Locate two academic articles from a professional, peer-reviewed journal related to the topic of norm and criterion-referenced tests. Be sure to completely answer all questions in each prompt below. There should be two sections, one for each numerical bullet below. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. The essay should be 1750-2000 words and should include proper citations for the two articles being reviewed. Follow the guidelines for APA writing style. The title page and references page do not count towards the minimum word amount for this assignment.Summarize both professional, peer-reviewed articles by addressing the follow for each study. Repeat this sequence for each article.What question/hypothesis was the researcher trying to answer or investigate?Define the variables studied.Describe the sample.How did the researcher gather data in the study?What were the results? How do the results affect your understanding of standardized assessments in early childhood learning enrivonments?What did you learn about how data is used in early childhood education from this study?Compare and contrast both studies and explain the similarities and differences.

DiscussionFirst, read Week 2 Content on Data and How Information Supports Decision Making, paying particular attention to the Levels of Decision Making. For purposes of this discussion, we will use a retail business as an example. This retail business is comprised of the corporate headquarters, regions (oversees several stores in a geographic area) and individual stores. Each of these aligns to one of the three levels of decision makers in an organization. Main Postings: Select one of the levels of decision making and identify one decision that a manager at that level might make. The decision must relate to the retail business and what it does. Then, explain what information a manager at that level might get from the IT systems (such as inventory management or customer information system) to aid in making that decision. Example: Managerial Level: The Regional Director makes a decision to shift inventory that is not selling in one store to another store where sales in those items are high. To support this decision, the Regional Director would need information on sales of specific products by store.

OverviewOne of the most important processes in academic work is the act of revision. To that end, for this dropbox assignment, you’re going to revise the assignments you submitted for MS Word (Unit 7), MS Excel (Unit 8), and MS PowerPoint (Unit 9). You are also going to reflect on these revisions in a Revision Summary. (USLOs 10.2 & 10.3)InstructionsYou’ll complete this assignment in several steps:1. First, open the files you submitted in Units 7, 8, and 9 and use the ‘Save As’ command in each of these programs to rename your file using the following standard: YourLastName_YourFirstName_revised. The filename extension for each program will be .docx, .xlsx, and .pptx, respectively.2. Second, carefully consider the feedback your instructor gave you for these assignments in the previous units and incorporate the suggested changes into the newly-renamed files. Save all changes. 3. Third, review the instructions for these exercises again, making sure you’ve completed all of the steps. While feedback from an instructor or peers in an academic setting is essential for success, ultimately, it’s up to you, the creator, to make sure the work meets standards. If you make changes during this step, be sure to save your work.4. Fourth, create a new Word document named YourLastName_YourFirstName_summary.docx. In 250 -300 words, address one of the two following prompts:If you made changes to your files for this assignment, detail what changes you made. Discuss the importance of the revision process in academic work. Also, identify two tools from this unit (e.g., Grammarly, Track Changes, Spell Check) that could help you with revising your academic work. How could each of these tools assist you in refining your work?If you didn’t need to make changes to your files for this assignment because you scored perfectly on each assignment in the initial units, explain to your reader the importance of revision in the academic setting and what steps you undertook in the initial units to make sure your project received high marks. Also, identify two tools from this unit (e.g., Grammarly, Track Changes, Spell Check) that could help you with revising your academic work. How could each of these tools assist you in refining your work?This part of the comprehensive project should be written in paragraph form, with proper grammar, spelling, and mechanics. 5. Finally, submit all four files (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint final submissions plus the Revision Summary document) to this dropbox as your Comprehensive Project.Aligned USLOs: