sfu educ220 educational psychology teaching practice

Essay writing is an art as much as it is a science. If youre struggling to know what to write, or if you
are looking for guidance to achieve a gold star in EDUC220, or if youre simply that nice student who
wants to make their T
As job (that
s us!) that much easier
, look no further
. (Well, actually do look
further, otherwise you wont see what
s written below).
If you write sentences that fall under each of these numbered criteria, and then remove the headings
after writing the sentences, then make sure the sentences flow smoothly on their own, you will have
done very well.

11/25/2020
Topic: T
ips for your Final Ar
gumentative Paper
https://canvas.sfu.ca/courses/57004/discussion_topics/1
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Introductory Paragraph:
1
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Introduce the teaching practice (name & description)
2
.
Relate this practice to its theoretical foundations
3
.
Provide a brief presentation of the theory (Key factors of the theory and how it explains behavior)
4
.
Describe explicitly how the theory
s key factors appear in the teaching practice.
5
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Present your thesis statement arguing for the teaching practice. INCLUDE PRO REASONS.
Body Paragraph/Section 1: Pro Reason 1
1
.
Why this practice is ef
fective in teaching, and HOW DOES IT MOTIV
ATE STUDENTS?
2
.
Relate argument to its motivational theory – draw on concepts from the theory
.
3
.
Provide empirical evidence to support the claim that the teaching practice motivates students.
Body Paragraph/Section 2: Pro Reason 2
1
.
Why this practice is ef
fective in teaching, and HOW DOES IT MOTIV
ATE STUDENTS?
2
.
Relate argument to its motivational theory – draw on concepts from the theory
.
3
.
Provide empirical evidence to support the claim that the teaching practice motivates students.
Body Paragraph/Section 3: Pro Reason 3
1
.
Why this practice is ef
fective in teaching, and HOW DOES IT MOTIV
ATE STUDENTS?
2
.
Relate argument to its motivational theory – draw on concepts from the theory
.
3
.
Provide empirical evidence to support the claim that the teaching practice motivates students.
Body Paragraph/Section 4: Counter-Argument
1
.
Why this practice is inef
fective in teaching. How might it not be motivating for students?
2
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Relate argument to its motivational theory – draw on concepts from the theory
.
3
.
Provide empirical evidence to support the counter-argument that the teaching practice is
ineffective in motivating students.
4
.
Rebuttal: Rebut the counterargument.

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