Introduction 1. What Should I Be Reading? How Should I Be Reading? 3. Taking Notes and Making Notes 4. Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism 5. Thinking Critically for an Education Degree 6. Planning Your Writing 7. The Characteristics of Academic Writing 8. Structuring and Beginning Your Writing 9. Different Kinds of Written Assignments 10. Receiving and Using Feedback Effectively 11. Reflective Writing: Reflecting on Your Own Learning Experiences 12. Reflecting on Observed Experiences in Practice 13. Next Steps: Taking Your Degree Forward Index.
This concise text will help students get to grips with the core academic skills they need to succeed at written assignments, including critical thinking, reading, note-making and assignment planning. Chapters are packed with subject-specific examples and activities.
Charlotte Barrow is Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Central Lancashire, UK. Rebecca Westrup is Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of East Anglia, UK.
This is a long awaited book for all involved in the study of
Education. Informative and detailed, it offers the beginning and
returning student a much needed foundation with which to appreciate
and effectively respond to the complex field of Education.
*Karen Lowing, University of Stirling, UK*
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