Seminar on Contemporary Issues in Education
Question：
Teacher qualifications in public schools should require that teachers have the degree in Educational Psychology or a recognized equivalent in China.
Claim 1 ：Solid educational psychology foundation may enhance the ability of faculty more effectively in guidance for students in different areas.
Claim 2：Education psychology helps teachers choose a more appropriate teaching strategy.
Claim 3：Educational psychology assists the teacher in understand the individual differences of students and give each student the same quality of teaching.
2500 words
Description
The assignment of 2500 words will consist of a short conference article, written in academic format, based upon the issue discussed by the student in the seminars and informed by a literature review.
The assignment should have the overall look and feel of a short research paper and contain the following elements:
- Title, consisting of the position statement
- Summary of the piece of writing in the form of an abstract (100-150 word summary)
- Introduction and context
- Expansion of the discussion of each claim that provides arguments and justifications
- Summary of overall justification of the position statement (how the evidence reviewed leads to this conclusion)
- References
Feedback will be provided along with the grade awarded and the marking criteria will be matched to the learning outcomes for Assignment 2 listed below, that serve as the criteria against which the assignment will be assessed.
Students should be able to:
- Clearly express their position statement in writing
(Title, abstract, introduction and conclusion)
- Use literature to provide a rationale for discussion
(introduction and rationale)
- Contextualise the issue, recognising key theoretical distinctions.
- Select appropriate academic literature, referring to and employing evidence and argument to support claims made.
- Construct an argument in support of the position statement by weighing evidence and refuting counter arguments.
- Form a conclusion by synthesising earlier sections
- Present the assignment in the form of a short conference paper employing correct referencing using the Harvard System and acceptable use of language.
