Journal Article Review on Adopting a Stance: Bandura and Vygotsky on Professional Development

Order Instructions

You will review the following article, “Adopting a Stance: Bandura and Vygotsky on

Professional Development” (Eun, 2019) in the Module 3: Week 3 Learn items. Your Journal

Article Review must involve critiquing and reviewing the article in relation to the application of

learning theories as it relates to personal and professional development and learning in the

classroom. The review must be 1–2 double-spaced pages and follow current APA format. A

submission of less than 1 page will not receive credit. You may include other citations/references

in the Journal Article Review to support your points.

You will evaluate and critique the article. The journal article reviews must involve critiquing and

applying how one can apply concepts in learning theories, such as self-efficacy, as it relates to

professional development. The paper will include a title page, a reference page, and have a 2-

page limit. The title page, in-text citations, and references page are NOT included in the word

limit. The journal article critique consists of three parts:

 Part 1—Summary Paragraph;

 Part 2—Analysis of Author’s Key Points;

 Part 3—Personal Application to Personal and Professional Development

When composing your reviews, practice using graduate professional writing. Do not begin with

“This article is about…” Instead, open the review with a strong thesis statement and summarize

the author’s main points in the first paragraph. Using third-person, state your personal reaction to

the article in the final paragraph (“This author agrees/disagrees…” or “one can see that…”).