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MajorCulturalDifferencesin AustralianHigherEducationUnimelb Academic Skills
MajorCulturalDifferencesFrequently it is not until astudent has their firstpiece of assessmentreturned that they realisethe impact of studying in adifferent educationalculture.
Lecturersand studentsroles andresponsibilities
Such differences ineducational culture caninclude:
The higher levelskills requiredto completestudy andassessmenttasks
Such differences ineducational culture caninclude:
Organising andpresentingarguments andevidence
Such differences ineducational culture caninclude:
It is very important thatyou understand this inorder to perform well.
Your faculty andsubject area willhave its ownspecific culture
Asking yourtutor forclarification
You can do this by:
Asking yourtutor for sampleessays
Reading thedepartmentalguidelines
You can do this by:
Going toAcademic Skillsworkshops
Making anindividualtutorial (iTute)with anAcademic SkillsAdviser.
You can do this by:
ACADEMICSKILLSEnabling students to realise theirfull academic potential andachieve excellence.
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