Instructional Handouts on Research, Writing, and Library Skills

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The following handouts are offered to assist with skills and concepts necessary to write research papers. Should the information differ from specific instructions in the ILP handbook or given by the instructor or ILP advisor, please follow the instructor's directions.

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• Model Research Assignment - MS WORD version
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• How to Read a Scholarly Article in Education
• A Policy Maker's Primer on Education Research: How to Understand, Evaluate, and Use it
• Search ERIC for Education and Counseling
• Research Popular ILP Topics in Education
• Teacher Research/Action Research Resources
• Research School Administration
• Research Education in General
• Action Research Websites
• Research to Create Curriculum, including Lesson Plans; Assessments; Rubrics; Instructional Theories
• Research School Nursing
• Research Technology in Education and School Library Media
• Research Health Education
• Research Subject Area Teaching in Math, Science, Social Studies, and More
• Research Special Education and Learning Disabilities

• Research Counseling, Mental Health, and Psychology
• Search ERIC for Education and Counseling
• Scholarly Journals in the Mental Health/Counseling Field
• Career Development for Mental Health Counselors
• Counseling, Mental Health, and Psychology Full-text Books Online
• Encyclopedia of Psychology

• Research Management and Business
• Research International Management and Business
• Health Care Management Information

• Biology Information Online
• Health Care Management Information
• Research Medical Information Online and in Libraries
• Research School Nursing
• National Guideline Clearinghouse
• Research Health Education
• Medical Interpreter Resources
• Health care search engine for public internet!

• Choose the Most Effective Search Terms
• Using Google Scholar
• Checklist for an Informational Web Page

• APA Style Help, Tutorial, More for 2009 APA Manual
• APA Style - what's new in the 2009 Manual
• APA Style Instructions for 2001 Manual
• Refworks: Create Reference Citations and Bibliographies
• REFWORKS Tutorials
• Have a Successful ILP, IRP, or other Research Paper Experience
• Learn research/writing skills with the TILT tutorial
• How to Identify and Read a Scholarly Article or Book
• Learn research skills from the LOBO tutorial. Sign in as a guest.
• What to Read, and How to Prepare For, Organize, and Write Your Literature Review
• Handy All-Purpose ILP/IRP/Research Paper Hints!
• Scholarly Articles: What are the parts?
• Warning Signs of a Rushed Paper
• Spanish-Language Resources on the Web
• Free ebooks - the best sites
• Plagiarism website with exercises
• Copyright Permissions, Policy, and Procedure of Cambridge College
• EFL Tutorials, Dictionaries, and Translation Tools in CCOL and Online

• ILP Handbook for School of Education, 2008
• CAGS Action Research Project Guide
• CAGS Action Research Project Sample
• Is Your ILP or IRP Ready to Be Passed?

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