What role does the process of conducting a gap analysis play in the development of an AIP?Do you think it is possible to develop a problem of practice without first conducting a gap analysis?

Understanding the effects of state standardized testing for k-12 in Louisiana

Complete the following:

Describe an area of research interest.
Explain why you chose this area to study.
Although you will not begin planning your AIP in this course, try to identify an issue that could eventually serve as the basis for your AIP or be part of the library research you will eventually need to conduct for your project.

Describe how you might apply the skill set learned from conducting a gap analysis to the design of an AIP.

What role does the process of conducting a gap analysis play in the development of an AIP?

Do you think it is possible to develop a problem of practice without first conducting a gap analysis?

Explain and defend your answers by referencing scholarly sources.

Identify an organizational issue that, if addressed, could positively impact organizational effectiveness or outcomes.

Describe how the information gleaned from the six studies align with the issue or problem.

Week 8 Discussion

Provide a synthesis of the main points identified in your six research articles (one paragraph to synthesize all six articles).

Describe how the information gleaned from the six studies align with the issue or problem.

Describe how the articles might be useful to a Literature Review in support of your AIP.

Discuss the problem of practice for which the literature review is relevant. Include a sentence that states there is a lack of research on…(the topic).

Provide a synthesis of the main points identified in your six research articles (one paragraph to synthesize all six articles).

Describe/discuss how the information gleaned from the literature aligns with the issue or problem.