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Inquiry Design Outline (a planning guide)
Student Researcher:_____________________________________
Inquiry Topic:

Inquiry Question:

Background and /or Site Description and /or Researcher interest (as appropriate):

Data Sources
Primary Subjects/participants (sources of critical information):

Secondary Subjects/participants (sources of additional perspectives):

Data Collection Methods
Documents and artifacts including:

Observation of these types of events:

Interviews of whom and about what:

Surveys of whom and about what:

Tests (may be pre- and post-tests or not) of whom and about what?:

Ethical/sensitive/ confidentiality issues:


Research timeline (Optional)
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Assignment Description: Annotated Bibliography (100 Points) Due 6/10
Obtain 5 reports of empirical research as closely related as possible to your inquiry topic. Read each carefully, highlighting or
underlining and taking notes (i.e. annotations), then completing an Annotated Bibliography form. When a Bib form has been
prepared for each of the 5 sources, complete an annotated bibliography overview form. Your annotated bibliography will be the
foundation of your Literature review.
Identify empirical research reports
1) To find your 5 sources, you will need to distinguish empirical research reports from:
a. Historical or policy overviews
b. Essays, editorials, or opinion articles
c. How-to articles, steps in a process, list of criteria, or recommendations
Empirical research reports will discuss how data were collected and the researchers findings (i.e. interpretations
of the data).
2) You will also need to distinguish empirical research reports from
a. Theoretical research
b. Library-based research
Empirical research reports typically include a Methods section explaining who participated in the research (i.e.
the participants or subjects), the site or sites at which the data were collected, how the data were analyzed, and a
discussion of the research findings.
3) You will need to know the empirical research may involve the collection and analysis of different types of data,
especially:
a. Quantitative (QT) numerical data- from surveys, test (including pre- and post-tests), and possibly other
sources (e.g. enrollment statistics, graduations rates).
b. Qualitative (QL) non-numerical data from observation, interviews, documents, artifacts and possibly other
information collected at the research site/s or from the research subjects/participants.
A methods section in a published article (i.e. a description of the authors data collection methods) is a clear indication that
you have found an empirical research report. However, sometimes there are earlier hints. The title or abstract may give clues.
4) One other type of research report is acceptable and especially helpful: a review article, synthesis, or meta-
analysis in which the author/s reviewed and analyzed many published empirical studies on the topic. Nay
references list may help you identify other articles to seek, and this is especially true of review articles. In
education, Review of Educational Research published only review articles.
Journal articles, book, technical reports, and unpublished theses and dissertations may be part of the annotated bibliography
if they report empirical research. For this assignment, do not include non-empirical publications (e.g. essays, how-to tests,
anecdotes from practice). If you are still unsure whether an article is acceptable as a report of empirical research, consult the
professor or the librarian.
Submit:
Title page with student name and topic or inquiry project question
Self Evaluation Form
Bib Overview Form
Bib form + article 1, Bib form + article 2and so on for all 5 (One completed Bib Form with each of your 5
articles)



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Bibliography Form
Complete one form for each student selected external reading (1 page only, front and back OK)
Student ___________________________ Topic ________________________________
1) Citation in APA format:


2) Summary noting authors research findings or main points (not abstract or list of topics):






3) Memorable Quotations including page numbers for possible future citation:





4) Response discussing ideas this text contributes to your understanding, project, or practice:





Attach your article
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Student ____________________________________
Annotated Bibliography Rubric (Self Evaluation Form)
Give your rating for each criterion in this form: + Beyond Expectations, ! Good or OK, - Needs Improvement
Criteria Self-evaluation Instructor Feedback
Completeness

Name? Topic or question stated?
Portfolio? Numbered pages?
Self-Evaluation? List of References?
Overview & Bib form for each Article?
Includes 5-6 empirical research texts?



Rating: ___ Missing: Rating: ___ Missing:
References

Related to topic or inquiry question?
Strong empirical research reports?
No non-empirical texts?
Sufficient and informative about topics?




Rating: ___ Comments: Rating: ___ Comments:
Content

Bibs identify important author points?
Response addresses texts content?
Depth of understanding in response?
Relevant/useful to students project?
Well-chosen quotations?




Rating: ___ Comments: Rating: ___ Comments:
Presentation

Clear, fluent organized?
Interesting?
Free of grammar or APA errors?
Good use of academic style?
No redundancy, poor word choice, etc.?



Rating: ___ Comments: Rating: ___ Comments:
Other:

Anything else that enhances quality?
Anything else that undermines quality?
Advice for Lit Review based on bib?



Comments: Overall Feedback: