X9172
Understanding Education in the 21st Century: Assignment Top-sheet
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X9172
Understanding Education in the 21st Century: Assignment Top-sheet
Assessment
You are required to write a 2000-word essay +/- 10% (plus list of references) in response to one of the following questions:
“Summerhill is possibly the happiest school in the world” (A. S. Neill). What form does education take in A. S Neill’s Summerhill School?
Why can’t people agree on the purpose of education?
Can technology replace teachers?
How can schools and teachers help to reduce social inequalities in educational attainment?
Why might it be important that educators, in any setting, teach children and young people about, through and for human rights? And, how might they go about this?
Does education policy seek to control or guide teachers?
Educators ought to base their practice on evidence from peer reviewed research papers rather than on their own fanciful notions. Discuss!
The assignment should be submitted via Myplace by Monday 14th December 2020 at 12noon
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Understanding Education in the 21st Century: Tutor and Student Information
This is a 20-credit module. Please refer to the five full criteria provided below. The pass mark is 40%. The essay should have:
An introduction identifying the topic and purpose of the essay.
An analysis of the topic, critically comparing and contrasting the advantages and limitations of differing perspectives.
A discussion of the key themes drawn from the analysis and supported by key academic literature; i.e., scholarly publications such as books and peer reviewed articles written by researchers and experts.
An appropriate conclusion which states your position, drawing on the arguments presented.
A well-written narrative in which ideas flow clearly and coherently, with appropriate use of paragraphs and transitions to get your points across. It should make proper use of academic sources to support the arguments and provide evidence of engagement with specialised literature. Careful attention should be paid to spelling, punctuation, grammar and in-text citation of literature, and an accurate reference list provided of texts cited. The essay should use APA 7th edition for references.
Category
84% – 92% – 100%
Outstanding
72% – 75% – 78%
Excellent
62% – 65% – 68%
Comprehensive
52% – 55% – 58%
Satisfactory
42% – 45% – 48%
Limited
32% – 35% – 38%
Inadequate
22% – 25% – 28%
Weak
4% – 12% – 18%
Minimal
0%
Non submission
Markers will use professional judgement regarding detail of assignment Categories & Features to help determine an overall mark for the assignment.
Additional Guidance:
Tutor Comment on Response Criteria: Structure & Content:
Qualitative comment by tutors should normally prioritise focus on required improvement across criteria judged to be (Minimal – Satisfactory)
Qualitative comment should also mention strengths (Comprehensive – Outstanding) – and may also include advice to students on how to improve even further
Tutor Comment on Aspect of Work Student Has Requested Advice About:
Formative advice regarding student focus request should be offered
Tutor Comment: Resubmission Advice per Assignment Criteria:
In cases of marks 38% and below it is essential that tutor comment places focus on remedial advice per assignment criterion.
This advice should normally supply adequate specific information for students to make a reasonable attempt at achieving satisfactory mark in any subsequent resubmission
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Understanding Education in the 21st Century: Assignment Top-sheet
100%
92%
84%
The essay is outstanding in identifying the topic chosen. The introduction is particularly clear in stating the purpose of the essay.
The essay is outstanding in terms of the manner in which the key issues are considered. The analysis of the topic and the arguments that support it are extremely well-balanced and focused.
The essay is outstanding in terms of how it applies key academic literature to the analysis of the topic. The essay is therefore exceptionally well-informed by literature relating to the subject. There is very strong evidence that there has been reading and thought beyond the course materials.
The essay is outstanding in terms of the strength of its conclusions and makes extremely clear the student’s position on the topic.
The essay is outstanding in terms of its structure and accessibility for the audience. It is extremely well-written with careful attention to spelling, punctuation and grammar throughout and is written in a way as to fully engage the reader. There is outstanding use of appropriate academic sources and an accurate reference list of texts cited at the end of the essay. The paper is outstanding in its use of APA 6th edition with highly accurate referencing.
78%
75%
72%
The essay is excellent in identifying the topic chosen and in presenting the purpose of the essay.
The essay is excellent in terms of the manner in which the key issues are considered. The analysis and the arguments that support it are very well-balanced and focused.
The essay is excellent in terms of how it applies key academic literature to the analysis of the topic. The essay is therefore extremely well-informed by literature relating to the subject. There is strong evidence that there has been reading and thought beyond the course materials.
The essay is excellent in terms of the strength of its conclusions and makes clear the student’s position on the topic.
The essay is excellent in terms of its structure and accessibility for the audience. It is very well paragraphed and written in a way as to readily engage the reader. There is excellent use of appropriate academic sources and an accurate reference list of texts cited at the end of the essay. The paper is excellent in its use of APA 6th edition with minimal errors.
68%
65%
62%
The essay is comprehensive in identifying the topic chosen and in presenting its purpose, with only occasional lapses in detail.
The essay is comprehensive in terms of the manner in which the key issues are considered. The analysis of the topic and the arguments that support it are well-balanced and focused.
The essay is comprehensive in terms of how it applies key academic literature to the analysis of the topic. The essay is therefore very well-informed by literature relating to the subject. There is evidence that there has been reading and thought beyond the course materials.
The essay is comprehensive in terms of the strength of its conclusions and makes clear the student’s position on the topic.
The essay is comprehensive in terms of its structure and accessibility for the audience. It is well well-written with careful attention to spelling, punctuation and grammar throughout and is written in a way as to fully engage the reader and written in a way as to engage the reader. There is comprehensive use of academic appropriate sources and an accurate reference list of texts cited at the end of the essay. The paper is comprehensive in its use of APA 6th edition with occasional errors.
58%
55%
52%
The essay is satisfactory in identifying the topic chosen and in presenting its purpose, with only occasional lapses in detail.
The essay is satisfactory in terms of the manner in which the key issues are considered. Some arguments are presented, generating a satisfactory analysis of the topic.
The essay is satisfactory in terms of how it applies key academic literature to the analysis of the topic. The essay is therefore informed by literature relating to the subject. There is some evidence that there has been reading and thought beyond the course materials.
The essay is satisfactory in terms of the conclusions and makes clear the student’s position on the topic.
The essay is satisfactory in terms of its structure and accessibility for the audience. It is written with attention to spelling, punctuation and grammar throughout and in a way as to engage the reader. There is satisfactory use of appropriate academic sources and a satisfactory reference list of texts cited at the end of the essay. The paper is satisfactory in its use APA 6th edition with some errors.
48%
45%
42%
The essay is limited in identifying the chosen topic but the presentation of its purpose is basic.
The essay is limited in terms of the manner in which the key issues are considered. Some basic arguments are presented, generating a basic analysis of the topic.
The essay is limited in terms of how it applies key academic literature to the analysis of the topic. The essay makes reference to some literature relating to the subject. There is evidence that there has been some reading and thought beyond the course materials at a basic level.
The essay is limited in terms of the conclusions. The student’s position on the topic is somewhat clear.
The essay is limited in terms of its structure and accessibility for the audience. It is written with some attention to spelling, punctuation and grammar throughout and in a way as to engage the reader. There is adequate use of appropriate sources and an adequate reference list of texts cited at the end of the essay. The paper is limited in its use of APA 6th edition with some omissions and/or errors.
38%
35%
32%
The essay is inadequate in identifying the chosen topic. The presentation of its purpose is weak.
The essay is inadequate in terms of the manner in which the key issues are considered. The arguments presented are limited, generating a inadequate analysis of the topic.
The essay is inadequate in terms of how it applies key academic literature to the analysis of the topic. The essay makes limited reference to literature relating to the subject. The evidence that there has been reading and thought beyond the course materials is inadequate.
The essay is inadequate in terms of the conclusions. The student’s position on the topic is inadequate.
The essay is inadequate in terms of its structure and accessibility for the audience. It is written with little attention to spelling, punctuation and grammar throughout. The attempts to engage the reader are limited. There is limited use of appropriate academic sources and a limited reference list of texts cited at the end of the essay. The paper is inadequate in its use of APA 6th edition with omissions and/or errors.
28%
25%
22%
The essay is weak in identifying the chosen topic. The presentation of its purpose in incoherent and therefore weak.
The essay is weak in terms of the manner in which the key issues are considered. Arguments presented are weak, generating a very basic analysis of the topic.
The essay is weak in terms of how it applies key academic literature to the analysis of the topic. The essay makes very limited reference to literature relating to the subject. The evidence that there has been reading and thought beyond the course materials is weak.
The essay is weak in terms of the conclusions. The student’s position on the topic is not clear.
The essay is weak in terms of its structure and accessibility for the audience. It is poorly written with no attention to spelling, punctuation and grammar throughout. The attempts to engage the reader are weak. There is inadequate use of appropriate academic sources and a very limited reference list of texts cited at the end of the essay. There is weak use of APA 6th edition with some serious omissions and/or errors.
18%
12%
4%
The paper content is minimal in identifying the chosen topic. The presentation of the purpose of the essay is of very little or no pertinence to the topic.
The essay content is minimal in terms of the manner in which the key issues are considered. Arguments are not presented and therefore the analysis of the topic is non-existent.
The essay content is minimal in terms of how it applies key academic literature to the analysis of the topic at hand. The essay makes minimal reference literature relating to the subject. There is minimal evidence that there has been reading and thought beyond the course materials.
The essay content is minimal as it does not draw logical conclusions and the student does not reflect on his position on the topic.
The essay content is minimal in terms of its structure and accessibility for the audience. It is very poorly written with no attention to spelling, punctuation and grammar throughout. There is minimal in-text citation and no reference list of texts cited. APA 6th edition is not used.
0%
Non-submission
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Understanding Education in the 21st Century: Feedback
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