You are required to write a report on the following topic. Topic:‘How can peer-to-peer learning...

Question

You are required to write a report on the following topic.

Topic:‘How can peer-to-peer learning promote student independence, and how can students best utilize the experience of their fellow students?’

You should read the appropriate topics on Interact2 and chapters of your textbook to get information on writing reports.

Online submission via Turnitin is required for this assignment. Details will be provided by your subject lecturer.

Rationale

An important survival skill for you as a tertiary student is to learn the art of professional report writing. This assessment task is provided to allow you to learn more about the broader context of writing in a report format. Professional report writing requires the application of discipline in conformity with established conventions of presentation, expression, style and format. Learning to write well therefore becomes a life-long educational task. For you to be successful in your university studies, you should be developing skills in analysis and evaluation to improve your ability to think clearly, to document the arguments and findings made by others, and to compare and contrast different viewpoints. Report writing is one such method of assisting students to achieve these tasks.

This assessment addresses the following subject learning objectives.

LO1 - Be able to locate, paraphrase, summarise and comprehend simple to complex English texts
LO2 - be able to develop an effective academic argument based on information gained from a range of sources,
LO3 - be able to write in a range of academic formats, following English writing mechanics and appropriate academic referencing styles;

Marking criteria

Criteria	LO	HD (85-100%)	DI (75-84%)	CR (65-74%)	PS (50-64%)	FL (0-49%)
Argument development (40%)	2	Your arguments are logical.You include at least four key points of analysis. You synthesize multiple references to support each point.You include a substantiated evaluation of the research included for at least two of your key pointsYou make at least 4 recommendations each linked to the preceding key points.	Your arguments are logical.You include at least four key points of analysis. You synthesize multiple references to support each point.You make at least 4 recommendations each linked to the preceding key points.	Your arguments are logicalYou include at least four key points of analysis. You include at least two articles to support each point.You make at least 3 recommendations each linked to the preceding analysis.	You include at least four key points of analysis. You include at least one article to support each point.You make at least 2 recommendations on the topic given.	You do not meet the pass criteria though your attempt is genuine.
Organisation and structure (25%)	3	You include all components of a reportYou provide an accurate yet succinct executive summaryYour report follows a logical sequence and your paragraphs are logically structured.	You include all components of a reportYou provide an accurate yet succinct executive summaryYour report follows a logical sequence.	You include all components of a reportYou provide an accurate yet succinct executive summary.	You include all components of a report.	You do not meet the pass criteria though your attempt is genuine.
English writing mechanics (20%)	3	You use formal academic language throughout thereport and your sentences simple yet expressive.Your report has no typographical or grammatical errors.	You use formal academic language throughout the report.Your report has less than three typographical or grammatical errors.	You use formal academic language throughout your reportYour report largely follows the rules of English writing mechanics.	You use formal academic language in several places.Your report partially follows the rules of English writing mechanics.	You do not meet the pass criteria though your attempt is genuine.
Quality of articles (5%)	1	You use at least eight sources.All eight references meet all elements of the CRAP test.	You use at least seven sources.All seven references meet all elements of the CRAP test.	You use at least six sources.All six references meet all elements of the CRAP test.	You use at least five sourcesAll five references are academic.	You do not meet the pass criteria though your attempt is genuine.
Referencing (10%)	3	Your reference list and in-text references are accurate as per APA6 standard and include all components.You include a variety of citation techniques.You include citations where expected.	Your reference list shows most references correctly APA6 formatted and most of your in-text references are correctly APA6 formattedYou include a variety of citation techniques.You include citations where expected.	Your reference list shows most references correctly APA6 formatted and most of your in-text references are correctly APA6 formattedYou include a variety of citation techniques.	Your reference list shows at least one reference correctly APA6 formatted and you include at least one in-text reference correctly APA6 formatted.	You do not meet the pass criteria though your attempt is genuine.

No marks awarded but a maximum of8 marks each may be deducted for errors in the following:

Word count (1500 +/- 10%)

Presentation guidelines

Text match exceeding 20%

Presentation

The assessment should follow the guidelines below

Assessment items should be typed
Use 1.5 spacing
Use a standard 12 point font such as Times New Roman, Calibri or Arial
Left-justify body text
Provide a single reference list that always starts on a new page. The reference list should have the title 'References'

In addition the report must look professional. See your textbook for more details.

Requirements

You must include references to at least five (5) academic references. In addition to five (5) academic references, you are encouraged to refer to additional sources, such as journal articles, book chapters, newspaper articles and practitioner-focused articles.

For this assessment APA referencing format is required.

The report must be submitted via Turnitin prior to the due date. It is recommended that your name, student ID and page number are included in the header or footer of every page of the assignment.

The report must include all components of a report. See appropriate topic notes and sections of your textbook.

The report should be 1500 words in length excluding the executive summary and table of contents.

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David · Accepted Answer

PEER TO PEER LEARNING PROMOTE STUDENT INDEPENDENCE 
PEER TO PEER LEARNING PROMOTE STUDENT INDEPENDENCE 
Assessment -04
Executive summary 
The aim of this report was to investigate the ways of promoting student independence through peer-to-peer learning. A survey of students from each college was conducted in first semester of the academic year. Overall, the results indicate that peer to peer learning cooperative learning, increasing problem solving skills, filling skill gaps, stimulating creativity and learning from each other are the ways. The report concludes that the peer-to-peer learning considered as the most effective medium that helps the students to improve their academic learning and also improve the coordination among the students. It is recommended that the university and academicians has develops guidelines that helps student to actively engaged on peer to peer learning process. 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction………………………………………………………………………………3
2. Body……………………………………………………………………………………….5
3. Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………7
4. References………………………………………………………………………………8
	
Introduction
In the present times independent learning is the most effective tool that increases the knowledge of the students. With the help of independent learning student can easily clear his or her doubts and can easily solve them with his own learning. Research that demonstrates that peer-to-peer learning can be used to promote student engagement in class and increase learning. 
This report will investigate current research and assess the possibility of peer-to-peer learning in a classroom setting. The report justify that peer to peer learning promote the independent learning for the students. To increase the learning among the students, peer-to-peer learning is the best way that helps to share the knowledge among the students.    
Body:
Researchers claimed that most of the universities are promoting peer-to-peer learning in order to improve the way of learning among the students. It is also to be noted that peer learning is not a single undifferentiated educational strategy that increases the coordination among the students. Peer to peer learning is a mutually beneficial activity that understands all as a tutor and a learner. It aids the student for the continuous development by supporting likeminded persons to employ in exchanging knowledge by coordination, networking, explanation and sharing of the relevant details that enable the people to increase the knowledge of other person and manage the educational strategy (Boud et al 2014, p.56). The small overview tells all 4 ways in which peer to peer learning increases students’ independence.
Thus, O'Donnell & King, 2014 have argued that peer to peer learning encourage the students to give importance to self-learning rather to depend on others. It also aids the students to be self-sufficient and grab as much knowledge as they can that increase the concentration of the student in significant manner. It can be said that peer-to-peer learning increases the cooperation among the students.

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