Discuss why assignment essays are common assessment tasks in undergraduate tertiary coursework, and evaluate the effectiveness of assignments as an avenue for learning. (Word limit 500 words – 10% leeway) Please note that the APA referencing style is used in this sample essay.
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Introduction
Assignment
essays
are developed from set questions that give students
a period of time
to research a topic and produce their answer
with references to their sources of information. Fix the agreement mistake
answers
While
there are some disadvantages
with
using Change preposition
to
assignment
essays
as an assessment
tool, there are sound educational purposes underpinning this
practice. This
essay examines the reasons why assignment
essays
are beneficial for student
learning and considers some of the problems with this
method of assessment
. Body paragraph 1 Assignment
essay tasks are set to assist students
to develop
mastery of their study Change preposition
in developing
subject
. Firstly
, assignment
tasks enhance understandings
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understanding
about
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of
subject
matter. Yang and Baker (2005) reason that “to master your learning materials and extend your understandings, you need to write about the meanings you gain from your research” (Add an article
the subject
p
. 1). Secondly
, research (Jinx, 2004; Zapper, 2006) clearly demonstrates that students
learn the writing conventions of a subject
area while
they are researching, reading and writing in their discipline. This
activity helps them to “crack the code” of the discipline (Bloggs, 2003, p
. 44). Thus
, students
are
learning Verb problem
learn
subject
matter and how to write in that disciplinary area by researching and writing assignment
essays
. Body paragraph 2 Using assignment
essays
for assessment
supports student
learning better than the traditional examination system. It is considered that course-work assignment
essays
can lessen the extreme stress experienced by some students
over ‘sudden-death’ end of semester
examinations: If we insist that all Add a hyphen
end-of-semester
students
write about everything they have learned in their study courses at the same time
and in the same place (e.g. in examinations), we are not giving all of our students
equal opportunities. Some students
are not daunted by the exam experience while
others suffer ‘exam nerves’ and perform at the lowest level of their capabilities. (Wonderland University, 2006, p
. 4) Additionally
, Jones et al. (2004, pp. 36-37) propose that assignment
essays
can be used to assess student
learning mid-course and so
provide them with helpful Rephrase
apply
feedback
before they are subjected to the exam experience. Exams only provide students
with a mark rather than specific feedback
on their progress. Therefore
, setting assignment
essays
for a substantial part of student
assessment
is a much fairer approach than one-off examination testing. Body paragraph 3 As an assessment
tool, assignment
essays
have some disadvantages
for lecturers and students
. It has been found that assignment
essays
consume a great deal of staff time
and money to mark and student
time
to prepare (Sankey & Liger, 2005, p
. 192). A consequence of these problems is that feedback
to students
is frequently delayed, and this
is much less useful to students
than rapid feedback
(p
. 294). It is partly because of these disadvantages
of time
and expense that other assessments such
as multiple-choice tests and short answer
questions have an enduring place in the tertiary learning environment. Conclusion Add a hyphen
short-answer
To conclude
, it seems that assignment
essays
continue to have a prominent role in tertiary education as an assessment
tool. This
is mainly because they are very effective in developing knowledge and writing skills for subject
areas. Also
, assignment
essays
can be less stressful than examinations as they allow students
to show their understanding of content in less pressured circumstances. On the other hand
, the time consuming
nature of writing and marking Add a hyphen
time-consuming
essays
points to some disadvantages
that also
need to be considered. The weight of evidence, however
, supports the writing of assignment
essays
for student
assessment
because this
approach has such
positive and proven effects for improved student
learning.Submitted by eeepcseries on
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Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
The easiest way to score well on the IELTS Task 2 writing portion is to structure your writing in a solid essay format.
A strong argument essay structure can be split up into 4 paragraphs, each containing 4 sentences (except the conclusion paragraph, which only contains 3 sentences).
Stick to this essay structure:
- Paragraph 1 - Introduction
- Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
- Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
- Paragraph 4 - Conclusion