Paper Assignment
Topic
Read Chapter 2 of How
People Learn: Bridging Research and Practice. Write a paper that includes
the following three sections:
- Section I. One full page. Find two learning/teaching/classroom aspects of
the reading with which you agree. Explain these aspects and illustrate them
using specific examples from your consulting experience this semester.
- Section II. One full page. Find two learning/teaching/classroom aspects of
the reading with which you disagree. Explain these aspects and illustrate why
you disagree using specific examples from your consulting experience this
semester.
- Section III. One half to one full page. Explain one
learning/teaching/classroom tip that is not mentioned in the paper. Illustrate
the tip using specific examples from your consulting experience this semester.
Due Date
The paper is due
no later than Friday, November 18th at 5pm. Electronic submissions of the paper need to be uploaded to D2L.
Grading Criteria
The paper is worth 100 points.
- Section I and Section II are each worth 40 points. Section III is worth 20
points. A section will be graded based on its insightfulness, clarity and
organization.
- Grammar and Spelling. For each grammar or spelling mistake that is found,
4 points will be deducted.
- Logistics. You must adhere to the following requirements or you will
receive no credit:
- The paper should be written using a word processor.
- None of the three sections should exceed one page.
- A 10 point font should be used with 1.5 line spacing.
- The paper should be received by Friday, November 18th at 5pm
(no
credit after the deadline).
Writing Resource
If you need assistance with your writing, there is a Writing Center on
campus.