Research Journal Assignment #14: Annotated Bibliography Part 2

Good, Thomas. "Comparison of Piaget and Vygotsky on Some Theoretical Points." 21st Century
Education: A Reference Handbook. Vol. 2. Boston: Sage Publications. 2008. 186-188.
2 vols. Web. 11 November 2009.

This is reference handbook written for educators to use as a tool in supplementing their teaching. Thomas Good is the Head of the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Arizona. He has also taught at the University of Austin, Texas and the University of Missouri. He has done extensive research into the American education system and is backed by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Mental Health and he is the editor of the Elementary School Journal. Good is, by all of these qualifications, an expert in the field of this research. Sage publications is a very scholarly press and the printing of this reference handbook is proof of their commitment to educational purposes. In this reference book I found some good points of comparison between Piaget and Vygotsky and the definitions of quantitative and qualitative development.

Jalil, Habibah, Angela McFarlane, Isma A. Ismail, and Fadzilah Rahman. "Assisted Performance
: A Pragmatic Conception of Online Learning." International Journal of Instruction. 1.2
(2008): 53-75. Auraria Library-ERIC. Web. 11 November 2009.

I did a search on the authors of this journal article and these are my findings on every researcher with the exception of Isma Ismail, who I could not find an accurate source for. Dr. Habibah Jalil is a lecturer at the Department of Technical and Science Education and faculty of Educational Studies at the University of Putra in Malaysia. Angela McFarlane is the Professor of Education at the Bristol Graduate School of Education in the United Kingdom. Fadzilah Rahman is a lecturer in the Department of Language and Humanities Education at the University of Putra in Malaysia as well. Since all the authors I looked up have very academic backgrounds, all being professors of education, their opinions are well founded and trustworthy. The International Journal of Instruction is also a very valuable and well founded source because it is a periodical published that outlines best practices and trends in education world wide, it therefore houses expert opinions in the field of education and child development. From this source I found the article written on assisted performance in the online classroom and independent performance in the online environment.

Kaplan, Frederic and Pierre-Yves Oudeyer. "Intrinsically Motivated Machines." Infoscience.
4850. (2007): 304-315. Auraria Library-EBSCO. Web. 11 November 2009.

Kaplan graduated as an engineer in a Telecommunications school in Paris, France and recieved a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Paris. He worked then as a researcher in the Sony Computer Lab for 10 years and is a well trusted source in software engineering. Pierre Yves Oudeyer is a colleague of Kaplan and earner his engineering degree in Telecommunications from a school in Lyons, France. He then received a PhD in artificial intelligence from the University of Paris as well. Both Kaplan and Oudeyer are engineering robots that have intrinsic motivation and human like behavior. The Infoscience Journal is a trusted Scientific source published by Infoscience company that puts out articles periodically on advancements in technology and engineering. Although this technological source is very valid and trustworthy due to the credibility of its authors and publishers, it may seem like it does not fit with my topic on education. But I used this referenced article because while Kaplan and Oudeyer were trying to engineer robots that were intrinsically motivated, they researched and referenced Piaget and his work on intrinsic motivation in children.

Miller, Patricia H. Theories of Development Psychology. 4th ed. New York: Worth Publishers, 2001. 69. Web. 11 November 2009.

Patricia H. Miller is a professor and author on psychology and human development. She has taught at Michigan University, the University of Florida, was the Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts in Florida, and is currently on staff at the University of Minnesota as the Head of the Psychology Department. She is also the associate editor of Child Development. Her studies have focused on the development of children, their executive functions, academic success, and memory. The vast and deep background in child development as a teacher, author, and researcher makes Miller a very notable and reliable source. Worth Publishers is a Psychology driven, academic publisher that specializes in printing textbooks and guides to psychology and is also a reliable source for this reason. From Miller's book I found some good explanation of quantitative development and how Piaget adhered to it.

Tyre, Peg. The Trouble with Boys: A Surprising Report Card on Our Sons, Their Problems at School, and What Parents and Educators Must Do. New York: Crown Publishing Group, 2008. 103. Print.

Peg Tyre is the author of this New York Time's Bestseller. She was the senior writer at Newsweek before she wrote this book and spent time as a correspondent on CNN. She specializes in writing on social trends and education. She graduated from Brown University and has lectured at Harvard University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Tyre's resume is quite impressive and full of academic and professional accomplishments. Her specialization on educational topics makes her a viable source for my paper. The Crown Publishing Group first originated in 1933 and is now a branch of the Random House Publishing Company, which is known internationally as the world's largest English language book trading company. Random House has been known to print a wide variety of books and is not just a nameless publisher. This book by Tyre takes a look at boys in the American school system and analyzes the problems that young men face in the schools. From this book I found a useful quote on the removal of recess which will help in my argument for more Vygotskian founded play in child development.

Wiate-Stupiansky, Sandra. Building Understanding Together: A Constructivist Approach to Early Childhood Education. Boston: Delmar Publishers, 1997. 2, 24-27, 80. Print.

Waite-Stupiansky has taught kindergarten the last 8 or her 27 years of teaching at Edinboro University's Miller Laboratory School in Pennsylvania. She also has a PhD in early childhood education. With her training and experience in teaching, Wiate-Stupiansky stands out as a legitimate source of information. The book she wrote on constructivism was published by Delmar Publishers. Delmar Publishers are and a printing source that specializes in skill based solutions for educational institutions, businesses, and professionals. It is also part of Cengage Learning, which makes it a very useful source for educational information. I found this book, by Wiate-Stupiansky, very useful as it gives background into the educational ideology of constructivism and a small section on Vygotskian play as well.