Tutormarked Assignment IN ACTION

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Tutor-marked Assignment IN ACTION

• Presented by Cao Wen

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Courses concerned
DP program Course title English Writing (14)
Assignments 6 TMAs per course Types guided
writing, varied
BA program Course title English for Studying
Assignments 3 TMAs Types a description, a
narration, an exposition/argumentation
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• Six Key Questions

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Six Key Questions
Why
Who
How
What
When
Where
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Why?
Tang (2005) Assignment feedback provision in a
tertiary level web-based English language
education degree-awarding program in China
Share with your partner your opinions of her
findings.
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Who?

• Sample
• Self
• Peer
• Tutor

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How?

• Single mark approach
• Mistake-underlined approach
• Mistake-type indication approach
• Correction-suggested approach
• Comment-provided approach

Which approach saves your time?
Which approach best benefits your students?
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What?

• Layout
• Language
• Content
• Organization (coherence, cohesiveness, unity)

Which is DP marking focus?
Which is BA marking focus?
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Where?

• e-Submission
• e-Downloading
• e-Marking
• e-Uploading

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When?

• Sample/self/peer marked During the tutorial
• TMA Within 2 weeks after the submission date

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• TMA Encounters

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Assignment 1

• Marking focus language
• Resources
• Error correction symbol
• Work sheet Assignment 1
• TMA sample

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Assignment 2

• Marking focus language and content
• Resources
• Error correction symbol
• Work sheet Assignment 2
• TMA sample

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Assignment 3

• Marking focus language and organization
• Resources
• Error correction symbol
• Work sheet Assignment 3
• TMA sample