RJA #9-Evaluation of Sources
I believe the book "Systematic Impact of Universal Pre-Kindergarten", which I found on the Auraria Library website is credible because it was published by Early education and development and its database is in the U.S. Department of Education. Also, the author participated in a discussion with ECE program directors before the book was published. The reference article "Enter Early or Hold Out: The Kindergarten Dilemma", www.earlychildhoodnews.com is credible because the author Sandra Crosser has a Ph.D and used research studies to convince the article is correct. The periodical "Ready, Set, Go"(EBSCO) is credible because the author of the article is the coordinator of early childhood services at a county library. The periodical article "Early Learning more Accepted"(EBSCO) is credible because the author is a Chief officer for early childhood education in Chicago Public Schools. Therefore, they have lots of experience and knowledge in early childhood education. The website www.bing.com where I found the article "Costs, Benefits, and Long-Term Effects of Early Care and Education Programs" is credible because the author is the director of the National Institute for Early education research. I searched for early childhood education on www.ask.com and it took me to the Department of Education website which is definitely credible for my research on early childhood education.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Internet Research Project
Icerocket
Icerocket is a good search engine for essentially searching for blogs as well as twitter, my space, news, images as well as the whole web itself.
The advantages to Icerocket is that it's a good search engine with a lot of credible sources including blogs and the web itself.
A weakness I have concluded from Icerocket is that when you search for a topic, millions of hits come up and it would be more accurate with a more narrow search.
Icerocket does accept the use of operators. It is not very case sensitive and will provide hits for almost any search you conduct. You may use STOP words and get results. Icerocket does have an advanced search option which is pretty useful in which you can search using words and phrases and also search for words in the title or the tag. Also in the advanced search options, you may filter your results by date range and author. There are not any limits on searches. Your results on Icerocket are sorted by date starting with the most recent. The display of your results is pretty basic and esy to understand and read. There is not a help option on Icerocket, probably because it is pretty basic and self explanatory if you have any knowledge of the internet. A special feature of Icerocket is the Big Buzz which displays all of the results by topic for everything that Icerocket searches for including, blogs, web, My Space, Twitter, News, and Images. Also, you can create an RSS feed aggregator for anything you find relevant to your topic.
Icerocket is a good search engine for essentially searching for blogs as well as twitter, my space, news, images as well as the whole web itself.
The advantages to Icerocket is that it's a good search engine with a lot of credible sources including blogs and the web itself.
A weakness I have concluded from Icerocket is that when you search for a topic, millions of hits come up and it would be more accurate with a more narrow search.
Icerocket does accept the use of operators. It is not very case sensitive and will provide hits for almost any search you conduct. You may use STOP words and get results. Icerocket does have an advanced search option which is pretty useful in which you can search using words and phrases and also search for words in the title or the tag. Also in the advanced search options, you may filter your results by date range and author. There are not any limits on searches. Your results on Icerocket are sorted by date starting with the most recent. The display of your results is pretty basic and esy to understand and read. There is not a help option on Icerocket, probably because it is pretty basic and self explanatory if you have any knowledge of the internet. A special feature of Icerocket is the Big Buzz which displays all of the results by topic for everything that Icerocket searches for including, blogs, web, My Space, Twitter, News, and Images. Also, you can create an RSS feed aggregator for anything you find relevant to your topic.
Research Journal Assignment #8
RJA #8a-Websites
Search Engines
Resource searched: http://www.ask.com/
Keywords: early childhood education
Date of search: October 8, 2009
Number of hits:12,000,000
Relevance: 5
Resource searched: http://www.bing.com/
Keywords: preschool, education, benefits
Search strings: preschool NEAR education NEAR benefits
Date of search: October 8, 2009
Number of hits: 1,480
Relevance: 6
Meta and Multi Search Engines
Resource searched: http://www.info.com/
Keywords: preschool, education, benefits
Search strings: preschool NEAR education NEAR benefits
Date of search: October 8, 2009
Number of hits:60
Relevance: 5
Directories
Resource searched:http://.dir.yahoo.com
Keywords:preschool education
Search strings: preschool NEAR education NEAR benefits
Date of search: October 8, 2009
Number of hits: 1,704
Relevance:6
Invisible Web Search Toools
Resource searched: http://www.incywincy.com/
Keywords: preschool, benefits, education
Date of search: October 8, 2009
Number of hits:22,875
Relevance: 5
Other Search tools
Resource searched: http://dir.webring.com/rw
Keywords: benefits, preschool, education
Date of search: October 8, 2009
Number of hits:144
Relevance:5
RJA #8b- Social Media
Resource searched:http://blogsearch.google.com
Keywords used: benefits, preschool
Date of search: October 8, 2009
Number of hits:42,184
Relevance: 4
Resource searched: addictomatic.com--wordpress.com
Keywords: benefits, preschool, education
Date of search: October 8, 2009
Number of hits: 4,981
Relevance: 5
RJA # 8c- Multimedia
Resource searched: www.blinkx.com--cnn.com
keywords: benefits, preschool, education
Date of search: October 8, 2009
Number of hits: 37
Relevance:5
Search Engines
Resource searched: http://www.ask.com/
Keywords: early childhood education
Date of search: October 8, 2009
Number of hits:12,000,000
Relevance: 5
Resource searched: http://www.bing.com/
Keywords: preschool, education, benefits
Search strings: preschool NEAR education NEAR benefits
Date of search: October 8, 2009
Number of hits: 1,480
Relevance: 6
Meta and Multi Search Engines
Resource searched: http://www.info.com/
Keywords: preschool, education, benefits
Search strings: preschool NEAR education NEAR benefits
Date of search: October 8, 2009
Number of hits:60
Relevance: 5
Directories
Resource searched:http://.dir.yahoo.com
Keywords:preschool education
Search strings: preschool NEAR education NEAR benefits
Date of search: October 8, 2009
Number of hits: 1,704
Relevance:6
Invisible Web Search Toools
Resource searched: http://www.incywincy.com/
Keywords: preschool, benefits, education
Date of search: October 8, 2009
Number of hits:22,875
Relevance: 5
Other Search tools
Resource searched: http://dir.webring.com/rw
Keywords: benefits, preschool, education
Date of search: October 8, 2009
Number of hits:144
Relevance:5
RJA #8b- Social Media
Resource searched:http://blogsearch.google.com
Keywords used: benefits, preschool
Date of search: October 8, 2009
Number of hits:42,184
Relevance: 4
Resource searched: addictomatic.com--wordpress.com
Keywords: benefits, preschool, education
Date of search: October 8, 2009
Number of hits: 4,981
Relevance: 5
RJA # 8c- Multimedia
Resource searched: www.blinkx.com--cnn.com
keywords: benefits, preschool, education
Date of search: October 8, 2009
Number of hits: 37
Relevance:5
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Research Journal Assignment #7
RJA #7a- Internet Research Tools
The search engines I regularly use are Google, Yahoo!, and MSN. I like these search engines because they are very helpful, have a lot of information and you can find anything you are searching for. However, I do not like that there are so many options that come up for each topic you search for and I would rather narrow it down more specifically. I have always favored Google because everyone uses it and it is the search engine I was introduced to and have always used first for searching the internet.
Google
Yahoo!
MSN
RJA #7b- Internet Research Tool Test
Resource searched: Preschool education- Icerocket
Keywords: Preschool, education.
Date of search: October 1, 2009
Number of hits: 5,966
Relevance of hits: 3
Resource searched: Early childhood education- Icerocket
Keywords: Early child education, ECE
Date of search: October 1, 2009
Number of hits: 11,750
Relevance of hits: 4
Resource searched: preschool education- Icerocket
Keywords: Preschool, education
Search strategies: preschool education NEAR advantages
Date of search: Ocotber 1, 2009
Number of hits: 14
Relevance: 4
Resource Searched: early childhood education- Icerocket
Keywords: early childhood education
Search strategies: +early childhood education
Date of search: October 1, 2009
Number of hits: 11,750
Relevance: 4
RJA #7c- Field Research Plan
I plan to conduct an interview for my field research. I plan to interview people who have children of preschool age and who either have their children in preschool or are stay at home parents. Questions I might ask are 1. Are your children in preschool? Why or why not? 2. What age do you think children should begin school? 3. Who is the best teacher for preschool aged children? 4. Are children who go to preschool more social?, more well behaved?, more intelligent? Why? 5. Have your children always been in daycare or been at home with a family member or a parent? I am not quite sure when exactly I plan to conduct my field research.
The search engines I regularly use are Google, Yahoo!, and MSN. I like these search engines because they are very helpful, have a lot of information and you can find anything you are searching for. However, I do not like that there are so many options that come up for each topic you search for and I would rather narrow it down more specifically. I have always favored Google because everyone uses it and it is the search engine I was introduced to and have always used first for searching the internet.
Yahoo!
MSN
RJA #7b- Internet Research Tool Test
Resource searched: Preschool education- Icerocket
Keywords: Preschool, education.
Date of search: October 1, 2009
Number of hits: 5,966
Relevance of hits: 3
Resource searched: Early childhood education- Icerocket
Keywords: Early child education, ECE
Date of search: October 1, 2009
Number of hits: 11,750
Relevance of hits: 4
Resource searched: preschool education- Icerocket
Keywords: Preschool, education
Search strategies: preschool education NEAR advantages
Date of search: Ocotber 1, 2009
Number of hits: 14
Relevance: 4
Resource Searched: early childhood education- Icerocket
Keywords: early childhood education
Search strategies: +early childhood education
Date of search: October 1, 2009
Number of hits: 11,750
Relevance: 4
RJA #7c- Field Research Plan
I plan to conduct an interview for my field research. I plan to interview people who have children of preschool age and who either have their children in preschool or are stay at home parents. Questions I might ask are 1. Are your children in preschool? Why or why not? 2. What age do you think children should begin school? 3. Who is the best teacher for preschool aged children? 4. Are children who go to preschool more social?, more well behaved?, more intelligent? Why? 5. Have your children always been in daycare or been at home with a family member or a parent? I am not quite sure when exactly I plan to conduct my field research.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Research Journal Assignment #6
RJA #6a- Periodical Articles
Author:Barbara Bowman
Title: Early Learning More Accepted
Source:Phi Delta Kappan
Volume 91, Issue 1
September 24, 2009
Pg. 19-19
Resource searched: Academic Search Premiere
Keywords: Early childhood education
Number of hits: 5663
Relevance:7
EBSCO
Author: Renea Arnold, Nell Clolburn
Title: Ready, Set, Go!
Source: School Library Journal
Volume 55, Issue 9
September 24, 2009
Pg. 24-24
Resource searched: Academic Search Premiere
Keywords: Early childhood education
Number of hits: 5663
Relevance: 7
EBSCO
RJA #6b- Search Strings
+preschool+education+homeschool
preschool OR homeschool
+benefit+preschool
benefits NEAR preschool
RJA #6c- Protopage
Author:Barbara Bowman
Title: Early Learning More Accepted
Source:Phi Delta Kappan
Volume 91, Issue 1
September 24, 2009
Pg. 19-19
Resource searched: Academic Search Premiere
Keywords: Early childhood education
Number of hits: 5663
Relevance:7
EBSCO
Author: Renea Arnold, Nell Clolburn
Title: Ready, Set, Go!
Source: School Library Journal
Volume 55, Issue 9
September 24, 2009
Pg. 24-24
Resource searched: Academic Search Premiere
Keywords: Early childhood education
Number of hits: 5663
Relevance: 7
EBSCO
RJA #6b- Search Strings
+preschool+education+homeschool
preschool OR homeschool
+benefit+preschool
benefits NEAR preschool
RJA #6c- Protopage
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Research Journal Assignment #5
RJA #5a- Finding Reference Articles
Author: Sandra Crosser
Title: Enter Early or Hold out: The Kindergarten Age Dilemma
Web address: http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/
Access Date: September 17, 2009
Resource: Articles, Google
Keywords: education
Number of hits: 13
Relevance: 3
Author:Kathreen Francis
Title: Lets Look at Preschool Options
Web Address: http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/
Access Date: September 17, 2009
Resource: Articles, Google
Keywords: education, preschool, kindergarten
Number of hits: 323
Relevance: 4
Author: Gerald W. Bracey
Title: Preschool Education: Complications All Over
Keywords: preschool education
Resource: Article
Author: Andrew J. Mashburn, Robert C. Pianta, Bridget K. Hamre, Jason T. Downer, Oscar A. Barbarin, Donna Bryant, Margaret Burchinal, Diane M. Early, Carollee Howes
Title: Measure of Classroom Quality in Prekindergarten and Children's Development of Academic, Language, and Social Skills
Keywords: preschool education
Resource searched: auraria library
Published: May/June 2008
Child Development-Volume 79, Number 3, Pages 732-749
RJA #5b- Finding Books
Author: Peggy L. Apple
Title:Systematic Impact of Universal Pre-Kindergarten
Volume:18
Publication: Philadelphia, PA
Publisher name: Lawrence Erlbaum
Publication date: November 2007
Resource searched: Auraria Library
Keywords: Advantages, preschool, education
Search date: September 21, 2009
Number of hits: 105
Relevance: 5
Author: Sue rogers, Janet Rose
Title: Ready for Reception? The Advantages and Disadvantages of Single-Point Entry to School
Volume:27
Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA
Publisher name: Routledge
Date of Publication: March 2007
Resource searched: Auraria Library
Keywords: Advantages, preschool, education
Search date: September 21, 2009
Number of hits: 105
Relevance: 5
Author: Barbara T Bowman, Suzanne Donovan, M Susan Burns,
Title: Eagar to Learn: Educating our Preschoolers
Place of Publication: Washington DC
Name of Publisher: National Academy Press
Date of Publication: 2001
Resource searched: Auraria Library
Keywords: preschool, education
Search date: September 21, 2009
Number of hits:93,786
Relevance:5
Author: Rebecca Staples
Title: Early Childhood Education: an international encyclopedia
Place of publication: Westport, Connecticut
Name of Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Date of publication: 2007
Resource searched: Auraria Library
Keywords: Early Childhood Education
Date of Search: September 21, 2009
Number of Hits: 77,585
Relevance of hits: 5
RJA #5c- Checking Search Strings
Chris
Jonathan
Author: Sandra Crosser
Title: Enter Early or Hold out: The Kindergarten Age Dilemma
Web address: http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/
Access Date: September 17, 2009
Resource: Articles, Google
Keywords: education
Number of hits: 13
Relevance: 3
Author:Kathreen Francis
Title: Lets Look at Preschool Options
Web Address: http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/
Access Date: September 17, 2009
Resource: Articles, Google
Keywords: education, preschool, kindergarten
Number of hits: 323
Relevance: 4
Author: Gerald W. Bracey
Title: Preschool Education: Complications All Over
Keywords: preschool education
Resource: Article
Author: Andrew J. Mashburn, Robert C. Pianta, Bridget K. Hamre, Jason T. Downer, Oscar A. Barbarin, Donna Bryant, Margaret Burchinal, Diane M. Early, Carollee Howes
Title: Measure of Classroom Quality in Prekindergarten and Children's Development of Academic, Language, and Social Skills
Keywords: preschool education
Resource searched: auraria library
Published: May/June 2008
Child Development-Volume 79, Number 3, Pages 732-749
RJA #5b- Finding Books
Author: Peggy L. Apple
Title:Systematic Impact of Universal Pre-Kindergarten
Volume:18
Publication: Philadelphia, PA
Publisher name: Lawrence Erlbaum
Publication date: November 2007
Resource searched: Auraria Library
Keywords: Advantages, preschool, education
Search date: September 21, 2009
Number of hits: 105
Relevance: 5
Author: Sue rogers, Janet Rose
Title: Ready for Reception? The Advantages and Disadvantages of Single-Point Entry to School
Volume:27
Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA
Publisher name: Routledge
Date of Publication: March 2007
Resource searched: Auraria Library
Keywords: Advantages, preschool, education
Search date: September 21, 2009
Number of hits: 105
Relevance: 5
Author: Barbara T Bowman, Suzanne Donovan, M Susan Burns,
Title: Eagar to Learn: Educating our Preschoolers
Place of Publication: Washington DC
Name of Publisher: National Academy Press
Date of Publication: 2001
Resource searched: Auraria Library
Keywords: preschool, education
Search date: September 21, 2009
Number of hits:93,786
Relevance:5
Author: Rebecca Staples
Title: Early Childhood Education: an international encyclopedia
Place of publication: Westport, Connecticut
Name of Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Date of publication: 2007
Resource searched: Auraria Library
Keywords: Early Childhood Education
Date of Search: September 21, 2009
Number of Hits: 77,585
Relevance of hits: 5
RJA #5c- Checking Search Strings
Chris
Jonathan
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Research Journal Assignment #4
RJA #4a- Generating Keywords
Why should children attend preschool?
FOrms (children)- child
FOrms (preschool)- school
RElated terms (children)- kid(s), youth, toddler(s)
RElated terms (preschool)- daycare, kindergarten,
Synonymous Terms- (preschool) prep school, academy, nursery school, pre kindergarten, playschool, early childhood education, toddler school, child care school
Ladder Of Genaralization- education, child education, early childhood education, school, primary school, kindergarten, pre kindergarten (preschool)
RJA #4b- Writing Search Strings
preschool NOT daycare
Preschool AND homeschool
+preschool
+education
+advantages
*school
children NEAR preschool
children NEAR attend NEAR preschool
RJA #4c- Checking Research Questions
Sofia
Melissa
Why should children attend preschool?
FOrms (children)- child
FOrms (preschool)- school
RElated terms (children)- kid(s), youth, toddler(s)
RElated terms (preschool)- daycare, kindergarten,
Synonymous Terms- (preschool) prep school, academy, nursery school, pre kindergarten, playschool, early childhood education, toddler school, child care school
Ladder Of Genaralization- education, child education, early childhood education, school, primary school, kindergarten, pre kindergarten (preschool)
RJA #4b- Writing Search Strings
preschool NOT daycare
Preschool AND homeschool
+preschool
+education
+advantages
*school
children NEAR preschool
children NEAR attend NEAR preschool
RJA #4c- Checking Research Questions
Sofia
Melissa
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