WorksheetsLearning to learn at JCU (XUT & SWU 2024)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
What will you NOT find in your subject outlines?
The details of each assessment
A subject calendar
Your lecturer's contact details for outside business hours.
The learning outcomes for the subject.
What is the purpose of the grading rubric for your assignments?
To clarify what you need to do for each assignment.
To explain what standard you need to achieve for each grade.
To help you organise and check your assignment before you submit it.
All of these answers.
The best way to pass assessments is to read and memorise information from lectures and textbooks.
True
False
Lecturers are responsible for ensuring students meet deadlines.
True
False
You are preparing for a lecture. What is NOT an example of ACTIVE OUTPUT?
Read the lecture slides before class.
Annotate the lecture slides before class.
Make a glossary of new vocabulary in the slides and readings.
Write questions you hope the lecturer will answer.
You are participating in a lecture. What is NOT an example of ACTIVE OUTPUT?
Ask and answer questions.
Take notes and make mind maps, flowcharts or tables.
Listen to the lecturer.
Note how the lecture information will help with coming assessments.
You are reviewing after a lecture. What is NOT an example of ACTIVE OUTPUT?
Make flashcards.
Read your notes.
Turn your notes into questions to test yourself later.
Meet friends to discuss the lecture points [in English].
What is the correct way to start a formal email to your lecturer?
Dear Smith,
Dear Dr Smith
Dear Dr Mel
Hi
What is NOT a good way to identify yourself in an email to your lecturer?
I am enrolled in EG3000 (Kevin Wang, 14433221) and...
I am Zhang Wei in BM3434. I'm writing to ask...
Kind regards,
Jess Sassetto (14412345)
Thanks, Kevin.
What is the best way to ask for feedback on your assignment?
Please mark my assignment again. I need to pass.
I need feedback. Can you give me feedback?
Would it be possible to meet to discuss how I could improve my assignment?
Tell me what are my mistakes. Please explain.
What is NOT academic misconduct?
Working with friends to share answers for an assignment and submitting the work as your own.
Cutting and pasting GenAI text into your assignment and submitting it as your own work.
Discussing assignment ideas with friends and then working alone.
Copying some sentences from a text but changing some words and grammar.
What is NOT academic misconduct?
Forgetting to check the formatting of your citations and reference list.
Submitting an assignment your friend did in a previous year but making some changes.
Using ideas from a source in your assignment and adding an in-text citation.
Submitting an assignment your friend did in a previous year.
What is the most common way to incorporate another writer's ideas in your assignments in the Science and Engineering fields?
Quotes
Summaries or paraphrases
Generalisations.
What must you ALWAYS do when you are paraphrasing?
Put the original text away and work from your notes.
Keep the original text open while you write so you can check it.
Replace most of the words with synonyms (words with a similar meaning)
Rearrange the sentence (e.g. change passive voice to active)
What is NOT a good way to improve your English while you are in Australia?
Start conversations in English with other students in your classes and at your accommodation.
Form a study group with other students to discuss weekly readings.
Watch Australian television and read as much as possible in English.
Spend most of your time with Chinese friends and use translators when studying.
