Question

Read the following assessment task. Pay careful attention to the exact requirements of the task. Then look at the student’s response. For this task you should :

a.Write a couple of sentences assessing how well the student has carried out the task. b.Write the student some feedback based on whether they have completed the task well or whether they have omitted parts of it.

Use supportive language while you are providing advice on how they can improve in future assessment tasks. (about 200 words for a and b)

Choose a course you have studied. For this course, write two paragraphs about it. The first paragraph should be a summary of the course, in your own words. The second paragraph should include your own comments on what you liked or disliked about the course, and what was most interesting. Include some advice you might give another student thinking of studying this. Write about 200 words for each course summary (the first and second paragraphs together should add up to about 200 words).

Here is the student’s answer: I studied a course about identifying trees. It explained the different types and families of trees. It described how you can look at features of the trees such as bark, leaves, trunks etc. and use that to work out which family of tree it is and maybe even find out what species. It says which trees are native in the UK and which trees are brought in from abroad. It also had a print-out field guide to help you in the field when you are walking around and see some trees you can’t identify. I really liked this course. I am not very good at identifying trees, but my children are growing up and asking me what they are, but I can’t always tell them. This should really help me be able to work out what kind of tree it is when I am out and about.

Answer 1

A) The student has completed the task quiet well. There are more space to improve in their ways of presentation. All the parts of the task were not met completely. It would be more attractive if they include all parts of the task and present it slightly better. It is always important to mention the scope of a course.

B) Dear student, you have completed the task in a good manner. You could have performed even better if you had understood all the relevent topic to be answered about your course. If you would have separated the paragraph as per the task your presentation would have been more attractive. It is important to mention the name of the course when you write about it. You have explained the course summary quiet well but forgot to include some advice for another student thinking of studying it. You were indeed asked to write about 200 words adding up both paragraphs. But you fell too short. You could have elaborated the areas that you liked or disliked about the course to meet the requirement. Next time read and understand the task completely before you attempt it and plan the ways that can be adapted to present it. I am sure that you can do it much better.