research article, perspective article, or a professional or academic website.
b. a brief explanation of the purpose of the source
c. a brief description of the results or findings of the source. If the source is an original research study, include supporting details.
d. a critique that identifies one strength and one weakness of the source
D. Identify a research problem (i.e., a specific math educational issue or problem within the broader topic area that was addressed in part A).
Note: This problem should not be a research question.
1. Discuss how this research problem relates to teaching elementary education.
2. Discuss how searching the literature and developing an annotated bibliography can help you identify a research problem within a broader topic area.
