Trainee Teacher''s Guide to Academic Assignments

This book supports trainee teachers with their written assignments.  It helps students to approach their academic writing with confidence, to fully demonstrate what they know and to 'ace' assignments!

It explains:1.  The value and purpose of assignments - making the writing process easier and more effective from the start
2.  How to read and write academically - with practical, how to support 
3.  How to respond to marking and feedback to improve your grades - developing your academic identity and your knowledge and performance for teaching

Teacher training is challenging.  Balancing teaching with academic work is hard work.  This book is here to help.

List of contents

What are assignments for?
Getting started
Study skills
Reading academically
Constructing an argument
Writing academically
Different kinds of assignments
Using feedback
Resources

About the author

Rebecca Austin is Senior Lecturer at the School of Teacher Education and Development at Canterbury Christchurch University. 

Summary

This book supports ITE students with academic writing and enables them to approach their assignments with confidence and understanding.

Product details

• Authors: Rebecca Austin, Austin Rebecca
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9781526470607
• ISBN: 978-1-5264-7060-7
• No. of pages: 128
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Prose: non-fiction, EDUCATION / Professional Development, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, teacher training, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education, Biography and non-fiction prose, EDUCATION / Teacher Training & Certification