This assignment constitutes a Performance Task in which you are asked to evaluate various sources of information related to the topic of Childhood obesity prevention strategies SPECIFICALLY in the Early Childhood Education field. You will evaluate the credibility of both scholarly and Internet sources, analyze ethical guidelines, and synthesize your findings.
Access the following to complete this Assessment:
University of British Columbia. (n.d.). Evaluating information sources. Retrieved from http://help.library.ubc.ca/evaluating-and-citing-sources/evaluating-information-sources/
University of California Berkeley Library. (2012). Evaluating web pages: Techniques to apply and questions to ask. Retrieved from http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html
Kent State University. (2021). Criteria for evaluating web resources. Retrieved from
Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD). (2007). Ethical standards in research. Retrieved from
You will evaluate research related to your chosen topic and write a 5- to 7-page response using the template provided.
The response to this assignment should:
Reflect the criteria provided in the Rubric, which provides information on how the Assessment will be evaluated.
Adhere to the required assignment length.
Use the Performance Task Submission Template.
All submissions must follow the conventions of scholarly writing. Properly formatted APA citations and references must be provided where appropriate. (6-8 sources mandatory)
PART 1: EVALUATING CREDIBLE SCHOLARLY SOURCES
Select three peer-reviewed journal articles that relate to your chosen topic, at least one of which contains a research study. The research study must include children as the research participants. For each article you select, enter the following information in the template:
APA citation
Summary of each Internet source, a descriiption of the topic and an overview of the information presented (1 paragraph)
Evaluation regarding the validity and credibility of the source, explain how to the strategies you used to determine whether the source is valid and credible (1 paragraph)
PART 2: EVALUATING CREDIBLE INTERNET SOURCES
Select two Internet sources that relate to your chosen topic. For each Internet source you select, enter the following information in the template:
APA citation
Summary of each Internet source, a descriiption of the topic and an overview of the information presented (1 paragraph)
Evaluation regarding the validity and credibility of the source, explain how to the strategies you used to determine whether the source is valid and credible (1 paragraph)
PART 3: ADHERING TO ETHICAL GUIDELINES
In 1–2 pages, describe the ethical guidelines for conducting research studies in early childhood, as evidenced in the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) “Ethical Standards in Research” article. Then, choose one of the research studies you selected in Part I (that uses children as participants), and explain how the methodology in the article adheres to the ethical guidelines for conducting early childhood research studies.
PART 4: SYNTHESIZING SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Provide a 2- to 3-page synthesis of the sources you evaluated that provides an overview of the most current findings related to your topic. Explain why credibility, validity, ethical guidelines, and accuracy are all important in regard to your research topic and to any research within the early childhood field.
