Comparison and Contrast: Education System in England and Finland

ESSAY

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1: Portfolio Evidence 1..................................................................................................3
SECTION 2: Portfolio Evidence 2..................................................................................................4
SECTION 3: Portfolio Evidence 3..................................................................................................6
SECTION 4: Portfolio Evidence 4..................................................................................................8
SECTION 5: Academic Writing (750 words)...............................................................................10
SECTION 6: Essay Self-Assessment............................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

SECTION 1: Portfolio Evidence 1
Self-evaluation checklist
Skills Do not
know about
this
Find this
difficult/
can’t do this
Can partially
do this
Can do this well
Looking for information
Identify which books/journals/websites to use ☐ ☐ ☐
Select relevant parts of a text ☐ ☐ ☐
Using sources
Acknowledge sources of information ☐ ☐ ☐
Avoid plagiarism ☐ ☐ ☐
Planning/ writing
Brainstorm ideas ☐ ☐ ☐
Plan written work ☐ ☐ ☐
Link ideas effectively ☐ ☐ ☐
Paraphrase & summarise ideas ☐ ☐ ☐
Write an introduction ☐ ☐ ☐
Write a conclusion ☐ ☐ ☐
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Personal study
Work independently ☐ ☐ ☐
Manage my time ☐ ☐ ☐
Oral presentation
Discuss written work in a tutorial ☐ ☐ ☐
IT
Access the internet ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Use search engines ☐ ☐ ☐
Create word documents ☐ ☐ ☐
SECTION 2: Portfolio Evidence 2
Outline (suggested word count: 200)
An outline is a map of the main ideas included in your essay. You do not need to write
full sentences, just notes of the main points that you are going to write in each paragraph
of your essay, along with the references.
Title: Comparison and contrast between the education system in England and Finland in
terms of quality and funding.
Introduction Background Information:
The education system in England aims at providing only academic knowledge
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