RAS101A ASSESSMENT BRIEF
Subject Code and Title RAS101A - Research and Academic Skills
Assessment Literature Review
Individual/Group Individual
Length 1000 words
Learning Outcomes a), b), c), d)
Submission By 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday of Week 9
Weighting 30%
Total Marks 100 marks
Context:
The assessment task requires you to research literature relevant to the topic below and write a review of the literature, including at least 4 academically reliable sources.
Instructions:
Topic of the Literature Review
“As digital technologies form an inextricable part of young people's everyday lives, some commentators claim that the current generation of learners think and learn differently from their predecessors. This study investigated the validity of this claim…to see whether there were any differences in their learning characteristics. The findings of the study showed that while students spent a large amount of time on digital technologies, the range of digital technologies they used was rather limited. There were also no practical generational differences in the technology use pattern and learning characteristics found in this study. The results of this study suggest that generation is not a determining factor in students' use of digital technologies for learning nor has generation had a radical impact on learning characteristics of higher education students.” (Lai & Hong 2014)
Compare and contrast the views of different authors regarding the extent to which higher education students are exploiting the opportunities provided by digital technology to aid their learning.
The Purpose of your Literature Review is to:
• gather information on the issue,
• compare and contrast different authors’ opinions or perspectives in relation to the topic,
• and synthesise authors’ findings and perspectives relevant to the topic.
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Additional Instructions
The literature review must be presented in correct essay format.
The literature review must use information from a minimum of four reliable sources.
Referencing must be in the THINK/Laureate Australia Harvard style.
Submitting Your Assessment
1. Check your originality by uploading your commentary to Turnitin.
2. When less than 20%, submit your assignment through the Assessment submission area.
Marking Criteria:
Structure
Excellent 4
Good
3
Average 2
Not
adequate
1
Poor
0
Appropriate literature review (essay) structure used.
Well organised, logical.
Appropriate length.
Comments: /12

Style
Excellent 4
Good
3
Average
2 Not adequate
1
Poor 0
Writing is clear and concise.
Uses academic and disciplinary language.
Free of grammar and spelling errors.
Comments:
/12
Referencing
Excellent 4
Good
3
Average
2
Not adequate
1
Very Poor 0
Locates and uses 4 relevant academic & professional sources.
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Use of reporting structures for ideas and evidence
SUse of inl -text citations
Recognised reference layout
Comments:
/16
Content
Excellent
15
Good 12
Average
8 Not adequate
5
Poor 0
Literature relevant to the topic.
Identifies key opinions or perspectives
Ability to synthesise information.
Ability to use discourse markers to link ideas
Comments:
/60
Overall Comments:
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Total Mark : /100
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