ACAD. Assessment 2 ITEM Brief: Reading, Research and Evaluation S1 2025

Assessment item description 

Purpose:

This assessment enables you to apply the reading, research and evaluation skills that you have learnt on this course. 

This assessment requires you to answer questions about a discipline-specific reading, to write a research question and to evaluate texts in terms of their relevance to your research question.

Subject learning outcomes (SLOs) & Language learning outcomes (LLOs)

SLO1: purposefully select, and critically evaluate meaning-making in, a range of relevant texts 
SLO3i: systematically apply academic conventions to maintain academic integrity

Assessment item brief 

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 this discipline-specific readings; you locate and select an additional reading and a video relevant to your research question. 
• Due Week 6, take home assessment: develop your research question, evaluate the reading that you read in Week 5 Tutorial A, and explain how your additional texts are relevant to your research question; support your claims with a quote and an image.

part A (in class) 

1. read a text and answer questions 

Part B (take home) 

1. write a research question; 
2. undertake a CRAAP test on the small text done in Week 5, Tutorial A; 
3. explain how your additional texts (reading and video) are relevant to your research question; 
4. provide a quote and an image; 
5. explain how the quote and the image support your explanation; and 
6. write a reference list on a separate page

Assessment item submission requirements 

Part A in-class (60%)

You will read a small text and answer questions as a quiz. 
You will be given the text on the day on Canvas (using Lockdown Browser, if applicable) 

When you come to class, 

1. Take your computer and a pen out of your bag. 
2. Place all phones, bags, cameras, smartwatches, sunglasses and hats, etc. at the front of the classroom.
3. Return to your seat. 
4. Access your quiz on your computer. 
5. Receive an A4 piece of paper from your teacher for notes.
6. Do the quiz. 
7. Remain silent if you finish the quiz early. You must leave Lockdown Browser on (if applicable) and close your computer until ALL students have finished and your teacher has collected ALL A4 sheets of paper.

Part B take-home (40%) 

Submit a word document to Canvas. 
Copy and paste the instructions and write your answer below each instruction. 
Please note: your grammar is not graded; we don't expect perfect English. 

1.Write a research question; 
2.Undertake a C.R.A.A.P. test on the small text done in Week 5, Tutorial A (maximum 75 words per answer) 
o Currency: Explainwhy the topic/content is current and timely, usingpersonal real-life examples where possible. 
o Relevance: Describehow the text relates to your research question and the discipline-specific reading. 
o Authority: Justifywhy the author or speaker is considered an authority on this topic. 
o Accuracy: Provideevidence from the text that supports its accuracy. 
o Purpose: Analysethe purpose of the text and how it addresses the audience. 
3.Write the names of your additional texts (reading and video) a..... b.... 
4.Briefly explain how these two texts are relevant to your research question (maximum 100 words); 
5.Support your claims by providing a quote and an image from the resources; 
6.Briefly explain how the quote and the image support your explanation (maximum 150 words);and 
7.Write a reference list on a separate page.