Annotated Bibliography

Name:

Example

Citation:
Barth, R. P. (2002). Outcomes of adoption and what they tell us about designing
adoption services. Adoption Quarterly, 6 (1), 45-60.
Annotation:
Dr. Barth, a researcher at Stanford University reviewed literature on twins and other
adopted children to determine if environment plays a significant role in the outcome of
adoption. He found that environment plays a greater role in intelligence, personality, and
health than expected and that the twins and siblings became more alike as they aged
on intelligence tests. Children who were adopted after infancy had more emotional and
behavioral problems, as well as lower academic performance, when compared to
children who were raised by at least one biological parent. Children adopted in infancy
had more emotional and behavioral problems, but did as well in academic performance.
The author concluded that adoptive parents need better education prior to adoption and
more resources after adoption. The article by Mandel and Sorthmann (annotated below)
provides recommendations for the specific types of education and resources needed
before and after adoption. (145 words)
Use the submission form for the assignment and format the articles like this, use one paragraph
and use a standard font such as Arial or Times New Roman, 12 font. The annotation should be
no longer than 150 words. Make sure that you identify the credentials of the author and you
need to compare this article with the others, as I did above. You also can see how that is done
in the example at the Cornell site: http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/skill28.htm#what

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Grading Rubric:
Missing
0

Wrong
information
2

Uses APA 6th ed. for citation

Evaluates credibility of the source of
information
Summarizes purpose of study/publication
Summarizes findings/conclusions
Compares/contrasts findings across studies

Poor
4

Good
6

Very
Good
8

Excellent
10