Secondary School Background

Sometimes these topics have already been covered in class by the teacher; sometimes the student must look up the information : independently in the textbook or by using other books in the library.

The amount of information required is limited an student's task is to select and summarize it clearly. Though class ­discussions often involve argument and different points of view, assignments usually focus on topics which are less controversial.

Most exams require written answers, either brief paragraph full-length essays (say, 500 words). Multiple-choice tests are _­only for certain subjects, such as Chemistry or Biology, where factual recall is important, or in very limited ways, such as one segment actual a Anal test. It is important, therefore, for these students v able to interpret questions and express their ideas quickly, fluently and in correct English.

So it is this background that secondary school students bring to their tertiary studies.

Another girl points

more traditional teaching

often involve argument