Reply to:When it comes to scholarly journals, the terms peer-reviewed and refereed are interchangeable (Svoboda., 2022). The process of peer-review involves evaluating the ideas and agreements in a manuscript or other work by professionals working in the same field (Dunn & Halonen, 2020). Prior to publication, peer-reviewed/referred journals undergo an extremely critical and rigorous review process by other authors or specialty scholars. This review process ensures that the published content is first evaluated by the author’s peers and reflects a solid scholarship in their fields of study. Although peer-reviewed journals are always scholarly in nature, scholarly journals are not always peer-reviewed. Scholarly journals are research-focused, reporting results of original research and experimentation. They are heavily cited in the form of either footnotes or bibliographies, and written by, and addressed to, experts in a discipline. However, while peer-reviewed journals require strict “peer approval” for publishing, a scholarly journal that is not peer-reviewed only requires the approval of an editorial board (Svoboda., 2022).

General Guidance for Completing the AssignmentGeneral guidance for completing this assignment is contained in a document that can be access with this linkUDL Group Assignment Instructions v2.docx. Remember that this is general guidance. On Wednesday, October 21, detailed guidance for completing this assignment will be added to the bottom of this page.To learn about UDL, to include the UDL matrix that is central to this assignment, refer to the lesson titled, “Supporting Student Success,” and that is contained in the Week 1 module. When you access that lesson scroll down to the subheading, “Universal Design for Learning.”Group Assignment With Individual TasksThis is a group assignment that includes a group component and an individual component.As a group, you will  develop an explanation of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework that represents information from the professional literature and websites, but that is presented in your own words. Your group explanation should be clear enough for someone unfamiliar with UDL to understand.Individually, each group member will select a UDL Principle and Guideline, and then identify one or more peer reviewed articles from the professional literature that describes a strategy that is aligned to that UDL Principle/Guideline. Each individual will discuss this strategy within a section of the paper the group submits to fulfill the requirements of this assignment.A group leader will submit only one  UDL assignment document for the group that includes all members’ contributions.