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Postsecondary Teaching Assistants

  • Education and Training

Tasks

What tasks do Postsecondary Teaching Assistants perform?

  • Teach undergraduate-level courses.

  • Evaluate and grade examinations, assignments, or papers, and record grades.

  • Lead discussion sections, tutorials, or laboratory sections.

  • Develop teaching materials, such as syllabi, visual aids, answer keys, supplementary notes, or course Web sites.


Knowledge

What do Postsecondary Teaching Assistants need to know?

  • English Language

    Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

  • Education and Training

    Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

  • Computers and Electronics

    Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.


Skills

What skills do Postsecondary Teaching Assistants need?

  • Reading Comprehension

    Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

  • Active Listening

    Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

  • Speaking

    Talking to others to convey information effectively.



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