Revised 2015 EEX2000 Master Syllabus /7 Description: Keeping current in the reading of educational literature is a requirement for continuous improvement of teachers. Directions: Select a peer reviewed article from an education journal that discusses an issue of interest in the field of special education. The article should have been written within the last five years. The article should consist of a minimum of three pages. 1. Write a summary of the article. Citations from the article and your textbook must be included. 2. Write an opinion of the article’s viewpoint. Using citations include how the article relates to our readings and discussions in EEX 2000. 3. Your article summary and review should not be longer than four pages. 4. Attach a PDF copy of the article with your review Article is current and relevant to coursework (15%) Insufficient evidence to evaluate Article is not relevant or published w/n the past five years (1 pt) Article is relevant but not published w/n the past five years (7.5 pts) Article is relevant to coursework and published w/n the past five years (15 pts) Summary is thorough stating/discussing main ideas of article, citations from article/text included (25%) Insufficient evidence to evaluate Summary is brief and contains one citation from article/text (1 pt) Summary discusses main ideas of article and includes a maximum of 2 citations from article/text included (12.5 pts) Summary is thorough and detailed and includes a minimum of 3 citations from article/text included (25 pts) Reflections/Opinions have been presented with supported details from readings (25%) Insufficient evidence to evaluate An opinion has been stated in the reflection section but is not supported using citations from article/text (1 pt) Opinion(s) are evident in the reflection section but supported with a maximum of 2 citations from article/text (12.5 pts) Opinion(s) have been presented in the reflection section and supported with a minimum of 3 citations from article/text (25 pts) Review has been written in APA style (15%) Insufficient evidence to evaluate APA style citations are not evident throughout the assignment (1 pt) APA style citations have been attempted throughout the assignment (7.5 pts) Citations have been written in APA format correctly throughout the assignment (15 pts) Mechanics (20%) More than 4 errors in composition, and/or spelling are evident A maximum of 4 errors in grammar, composition, and spelling, are evident (1 pt) A maximum of 2 errors grammar, composition, and/or spelling, are evident (10 pts) No major errors in grammar, composition and/or spelling, are evident (20 pts) Disability Research Paper Description: Education students must know how to write effectiv ...