Writing Skills for Education Students

by Charlotte Barrow, Rebecca Westrup

Overview

This concise text will help your 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. It also equips students with practical strategies for reflecting on their learning and placement experiences and using observational data from their placements in written assignments. Chapters incorporate subject-specific examples and activities, which make it easier for students to develop these skills and apply them to their own work.

This engaging book will be an essential companion for all students of education, childhood studies and related disciplines.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781350315624
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	11/24/2018
Series:	Bloomsbury Study Skills
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	146
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

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.
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.

Table of Contents

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.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

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)

Editorial Reviews

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

From the Publisher