What does a Teaching Assistant do?

[euro2012]

saikang party.. if u assistant to a attitude teacher, good luck to u

 

[FT PRIDE]

Is to keep an eye on the prof so no hanky panky with students

 

[XiaoChilli]

They do the same thg as the "teacher" when he/she is not around.

 

[articland05]

to do things a teacher doesnt want to do...
exactly what you may ask?

is anything the teacher doesnt want to do

 

[apple459721]

Sit at the back & monitor

 

[Taloona]

Poly lecturer need PHD?

Minimum Bachelor but a Master is preferred. Some have PhD. There were a few PhDs in my department at that time. However, I am not sure of the payscale. But defintely no TA for lecturers. We planned the lesson materials, conduct lectures and tutorial and grade assignments. Then all the paperwork of keying in the marks, submit reports on how well the students had done, how many passed/failed and why etc and present this during the Board of Examination. Then got to make adjustments to contents according to industry feedback/trends etc. On top of chairing clubs, organise overseas trips, Poly Week, Orientation/Open House etc. A lot of saikang.

 

[Laguna123]

Minimum Bachelor but a Master is preferred. Some have PhD. There were a few PhDs in my department at that time. However, I am not sure of the payscale. But defintely no TA for lecturers. We planned the lesson materials, conduct lectures and tutorial and grade assignments. Then all the paperwork of keying in the marks, submit reports on how well the students had done, how many passed/failed and why etc and present this during the Board of Examination. Then got to make adjustments to contents according to industry feedback/trends etc. On top of chairing clubs, organise overseas trips, Poly Week, Orientation/Open House etc. A lot of saikang.

Seem like lecture life also like sec sch teacher?

 

[Can Or Not]

Why u want to apply?

Be librarian in school better?

Might end up as Army General…

 

[Taloona]

TA at uni level means you are facilitating class tutorials, answering students' queries (not sure about marking though) so you must be more knowledgeable than the students. Minimum Master degree or undergoing a PhD in the subject you are tutoring the students.

 

[Taloona]

Seem like lecture life also like sec sch teacher?

Yes! I was so tired I fell asleep at the canteen. I had 188 students, no co-sharing of module, which I found out later from friends in other poly that this should not be the case. My stupid Director was basically taking advantage of me. That was my first time lecturing. Quit after 1 year and went into adjunct teaching after that.

 

[Laguna123]

Yes! I was so tired I fell asleep at the canteen. I had 188 students, no co-sharing of module, which I found out later from friends in other poly that this should not be the case. My stupid Director was basically taking advantage of me. That was my first time lecturing. Quit after 1 year and went into adjunct teaching after that.

Adjunct teaching what’s the diff?

 

[articland05]

Yes! I was so tired I fell asleep at the canteen. I had 188 students, no co-sharing of module, which I found out later from friends in other poly that this should not be the case. My stupid Director was basically taking advantage of me. That was my first time lecturing. Quit after 1 year and went into adjunct teaching after that.

jin satki
does tutoring young and hot poly xmm perk you up?

 

[Taloona]

Adjunct teaching what’s the diff?

Paid hourly. Lesser paperwork. I still had to take attendance, grade assignments and write a module report at the end of the module but no need to be present for BOE (Board of Exam). However, I must go down to the poly to collect and return the students' work. No transport allowance. The hourly rate covers everything.

Initially, I had around 20+ students (adult learners) but then class size increased to 30-40 and I was paid only a token as additional "marking fee". After doing adjunct for 10 years, the hourly rate remained the same. Decided to quit for good a few years ago.

 

[Taloona]

jin satki
does tutoring young and hot poly xmm perk you up?

I am a zharbor lah. The younger gen are not easy to teach. As the poly allows laptop during lessons, the si ginnas at the back of the lecture hall are doing online shopping all the time. 188 students in the hall.

That was in 2007/2008. No thanks, will not be going back. Now Early Childhood training comes under NIEC so the 2 polys that offer ECE courses come under NIEC.

 

[SmokeBomb]

Is to keep an eye on the prof so no hanky panky with students

then end up prof hanky panky with you, the TA....

 

[Laguna123]

I am a zharbor lah. The younger gen are not easy to teach. As the poly allows laptop during lessons, the si ginnas at the back of the lecture hall are doing online shopping all the time. 188 students in the hall.

That was in 2007/2008. No thanks, will not be going back. Now Early Childhood training comes under NIEC so the 2 polys that offer ECE courses come under NIEC.

When I was in poly got those **** lecturer and we cannot understand what he was saying, may skip lesson or just do other work during lecture.

 

[Taloona]

When I was in poly got those **** lecturer and we cannot understand what he was saying, may skip lesson or just do other work during lecture.

That is understandable. I am a local and I am very meticulous in my lesson planning. I would always rehearse my slides before the lesson and made multiple adjustments. This kind of perfectionism is not sustainable.

When setting exam questions, if there is a MCQ section, the setting is very tedious as the answers must be close or else the paper would be too easy. But the marking is easier. The reverse is true. If I have open-ended questions, the setting of paper is slightly easier but the marking is hell as there would be a lot of variations in answers.

 

[Soracak]

Anyone nose?

For phd students to earn pocket money. Job duties include tutorials, after class hours, invigilating and marking exams.

 

[MoeLanYong]

TA at uni level means you are facilitating class tutorials, answering students' queries (not sure about marking though) so you must be more knowledgeable than the students. Minimum Master degree or undergoing a PhD in the subject you are tutoring the students.

Thanks. Appreciate. I asked bec my elder dotter got the TA jod. She is steel in uni. I didnt bother about it but I am told she is paid. Now 2nd dotter also got the TA jod at uni too. So it piqued my curiousity what exactly do TAs do. Trying to determine if it will affect their own school work, are they trying too hard to earn extra pocket money and should I top up their allowance etc.

 

[Taloona]

Thanks. Appreciate. I asked bec my elder dotter got the TA jod. She is steel in uni. I didnt bother about it but I am told she is paid. Now 2nd dotter also got the TA jod at uni too. So it piqued my curiousity what exactly do TAs do. Trying to determine if it will affect their own school work, are they trying too hard to earn extra pocket money and should I top up their allowance etc.

Why didnt you ask them? Are they Master/PhD students?