Ashford 2: – Week 1 – Assignment

Trends in Educational Action Research
 

Instructions: For this assignment, you will create a document that includes a plan for your area of focus. For the criteria part of the assignment, consider what you read in “Themes in Education: Action Research” and “Current Trends in Education.” What topics did you see and read about that lead you toward clarifying a general idea and establishing an area of focus for research? Please refer to the “Research in Action Checklist Three – One” (Mills, 2014, p. 44) to establish criteria for your area of focus.  
 

Content
The assignment needs to include the following areas of content.  Plan – Area of Focus (1 point): In no more than two paragraphs, describe your early      idea of what the purpose of your study may be. Plan – Explanation of Problem (1 point): In no more than two paragraphs, explain a statement of      the problem or situation that led to this interest or why you want to      pursue this topic. Plan – Population (1 point): In no more than a paragraph, describe the population      (age/grade, quantity of participants, students or adults). Plan – Research Questions (3 points): Develop two to three research questions that align      with the area of focus and address what you hope to answer in this study.      The questions need to be answerable and presented in list format, and they      must appropriately represent the population/participants you identified.

Written Communication
The assignment needs to adhere to the following areas for written communication. Page Requirement (.5 point): The assignment must be one to two pages, not including      title and references pages. APA Formatting (.5 point): Use APA formatting consistently throughout. Syntax and Mechanics (.5 point): Display meticulous comprehension and organization of      syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Your written work      should contain no errors and be very easy to understand. Source Requirement (.5 point): Use no less than two scholarly sources in addition to      the course textbooks, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All      sources on the reference page need to be used and cited correctly within      the body of the assignment.

Review and Submit the Assignment
Review your assignment with the Grading Rubric to be sure you have achieved the distinguished levels of performance for each criterion. Next, submit the assignment to the course room for evaluation no later than day 7 of the week.
 

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.