Writing Skills for Education Students

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.

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.

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.