On the table of studies, I earned a 90, and this grade is similar to the grade I expected to make. However, I believe that I could have improved my grade. To explain, I did not put the title at the beginning of the study table in proper APA format. If I had proofread carefully, I could have identified and fixed the errors. Moreover, the most challenging part of the tables was the important points from the introduction and discussion sections. I wrote my notes in sentence form rather than note form; therefore, the notes are not as clear and concise as they could be. I found it difficult to accurately summarize the key points of the introduction and discussion in note form. However, being able to take clear and concise notes is an important skill, especially when reviewing and summarizing studies. Because I have various upcoming assignments, such as an undergraduate thesis, I need to improve my note taking abilities. …show more content…
To select the studies, I researched the effects of AAVE on children’s academic performance using the university library’s search tool. However, numerous studies, articles, and reports were identified as matching my search request, and many of the results were irrelevant to my topic. In order to narrow the results, I read the title of the article or study and the subject tags below the title to evaluate the worth of the article. If the article appeared to match my topic, I read the abstract to further evaluate the value of the article to my topic. Through this method, I was able to find four studies and an overview of AAVE in schools that discussed the effect of AAVE on the school performance of children. I believe this strategy for locating articles was efficient and effective because I was able to quickly identify if an article or study would be beneficial to my topic without wasting time reading the full