Week 8 In comparison to the United States, the UK system is more independent study. While there are equal opportunities to engage with tutors (their version of professors), the lack of incentive in terms of impact on grade to attend all the lectures and seminars makes going to class a personal choice. For one of my courses, barely anyone would show up to the seminar sessions (maybe 4 of us max.).
For all three of my UK courses, the materials are building up each week to help us write our final summative assessment, a 2500 word report. My formative assessments were not graded but were tools to get feedback from our tutors on the first part or a section of the summative assessment. The weekly lectures and seminars go over materials that we can potentially use in our summatives. The grading system is also different in the UK. For that reason, there is a conversion chart that each home university needs to provide. UH Study Abroad Center has this in one of the packets. Because of the way the UK system grades, undergraduate level scores are much lower than US counter parts. It is basically impossible to get above a 90 because that means your work is academic journal level publishable. For the most part, a score of 70 or higher will get you an A at UH Manoa when grades transfer back. Terminology Tutor (equivalent to US professor or TA) Assessment brief (Document in beginning of the year that outlines formative and summative assessments) Formative assessment (like a mid-term but sometimes not graded) Summative assessment (final assignment, usually rest of grade not included in formative) Lectures (tutor lectures on week's material) Seminars (discussion time, class activities, actively engaging with other students)
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Kaylee MikiI'm a college student from Hawai‘i studying abroad in London and looking forward to traveling around Europe and sharing my experiences. Archives
January 2023
Categories
All
|