Article Critique

1.  Choose an appropriate article

Choose a journal article that discusses any aspect of math and young children.  Make it current (no more than 3 years old).  Be sure to choose a journal that is educationally based, or is otherwise reputable.

2. The write-up

Write a one page, single-spaced critique of the article that you read.  The first part of the critique should be a summary of the article.  The second part should be your critique of the article.

(About one-half page each, no longer.)

Please hand in a copy of the article with your write-up.

3.  What is a critique?

For the purposes of this course, a critique is your view of the educational value of the material presented in the article.  Keep these questions in mind as you begin to write:

      Will this article be helpful to me as a teacher of young children?

      What important information did I learn from this author?

      How will I use this information?

      Does this article provide useful information to the educational field as a whole?

It isn’t necessary to address all of these issues, but they should guide your critique of the article.

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