1.the links of readings:
Advancing opportunities for children’s informal STEM learning transfer through parent–child narrative reflection
https://rl.kcl.ac.uk/leganto/public/44KCL_INST/citation/12455423740006881?auth=SAML
Parental Educational Expectations and Academic Achievement in Children and Adolescents—a Meta-analysis
https://rl.kcl.ac.uk/leganto/public/44KCL_INST/citation/13938375900006881?auth=SAML
How Much Does Education Improve Intelligence? A Meta-Analysis
https://rl.kcl.ac.uk/leganto/public/44KCL_INST/citation/12455423750006881?auth=SAML
Growth mindset predicts achievement only among rich students: examining the interplay between mindset and socioeconomic status
https://rl.kcl.ac.uk/leganto/public/44KCL_INST/citation/13938392390006881?auth=SAML
Enhancing early language and literacy skills for racial/ethnic minority children with low incomes through a randomized clinical trial: The mediating role of cognitively stimulating parent–child interactions
https://rl.kcl.ac.uk/leganto/public/44KCL_INST/citation/13938394350006881?auth=SAML
Not all babies are in the same boat: Exploring the effects of socioeconomic status, parental attitudes, and activities during the 2020 COVID‐19 pandemic on early Executive Functions
https://rl.kcl.ac.uk/leganto/public/44KCL_INST/citation/12455423730006881?auth=SAML
Socioeconomic Status and Reading Development: Moving from “Deficit” to “Adaptation” in Neurobiological Models of Experience-Dependent Learning
https://rl.kcl.ac.uk/leganto/public/44KCL_INST/citation/12455423760006881?auth=SAML
Intellectual Interest Mediates Gene × Socioeconomic Status Interaction on Adolescent Academic Achievement
https://rl.kcl.ac.uk/leganto/public/44KCL_INST/citation/12455423770006881?auth=SAML
Parent–child talk about the origins of living things
https://rl.kcl.ac.uk/leganto/public/44KCL_INST/citation/12455423780006881?auth=SAML
Socioeconomic status and the developing brain
https://rl.kcl.ac.uk/leganto/public/44KCL_INST/citation/12455423790006881?auth=SAML2. I have sent a simple proposed essay to the tutor, and here is the reply. Please write according to the tutor’s reply and my thesis outline:
Thank you for sending in your research question idea for your essay. I’ve copied your proposed question below for ease of reply. But then I’ll comment more generally about the information in your plan.
How Can Individual Differences Be Utilised to Optimise Educational Management? An Analysis Based on Intelligence, Learning Styles, and Personality
Or
“How can educational management practices be adapted to accommodate individual differences in intelligence, learning styles, and personality?”
I think that your question here in some ways might be a really good one for your essay. You would need to be careful about what you mean by ‘optimising educational management’. And you might also want to think about whether specifying a learning context (e.g., primary/secondary school, particular topics, hobby learning situations, home contexts, etc) would make a difference to how you address your question. I would recommend selecting a type of individual difference, rather than trying to cover them all. For example, you could focus on intelligence or personality, etc.
My main concern here is that we spent some time (and some of the reading list literature confirms this) discussing the fact that learning styles have been debunked in the literature. They are considered to be a myth in the classroom. Teaching to a person’s so-called learning style is not something that affects outcomes. If you were to refer to that type of finding in your essay, that might be ok. But make sure you are not advocating for using learning styles to help tailor teaching.
Overall, I think you could look at individual differences. But you will be able to discuss the research and theory in more depth if you select one kind of ID rather than trying to do everything.
3.Essay (4000 words).
This assignment gives you the opportunity to reflect and build upon the material covered in the module. Use the session presentations and readings from the course list as initial starting points for ideas about a topic for your essay. You should devise a research question that you will address in your essay. This question should be discussed by email or in person (If you email, you will get written feedback on your ideas for a question—this is the preferred method. If you come to office hours, you can talk about your ideas.) with the module tutor by 21st March, 10am. This is so you will have a topic and some reading about which we can discuss during the workshop in week 11. If you can communicate about your topic before this date, that will give you more time to use the feedback provided in order to look for readings, etc. You must refer to research articles (the original sources) when you are able, rather than secondary sources, like textbooks.
Marking criteria: A good assignment will fulfil the following criteria:
Show evidence of having read and understood relevant, original source literature. Finding relevant literature is part of the task. The reading list will not necessarily include literature that is directly relevant to your topic. Participants should also use the further reading extensively in order to gain greater depth and breadth of understanding
Address the research question in a comprehensive way, without leaving parts of the topic uncovered. You may not come to a clear conclusion (after all, many researchers have been working on these topics for decades and there is still no consensus in the literature) but you should be able to articulate what the literature is indicating and how far you think the question has been answered (and maybe what still needs further research).
Discuss the literature rather than just reporting what is in it. This involves comparing ideas from different sources, evaluating what you have read, and using ideas from the literature to support your own ideas and arguments.
Clarity of expression, organisation and overall presentation
Accuracy of language
In addition, you may wish to consult the ECS marking criteria for Level 7 (MA) assessments, which is provided in the MA Handbook. This assessment will be marked according to the Coursework assessment type.
Research Questions: It is often advisable to ask a question that cannot be answered with a simple yes or no. Asking a ‘how’ or a ‘why’ question (or even a ‘to what extent’ question) will usually result in an essay that has a response that acknowledges the complexities in the topic of your question rather than just descriptive reports.
4.Please finish carefully. I need a high grade.
5. more than 20 references
6.DO NOT use gpt or any AI