Research Activity for Argument Development

HD (85-100%)

DI (75-84%)

CR (65-74%)

PS (50-64%)

FL (0-49%)

Activity 1 From the concept map, identify terms for studying your topic. (10%)

From the concept map, you identify 3 unique key terms that relate directly to the given topic.

From the concept map, you identify 3 key terms that relate to the topic.

From the concept map, you identify 2 key terms related to the topic.

From the concept map, you identify 1 key term related to the topic.

You did not meet the pass criteria although your attempt was genuine.

Activity 2

Search databases using key terms from Activity 2, comment on the effectiveness and limit the number of search results (10%)

You searched three databases, recording the outcomes. You evaluated the effectiveness of your key words and explained why they were effective (or not), You reduced the number of meaningful results to less than 50.

You searched three databases, recording the outcomes. You evaluated the effectiveness of your key words and explained why they were effective (or not), You reduced the number of meaningful results to less than 100.

You searched two databases, recording the outcomes. You evaluated the effectiveness of your key words and explained why they were effective (or not), You reduced the number of meaningful results to less than 100.

You searched two databases, recording the outcomes. You evaluated the effectiveness of your key words and explained why they were effective (or not), You reduced the number of meaningful results to less than 200.

You did not meet the pass criteria although your attempt was genuine.

Activity 3

Find and list journal articles that meet all elements of the  C.R.A.P. test. Provide complete and correct references in APA 6 style (10 %)

You find four journal articles. All four articles  meet all elements of the C.R.A.P. test. You provide complete and accurate references in APA6 style for all four articles without error.

You find four journal articles. All articles meet at least three elements of the C.R.A.P. test. You provide complete and accurate references in APA6 style for all articles with less than three errors.

You find four journal articles. All articles meet at least three elements of the C.R.A.P. test. You provide references that mostly meet APA6 style for all articles.

You find four journal articles. You provide references that mostly meet APA6 style for most articles.

You did not meet the pass criteria although your attempt was genuine.

Activity 4 

Discuss, analyse and critically evaluate two articles; justify why this article is useful in answering the task question.

(50%)

You summarise, effectively paraphrase and critique the main argument of each article. You critically evaluate the methods used and findings presented. You critically evaluate how the articles contribute to your understanding of the topic. You provide an effective justification for the usefulness of each article for answering the task question.

You summarise, effectively paraphrase and critique the main argument of the article. You critically evaluate the methods used - and findings presented. You critically evaluate how each article contributes to your understanding of the topic. You give reasons why each article is useful for answering the question.

You summarise, paraphrase and critique the main argument of each article. You identify aims, method, and findings. You explain why each article is useful.

You summarise and paraphrase the main elements of each article. You comment on the usefulness of each article.

You did not meet the pass criteria although your attempt was genuine.

Presentation 

Article review format is used (paragraphs)

English academic language is used (10 %)

You have presented your information in two paragraphs following an article review format. Your work is free of grammatical and spelling errors; you use formal academic language;

You have presented your information in two paragraphs following an article review format with minor deviations. Your work is mostly free of grammatical and spelling errors; you use mainly formal academic language;

You have presented your information two paragraphs. There are some grammatical and spelling errors; you use mainly formal academic language.

You have used a paragraph format. There are significant grammatical and spelling errors but they do not hinder communication; you use some formal academic language.

You did not meet the pass criteria although your attempt was genuine.

Total 100%

A maximum of 5 marks each may be deducted for errors in the following:

Word count (600 +/- 10%)

Presentation guidelines