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Should a person living with dementia be involved in decision making regarding their healthcare ?
Assessment Task — Annotated bibliography
Topics –
Should a person living with dementia be involved in decision making regarding their healthcare?
Asessment : Annotated Bibliography This assessment task will enable you to:
- develop effective research skills through collating and analysing relevant and quality material related to a contemporarynursing issue;
- develop theoretical and practical understanding of the research literature on a contemporary nursing issue.
You are required to write an annotated bibliography of three (3) valid, reliable and peer reviewed sources relevant to the topic .
Marking Guide: Refer to the marking rubric for specific details required for successful completion of task.
Length: 500 words (a word count with ±10% tolerances)
References: three (3) reputable, current sources
In this task, you will have an opportunity to practice your research and reading skills, paraphrasing and summarising skills, academic writing, and your understanding of APA referencing. You are expected to find three journal articles and write an annotation for each. You will also need to include evidence of the search strategy you use to locate your three articles, including the search terms you used to locate them and the specific databases where you found your articles.
This task will include:
Three (3) annotations of three peer-reviewed, primary journal articles (last 7 years) comprising the following parts:
1-Full citation of the journal article using APA 7th edition referencingstyle
2 -A general statement about the author’s purpose for writing.
3-A short summary of the content.
4-A comment on the potential usefulness of the article for your literature review
5-Reflection on the usefulness of the article for the nursing profession more broadly
6-A list of the search terms you used to locate your article
7-The name of the database you used to source the article
2-5( point)—- count towardsthe word count.
1,6,7( reference, search term & database point)— doesn’t count towards the word count.
There is no need for a reference list as the reference is at the beginning of each summary.
Search term & database sit at the end of each summary.
Writing style: an annotated bibliography is a piece of formal academic writing and follows the general rules for all academic writing;
arrange in alphabetical order
Write in a SINGLE paragraph (usually about 166words)
Write in full sentences using academic writing style
Use transition words (e.g. furthermore, moreover, however, therefore)
Be concise – mention only significant details in your summary
Marking Criteria – Annotated Biblioigraphy
| Marking criteria | HD – 6marks | D – 5marks | C – 4marks | P – 3marks | F – 2marks | N- 0 mark |
| SOURCES
Locate, evaluate and select appropriate articles – three (3) articles from primary, peer reviewed sources
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Three articles are used and are peer-reviewed. Articles are highly relevant to the topic. | Three articles are used and a minimum
of 2 are peer-reviewed. All articles display some relevance to the topic. |
Two articles are used are peer-reviewed. Most articles display some relevance to the topic | .Less than two articles are used and are peer-reviewed. Articles do not display relevance to the topic. | One is used and not peer-reviewed. Articles do not display relevance to the topic. | All articles are not peer-reviewed and do not display relevance to the topic. |
| STRUCTURE
Each annotated bibliography must include the following FIVE elements: 1. Full citation information of the journal article. 2. A general statement about the author’s purpose for writing. 3. A short summary of the content. 4. A comment on the potential usefulness for your literature review 5. Reflection on the usefulness of the article for the nursing profession more broadly
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The annotated bibliography includes all five elements.
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The annotated bibliography includes four of the five elements.
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The annotated bibliography includes only three of the five elements. | The annotated bibliography includes only two of the five elements. | The annotated bibliography includes only one of the five elements. | The annotated bibliography has no clear structure and does not include any of the required elements. |
| ACADEMIC WRITING &
INTERPRETATION OF TEXT Effective summarising & paraphrasing skills; interpretation and understanding of text |
All of the authors’ ideas are expressed using accurate summarising and/or paraphrasing strategies. Meaning of original text is interpreted correctly indicating deep understanding of concepts. | The author’s ideas are mostly summarised accurately and/or paraphrased with one or two quoted words directly from the article. Meaning of original text is interpreted correctly indicating general comprehension of concepts. | The author’s ideas are mostly summarised and/or paraphrased with some accuracy with more than a few words quoted directly from the article. Meaning of original text may be occasionally misinterpreted indicating lack of comprehension of some concepts. | Attempts at summarising and/or paraphrasing are evident, but many words may have been quoted directly from the article. Meaning of original text may be often misinterpreted indicating lack of comprehension of concepts. | Sentences and/or blocks of text are copied directly from article with occasional attempts at paraphrasing. Limited interpretation or understanding of text is present. | Sentences and/or blocks of text are copied directly from article. No interpretation or understanding of text is present. |
| READABILITY
Professional Prose
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Excellent level of articulation and expression with clear and concise sentences. No spelling or grammatical errors. | Substantial level of articulation and expression with clear and concise sentence and paragraph structure. Minimal spelling or grammatical errors. | Moderate level of articulation and expression, requiring sentence structure to be more concise. A number of spelling or grammatical errors are present. | Basic level of articulation and expression with occasional unclear sentences, and/or a number of spelling or grammatical errors. | Poor level of articulation and expression with considerable sentence structure errors and/or numerous spelling or grammatical errors. | Inconsistent levels of articulation and expression, numerous spelling and grammatical errors and/or lack of
sentence structure
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| REFERENCING
APA style |
In-text and referencelist citations are included and formatted consistently using APA referencing style (no errors) | In-text and reference-list citations are included and formatted consistently using APA referencing style (one or two minor errors present) | In-text and reference list citations are included. Formatting has some inconsistencies with APA referencing style (three or more errors). | In-text and reference list citations are included. Formatting has regular
inconsistencies with APA referencing style. |
In-text citations or reference list information are insufficient to allow the reader to locate the original articles. Little or no attempt has been made to use APA referencing style. | References not provided. |
| RESEARCH SKILLS Search strategies and identified Library databases (to
be included under each annotation)
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All 3 articles include a description of the search terms and search strategies that were used to locate
the journal article with high accuracy when replicated. The name of the database searched is included for each |
At least 3 articles include a description of the search terms and search strategies that were used to locate the journal article with some accuracy when replicated. The name of the database searched is included for each | A minimum of 2 articles include a description of the search terms and search strategies used to locate the journal article with some accuracy when replicated. Information is provided on where a search was conducted. | Less than 2 articles include a description of the search terms and search strategies used to locate the journal article or there is little
accuracy when replicated. Scant information is provided on where a search was conducted. |
Attempted to include search strategies and identified data base but information are inaccurate | No search terms or database name or information where a search was conducted included. |
