CHIR13012- Research Literacy for Health Professionals
STUDENT DETAILS (student to complete):
Name: Zac Williams
SID: S0272671
First marker: A. Vitiello
ASSESSMENT 2- WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT MARKING RUBRIC & FEEDBACK
EXCELLENT
MARKING DOMAIN
(100-85%)
COMPLETION OF TASKS
 All questions were attempted and
answered correctly
 All ancillary elements of the
(2.5 MARKS FOR EACH assignment, i.e. completion of the
POINT, plagiarism declaration, student
details, etc were submitted correctly
TOTAL OF 5 MARKS
 Language used almost always
GRAMMAR & LANGUAGE  The language used always
supported the self-reflective
learning process. It demonstrated
candour and intellectual honesty
(2.5 MARKS FOR EACH
with respect to the questions asked
POINT,  All answers were written without any
 Most answers were written without
TOTAL OF 5 MARKS) grammatical or spelling errors
 The student correctly identified the
problem at hand in all questions
 The student was able to always use
CRITICAL THINKING AND
the available data when developing
LOGIC an answer
 The student was always successful in
putting forward a cogent argument
(3 MARKS FOR EACH that was logical and well-reasoned
POINT,  The student was always able to
arrive at a set of conclusions that
TOTAL OF 15 MARKS)
were consistent with identified data
 If applicable, the student always
appreciated the clinical/ patient-
VERY GOOD
(84-75%)
 All questions were attempted, and
most were answered correctly
 Almost all ancillary elements of the
assignment, i.e. completion of the
plagiarism declaration, student
details, etc were submitted correctly
supported the self-reflective
learning process. It almost always
demonstrated candour and
intellectual honesty with respect to
the questions asked
any grammatical or spelling errors
 The student correctly identified the
problem at hand in most questions
 The student was able to mostly
always use the available data when
developing an answer
 The student was mostly always
successful in putting forward an
argument that was logical and well-
reasoned
 The student was almost always able
to arrive at a set of conclusions that
were consistent with identified data
 If applicable, the student almost
Due date: 7/10/2019
Submission for unit/course: CHIR13012- Research Literacy for Health Professionals
Second marker:
ABOVE AVERAGE
(74-65%)
 All questions were attempted and more
than 50% of questions were answered
correctly
 Most ancillary elements of the
assignment, i.e. completion of the
plagiarism declaration, student details,
etc were submitted correctly
 In a slight majority of instances, the
language used supported the self-
reflective learning process. In a slight
majority of instances, the language
used always demonstrated candour and
intellectual honesty with respect to the
questions asked
 A slight majority of answers were
written without any grammatical or
spelling errors
 The student correctly identified the
problem at hand in a majority of
questions
 The student was in a majority of cases
able to use the available data when
developing an answer
 The student was in a majority of cases
successful in putting forward an
argument that was logical and well-
reasoned
 The student was in a majority of cases
able to arrive at a set of conclusions
that were consistent with identified
PASS
(64-50%)
 All questions were attempted and
only 50% of questions were
answered correctly
 Some ancillary elements of the
assignment, i.e. completion of the
plagiarism declaration, student
details, etc were submitted correctly
 The language used sometimes
supported the self-reflective
learning process. It sometimes
demonstrated candour and
intellectual honesty with respect to
the questions asked
 Only some of the answers were
written without any grammatical or
spelling errors
 The student correctly identified the
problem at hand in some questions
 The student was able to occasionally
use the available data when
developing an answer
 The student was occasionally
successful in putting forward an
argument that was logical and well-
reasoned
 The student was occasionally able to
arrive at a set of conclusions that
were consistent with identified data
 If applicable, the student
FINAL MARK
BORDERLINE
(49-45%)
 Not all questions were attempted or
answered correctly
 Only a few of the ancillary elements
of the assignment, i.e. completion of
the plagiarism declaration, student
details, etc were submitted correctly
 Rarely did the language support the
self-reflective learning process.
Rarely did the language used
demonstrate candour and
intellectual honesty with respect to
the questions asked
 Only a few of the answers were
written without any grammatical or
spelling errors
 The student correctly identified the
problem at hand in a few questions
 The student was rarely able to use
the available data when developing
an answer
 The student was rarely successful in
putting forward an argument that
was logical and well-reasoned
 The student was rarely able to arrive
at a set of conclusions that were
consistent with identified data
 If applicable, the student rarely
appreciated the clinical/ patient-
/50
FAIL
(< 45%)
 Not all questions were attempted,
and the majority were answered
incorrectly
 None of the ancillary elements of
the assignment, i.e. completion of
the plagiarism declaration, student
details, etc were submitted correctly
 Language used almost never
supported the self-reflective
learning process. The language used
almost never demonstrated candour
and intellectual honesty with respect
to the questions asked
 All of the written answers included
significant grammatical or spelling
errors
 The student correctly identified the
problem at hand in none of the
questions
 The student was unable to use the
available data when developing an
answer
 The student was unable to put
forward an argument that was
logical and well-reasoned
 The student was unable to arrive at
a set of conclusions that were
consistent with identified data
 If applicable, the student failed to
 centred implications of the derived always appreciated the clinical/
answer patient-centred implications of the
derived answer
data
 If applicable, the student in a majority
of cases appreciated the clinical/
patient-centred implications of the
derived answer
occasionally appreciated the clinical/ centred implications of the derived appreciate the clinical/ patient-
patient-centred implications of the answer centred implications of the derived
derived answer answer

 The use of external methodologies

 The use of external methodologies
such as software, checklists, etc to
arrive at the appropriate solutions
NUMERACY AND
was always appropriate
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
 All results were given with the
appropriate significant figures
 All tables/graphs were appropriate
(3 MARKS FOR EACH and were labelled correctly
POINT,  All answers clearly had enough
information to determine how they
TOTAL OF 15 MARKS)
were determined
 All calculations were appropriate for
the question and yielded the correct
answer
 The use of external methodologies such
 The use of external methodologies
as software, checklists, etc to arrive at
such as software, checklists, etc to
the appropriate solutions was
arrive at the appropriate solutions
appropriate in the majority of instances
was mostly appropriate
 In the majority of instances results were
 Most results were given with the
given with the appropriate significant
appropriate significant figures
figures
 Most tables/graphs were
 In the majority of instances
appropriate and were labelled
tables/graphs were appropriate and
correctly
 Most answers clearly had enough
were labelled correctly
 In the majority of instances answers
information to determine how they
clearly had enough information to
were determined
determine how they were determined
 Most calculations were appropriate
 In the majority of instances calculations
for the question and yielded the
were appropriate for the question and
correct answer
yielded the correct answer
 The use of external methodologies
such as software, checklists, etc to
such as software, checklists, etc to  The use of external methodologies
arrive at the appropriate solutions
arrive at the appropriate solutions such as software, checklists, etc to
was in some instances appropriate
was mostly not appropriate arrive at the appropriate solutions
 In some instances, results were
 In most instances, results were given was inappropriate
given with the appropriate
with the incorrect significant figures  Results were not given with the
significant figures
 In most instances, tables/graphs appropriate significant figures
 In some instances, tables/graphs
were not appropriate and were  Tables/graphs were not appropriate
were appropriate and were labelled
labelled incorrectly or labelled correctly
correctly
 In some instances, answers clearly
 In most instances, answers had  Answers did not have enough
insufficient information to information to determine how they
had enough information to
determine how they were were determined
determine how they were
determined  Calculations were not appropriate
determined
 In most instances, calculations were for the question and yielded the
 In some instances, calculations were
not appropriate for the question incorrect answer
appropriate for the question and
and yielded the wrong answer
yielded the correct answer

 Overall the answers given were of a

 Overall the answers given were of an
exemplary standard and were very
easy to read and understand
GENERAL COMPOSITION
 The learner has demonstrated a
& OVERALL
commendable sense of ownership
PRESENTATION
with respect to the material
presented
 If required, all references fully
(2 MARKS FOR EACH adhered to the prescribed style
guide
POINT,
 All tables/graphs were clear and
TOTAL OF 10 MARKS)
conveyed the necessary information
correctly
 All answers always remained within
the stated word limit (+/-10%)
 Overall the answers given were of an
exemplary standard but were
somewhat difficult to read and
understand
 The learner has demonstrated a
notable sense of ownership with
respect to the material presented
 If required, most references fully
adhered to the prescribed style
guide
 Most tables/graphs were clear and
conveyed the necessary information
correctly
 Most answers remained within the
stated word limit (+/-10%)
 Overall the answers given were of an
 Overall the answers given were of an
adequate standard and were on
above average standard and were
occasion easy to read and
somewhat easy to read and understand
understand
 The learner has demonstrated an above
 The learner has demonstrated a
average sense of ownership with
satisfactory sense of ownership with
respect to the material presented
respect to the material presented
 If required, the majority of references
 If required, only some of the
fully adhered to the prescribed style
references adhered to the
guide
prescribed style guide
 The majority of tables/graphs were
 In some instances, tables/graphs
clear and conveyed the necessary
were clear and conveyed the
information correctly
necessary information correctly
 In the majority of instances, the answers
 On occasion the answers remained
remained within the stated word limit
within the stated word limit (+/-
(+/-10%)
10%)
below average level and were
 Overall the answers were of a very
generally difficult to read and
poor standard and were very
understand
difficult to read and understand
 The learner has demonstrated a
 The learner has demonstrated a very
below average sense of ownership
poor sense of ownership with
with respect to the material
respect to the material presented
presented
 If required, none of the references
 If required, only a few references
adhered to the prescribed style
adhered to the prescribed style
guide
guide
 None of the tables/graphs were
 In only a few instances were
clear and failed conveyed the
tables/graphs were clear and
necessary information correctly
conveyed the necessary information
 All answers failed to remain within
correctly
the stated word limit (+/-10%)
 Rarely did the answers remain within
the stated word limit (+/-10%)

ADDITIONAL FOCUSED
FEEDBACK

Marker to complete

DOMAINS FIRST MARKER SECOND MARKER FINAL AGREED MARK

1. COMPLETION OF TASKS (5)
2. GRAMMAR & LANGUAGE (5)
3. CRITICAL THINKING AND LOGIC (15)
4. NUMERACY AND MATHEMATICAL SKILLS (15)
5. GENERAL COMPOSITION & OVERALL PRESENTATION (10)
TOTAL ( /50)