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Graduate Teaching Assistants

SOC 25-1191.00

Assist faculty or other instructional staff in postsecondary institutions by performing teaching or teaching-related duties, such as teaching lower level courses, developing teaching materials, preparing and giving examinations, and grading examinations or papers. Graduate teaching assistants must be enrolled in a graduate school program. Graduate assistants who primarily perform non-teaching duties, such as research, should be reported in the occupational category related to the work performed.

Zone 5 Educational Instruction and Library

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Reading Comprehension

3.9

Active Listening

3.6

Speaking

3.5

Instructing

3.5

Learning Strategies

3.4

Writing

3.2

Critical Thinking

3.1

Monitoring

3.1

Knowledge Areas 8

English Language

4.7

Education and Training

4.5

Computers and Electronics

3.5

Mathematics

3.3

Communications and Media

2.9

Psychology

2.6

Clerical

2.6

Sociology and Anthropology

2.5

Key Tasks

1Teach undergraduate level courses.

2Evaluate and grade examinations, assignments, or papers and record grades.

3Lead discussion sections, tutorials, or laboratory sections.

4Develop teaching materials, such as syllabi, visual aids, answer keys, supplementary notes, or course Web sites.

5Inform students of the procedures for completing and submitting class work, such as lab reports.

Also Known As

Exam Proctor Faculty Research Assistant Graduate Assistant Graduate Fellow Graduate Research Assistant Graduate Student Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Graduate Teaching Associate Instructor