B-I.
Collect and Record Required Information / Data Using a Prescribed Methodology from a Prescribed Source in which the Information / Data is Clearly Evident.
Just as a lecturer or tutor prescribes the starting point of closed inquiries (see A1), so the methods for collecting and recording required information and data are provided to students at level I. Students working at Level I of ‘collect and record’ require a high degree of structure and guidance, possibly due to a lack of experience in the discipline of concern, and so a lack of familiarity of processes associated with inquiry in that discipline. For example, students' literature searches or experimentation require structured procedures to follow and the guidance of lecturers, tutors or demonstrators.
It is interesting to note that many literature-based assessments seem to be provided at level III in many years of university study, whereas a significant proportion of students may require the structure and guidance of Level I or Level II inquiry. In contrast, much laboratory research is at Level I or Level II, and does not provide students opportunities for working at higher levels of autonomy.
| EXAMPLE CRITERIA | NATURE OF THE TASK | DISCIPLINE | YEAR LEVEL | FULL MARKING CRITERIA |
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| Notes partially relate to headings. produced predominantly from one source. | Entry-level diagnostic of literature research skills | Business Ethics | Masters by Coursework | BEmon_diagmc08 |
| Single search strategy indentifies limited number/quality of relevant resources | Research paper | Business Ethics | Masters by Coursework | BEmon_resrepmc08 |
| Provides some details, but may not be relevant to key issue | Diagnostic legal scenario | Busniess Law | Masters by Coursework | BLmel_diagmc08 |
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Limited search strategy produces narrow range of sources. Answer is partially on-topic but may lack focus |
Research paper | Business Law | Masters by Coursework | BLmel_assignmc08 |
| Notes partially relate to headings. Produced predominantly from one source | Entry-level diagnostic of literature research skills | Electronic Engineering | Masters by Coursework | PHOTad_diagMast06 |
| Limited search strategy produces narrow range of sources. Answer is partially on-topic but may lack focus | Research Paper | Electronic Engineering | Masters by Coursework | PHOTad_papermcMast07 |
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Notes partially relate to headings. Produced predominantly from one source |
Entry-level diagnostic of literature research skills | Human Biology | First Year | HBad_diag07 |
| Notes partially relate to headings. Produced predominantly from one source | Literature research skills | Human Biology | First Year | |
| Single search strategy used. Text is partially relevant, draws on one or two sources | Sourcing and Referencing Scientific Information | Human Biology | First Year | HB Lit rsd task 3 explanation HBad_Lit3mc07 |
| Follows prescribed protocols, with some aspects omitted or imcomplete | Laboratory Research Skills | Human Biology | First Year | |
| Information obtained primarily from one source. Limited use of data from practical tasks | Laboratory Research Skills | Human Biology | First Year | |
| Information required to answer a specific question obtained from single source | Laboratory Research Skills | Human Biology | First Year | |
| Source of data is cited accurately | Open Inquiry in Population Analysis and report | Human Biology |
First Year |
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| Identifies relevant texts and websites | Health Numeracy diagnostic | Nursing | First Year | NURSad_L1mc07 |
| Search strategy limited to single source. Content partially relevant. Allocation of group roles minimally identified; distribution of group work inequitable | Wiki and poster assessment | Oral Health | First year | OH_wiki_poster08 |
| Notes partially relate to headings. Produced predominantly from one source | Entry-level diagnostic of literature research skills | Petroleum Engineering | First year | PEad_diagmc07 |
| Source of data is cited accurately | Entry-level diagnostic of experimental design | Psychology | Third year | PSYmac_diagmc05 |