BA (Hons) Primary Education/ BA (Hons) Humanities and Social Sciences/ BA (Hons) Education and TESOL
Session 2020-21
X9173: Placement and Curriculum
Annotated Bibliography
This assessment task is only for students who accrued 0 – 29 hours of experience on placement.
Read this guidance in conjunction with the annotated bibliography template in the Myplace file.
This assignment will allow students who did not undertake many placement hours the opportunity to learn about one aspect of the Getting It Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) wellbeing (SHANARRI) indicators in depth. Students will follow the guidance below to create an annotated bibliography about ONE of the wellbeing indicators. Students can choose a theme that is of particular interest to them.
For submission: Students in this category will upload their placement file which will contain their learning from placement (if they undertook placement) and learning from the additional activities they selected from the Additional Activities Booklet on Myplace. They will upload their placement report if they have one. Finally, they will upload the annotated bibliography.
Creating an Annotated Bibliography
For the purposes of this assignment, you should:
Select one theme from the GIRFEC wellbeing indicators (Safe, Healthy, Active, Nurtured, Achieving, Respected, Responsible, Included) and provide a rationale for your topic choice. (250 words)
In this rationale you are expected to state the SHANARRI indicator you chose and explain to the reader why you have chosen this theme. You can relate this to your placement experience, the additional activities you undertook, a professional interest or another reason but the explanation must justify your choice. You should explain to the reader what you hope to find out about this theme through your reading; this will give your assignment purpose and focus. Creating a sub-theme within your theme will help you to do this – listen to the voice over on the powerpoint. To enhance the quality of your writing you can link your rationale to reading to support your decision-making.
Provide five annotations from five relevant sources. Each annotation should be preceded by a full APA 7 reference. (250 – 300 words per annotation. Do not include references in your word count.)
Students will spend time online reading about the SHANARRI indicator they chose. You will search for relevant and reliable sources using Google Scholar and Suprimo from the University Library. You cannot read everything about your theme so be selective about what you are looking for. For example, if you chose Inclusion, you might want to look at ways to promote positive behaviour in order to ensure
children stay in school. Or perhaps you will choose Healthy and you will read about the strategies being used in primary schools to address obesity. Keep your focus tight as it will help you to get better depth in your assignment.
You will present the findings from what you have read with a full APA reference for this piece followed by key learning from what you read. This is a simple presentation of what another author wrote but in your own words. Avoid plagiarism and don’t use quotes unless they are completely necessary. The skill here is in being able to paraphrase. You are not expected to give your opinion or to discuss what you have read. It is an annotation: an explanation of why this was relevant to your study and a short synopsis of what the writer said that was of importance. It should be clear from the annotation why you selected this item as a source to include in this annotated bibliography.
Provide a discussion of your learning from this research in a final section that synthesises what you have read. (250 words)
Draw your assignment to a close by writing about what you have learned about the SHANARRI indicator you chose. You might compare and contrast what you discovered from your reading. You might write about what you learned and what you thought of your findings. You might write about what surprised you or about gaps you still have in your knowledge. You might write about things that you still need to learn. Or you might write about a combination of these things. You are expected to reflect on your reading and learning in this section.
Create a reference list at the end of the assignment which draws all five references together in one list.
Your reference list should be in alphabetical order and should conform to all APA 7 referencing requirements. This is an academic skills essay so you can pick up additional marks by paying careful attention to presentation, punctuation and use of italics.
Attention should be paid to spelling, grammar, punctuation and presentation throughout.
The assignment will be 1,750 – 2,000 words in length (+/-10%). References should not be included in the word count.
General notes on submission:
Plagiarism will be dealt with in accordance with the University’s regulations. You should access the following university web-page which explains those regulations and gives lots of good advice about how to avoid falling into the plagiarism trap: https://www.strath.ac.uk/media/ps/cs/gmap/plagiarism/plagiarism_student_booklet.pdf
APA 7 Referencing Guidelines can be found here: https://guides.lib.strath.ac.uk/referencing_guide/apa
A minimum of 10% of assignments will be cross-marked, including all assignments graded below 40%.
Resubmissions for assignments graded below 40% will be due in summer 2021. Details will be provided after the Board of Examiners in June 2021.
X9173 Placement and Curriculum: Marking Rubric
Use the marking rubric to ensure you have completed this task and to self-assess your work before submission. See the marking guidelines below to understand the grading system.
Criteria
The theme from SHANARRI is stated clearly and a rationale for this choice is provided.
There are five synopses from relevant sources outlining what the student learned. Each synopsis is preceded by a full reference.
There is a discussion of the student’s learning that synthesises what they have read.
A complete reference list is provided at the end of the assignment which conforms to APA 7 Referencing Guidelines.
The assignment is presented in a structured and coherent manner and is accurate in terms of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
100%
92%
Exceptional demonstration of the learning outcomes, well beyond the level expected of a highly competent student, and could not be bettered for the level of study
84%
Outstanding demonstration of the learning outcomes
72%
75%
78%
Excellent demonstration of the learning outcomes
62%
65%
68%
Comprehensive demonstration of the learning outcomes
52%
55%
58%
Satisfactory demonstration of the learning outcomes
42%
45%
48%
Limited
demonstration of the learning outcomes
32%
35%
38%
Fail
Inadequate demonstration of the learning outcomes
20 %
Fail
Weak demonstration of the learning outcomes
10%
Fail
Minimal demonstration of the learning outcomes
0%
Fail
Did not submit work for assessment.
X7339 Academic Literacy and Communication 1: Marking Guidelines
100%
92%
Exceptional demonstration of learning outcomes:
The SHANARRI indicator selected is clearly stated and the rationale for the choice of theme is exceptional.
The five synopses are exceptional in the presentation of information from five highly pertinent sources and these show both insight and originality. There is evidence of exceptional depth in reading and significant complexity of thought.
There is a discussion of the student’s learning that shows an exceptional standard of synthesis and analysis as they reflect upon their learning.
A complete reference list is provided at the end of the assignment which conforms to APA 7 Referencing Guidelines; it is exceptional in its presentation with no errors.
The assignment is presented in a structured and coherent manner and is exceptionally well written. There are no spelling, grammar or punctuation errors.
84%
Outstanding demonstration of learning outcomes:
The SHANARRI indicator selected is clearly stated and the rationale for the choice of theme is outstanding.
The five synopses are outstanding in the presentation of information from five highly pertinent sources and these show insight and originality. There is evidence of outstanding depth in reading and significant complexity of thought.
There is a discussion of the student’s learning that shows an outstanding standard of synthesis and analysis as they reflect upon their learning.
A complete reference list is provided at the end of the assignment which conforms to APA 7 Referencing Guidelines and is outstanding in its presentation with no errors.
The assignment is presented in a structured and coherent manner and is outstanding in terms of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
78%
75%
72%
Excellent demonstration of learning outcomes:
The SHANARRI indicator selected is clearly stated and the rationale for the choice of theme is excellent.
The five synopses are excellent in the presentation of information from five highly pertinent sources and these show insight and/ or originality. There is evidence of excellent depth in reading and some complexity of thought.
There is a discussion of the student’s learning that shows an excellent standard of synthesis and depth as they reflect upon their learning.
A complete reference list is provided at the end of the assignment which conforms to APA 7 Referencing Guidelines and is excellent in its presentation with few errors.
The assignment is presented in a structured and coherent manner and is excellent in terms of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
68%
65%
62%
Comprehensive demonstration of learning outcomes:
The SHANARRI indicator selected is clearly stated and the rationale for the choice of theme is very good.
The five synopses are comprehensive in the presentation of information from five relevant sources. There is evidence of some reading and thought beyond the most obvious sources e.g. Scottish Government, Bryce & Humes.
There is a discussion of the student’s learning that shows comprehensive synthesis of what they have read and good evidence of reflection on their own learning.
A complete reference list is provided at the end of the assignment which conforms to APA7 Referencing Guidelines and is comprehensive in its presentation with few errors.
The assignment is presented in a structured and coherent manner and demonstrates competence in terms of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
58%
55%
52%
Satisfactory demonstration of learning outcomes:
The SHANARRI indicator selected is clearly stated and the rationale for the choice of theme is satisfactory.
The five synopses are satisfactory in the presentation of information from five appropriate sources although these are somewhat descriptive in places. There is evidence of reading although mainly from obvious sources e.g. Scottish Government, Bryce & Humes.
There is a discussion of the student’s learning that shows a satisfactory level of synthesis and some evidence of reflection.
A satisfactory reference list is provided at the end of the assignment which conforms to APA 7 Referencing Guidelines.
The assignment is presented in a structured manner and demonstrates a satisfactory level of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
48%
45%
42%
Limited demonstration of learning outcomes:
The SHANARRI indicator selected is stated. The rationale for the choice of theme is adequate if somewhat limited.
The five synopses are adequate in the presentation of information from five sources. There is adequate use of reading but sources used are limited or repetitive.
The discussion of the student’s learning shows some evidence of synthesis and reflection.
A reference list is provided at the end of the assignment which conforms to APA 7 Referencing Guidelines. However, there are a number of omissions or inaccuracies.
While the presentation and structure of the assignment is adequate, there are issues with spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
38%
35%
32%
Marginal Fail: Inadequate demonstration of learning outcomes:
The SHANARRI indicator selected is stated but the rationale provided is inadequate in justifying the choice of theme.
The five synopses are inadequate in the presentation of information from five sources. There is a lack of familiarity with the topic caused by an inadequate choice of texts and/or a lack of depth in reading.
The discussion of the student’s learning shows inadequate evidence of synthesis and/ or reflection providing an incoherent conclusion to this piece of work.
The reference list provided at the end of the assignment is poorly structured conforming only loosely to APA 7 Referencing Guidelines.
The presentation and structure of the assignment is inadequate. There are persistent issues with spelling, grammar, and punctuation and/ or an awkward writing style.
28%
25%
22%
Clear Fail: Weak demonstration of learning outcomes:
The reason for the SHANARRI theme selected is not established because of a weak rationale.
There are clear weaknesses in the presentation of the information gathered from five sources or fewer. There is inadequate use of reading leading to omissions and/ or irrelevant or erroneous information.
The discussion of the student’s learning shows inadequate synthesis of ideas and no evidence of reflection.
The reference list provided at the end of the assignment is incomplete and does not conform to APA 7 Referencing Guidelines.
The presentation and structure of the assignment is weak. There are some major or persistent issues with spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
10%
Minimal Performance in the demonstration of learning outcomes:
The theme chosen is irrelevant and there are serious weaknesses in the rationale provided.
The presentation of the information gathered is incomplete, incoherent and often muddled. There is inadequate use of reading leading to irrelevant or erroneous information being presented. The student demonstrates no knowledge of the chosen topic.
The discussion of the student’s learning shows serious weaknesses.
The reference list provided at the end of the assignment is very basic. It is incomplete and inadequately presented.
The presentation and structure of the assignment show serious weaknesses. There are major and persistent issues with spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
0%
Non-submission
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