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Understanding the sequence of learning and assessment:
· In Weeks 2, 3 and 4, you read a discipline-specific reading to develop your reading skills.
· In Week 5, Tutorial A, you read a different discipline-specific text and answer questions.
· In Week 5, you write a research question based on these discipline-specific readings; you locate and select an additional reading and a video relevant to your research question. (The reading that you locate must be a different text type [genre] from what you read in Weeks 2, 3 & 4. That is, if you read an academic article in class, you can find a newspaper article, a website, a magazine, an interview, a narrative, etc.).
· Due Week 6, take home assessment: develop your research question, explain how your additional texts are relevant to your research question; support your claims with a quote and an image, and undertake a CRAAP test on the reading that you read in Week 5 Tutorial A.
There are two (2) parts to Assessment 2: Part A and Part B.
Part A: Due Week 5, Tutorial A (60%)
· Answer questions about a discipline-specific text; this text is related to the reading that you read in Weeks 2, 3 & 4.
Part B: Due Week 6 (40%)
1. Write the research question you developed in Week 5 – Research Module;
2. Write the names of your two additional texts that you independently located and selected (reading and video);
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3. Explain how each of the two texts are relevant to your research question (200 words); make explicit connections between the content of the texts and the research question. Use a quote from one of the texts to support your explanation (use quotation marks and a citation).
4. Write the name of the reading you read in the Week 5, Tutorial A, exam.
5. Undertake a C.R.A.A.P. test on the text you read in Week 5, Tutorial A (50 words per answer)
o Currency: Explain why the topic/content is current and timely, using personal real-life examples where possible.
o Relevance: Describe how the text relates to your research question.
o Authority: Justify why the author is considered an authority on this topic.
o Accuracy: Provide evidence from the text that supports its accuracy.
o Purpose: Analyse the purpose of the text and how it addresses the audience.
6. Write a reference list on a separate page.
o You should have at 3 entries in the reference list (the reading you found, the video you found, the text you read in Week 5 Tutorial A).
All work must be original: your own words, own style, own voice, and your own understanding.
Definition of “original”. Original work is work produced by the individual student which demonstrates the student’s own understanding, thoughts and ideas, while maintaining academic integrity.
If you go over the word limit significantly, you may need to defend your work in a viva voce.
Your grammar is not graded; we don’t expect perfect English. If the language of the assessment seems too sophisticated or does not reflect your voice, you may be asked to attend a viva voce.
We can ask you to explain all or any part of your submission in a meeting with your teacher and the Academic Coordinator.
If you need an alternative method of submitting, please talk to the Academic Coordinator.
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