Assessment 1 Marking Algorithm
- BACKGROUND (9 Marks)
Describe the disease/problem and intervention. Explain what the review is about and why it was conducted. Identify which parts of the review are relevant and interesting to you as a student nurse. This section must be written in your own words (approximately 250 words).
Is a relevant answer provided for this section?
NO
0 Marks
YES
Does the answer describe the disease/problem?
NO
1 Marks
YES
Does the answer describe interventions used for this disease/problem?
NO
2-3 Marks
YES
Does the answer demonstrate a clear understanding of what the review is about?
NO
4-5 Marks
YES
Does the answer explore how this topic is relevant and/or interesting to the student nurse?
NO
6-7 Marks
YES
Does the answer demonstrate a high level of academic literacy and integrity (for a second year student)?
NO
8 Marks
YES
9 Marks
NURS2201 (2020) Assessment 1
Marking Algorithm TOTAL 35 marks
2/8 - OBJECTIVES (3 Marks)
Describe what this review aims to achieve. This information will come mainly from the systematic review report (approximately 50-100 words).
Is a relevant answer presented?
NO
0 Mark
YES
Is the answer mainly written in the student’s own words?
NO
1 Mark
YES
Are the objectives accurate and complete?
NO
2 Marks
YES
3 Marks
NURS2201 (2020) Assessment 1
Marking Algorithm TOTAL 35 marks
3/8 - INTERVENTIONS (5 Marks)
Summarise the main intervention/s and the primary outcome/s in the review. It must not be a direct cut and paste (approximately 150 words).
Is a relevant answer provided for this section?
NO
0 Marks
YES
Is/are the intervention/s correctly identified and described?
NO
1 Mark
YES
Are the primary (not secondary) outcomes correctly identified and described?
NO
2 Marks
YES
If there are comparators (eg placebo), are these accurately described? If there are no comparators, this should be stated.
NO
3 Marks
YES
Does the answer demonstrate a high level of academic literacy and integrity (for a second-year student)?
NO
4 Marks
5 Marks
NURS2201 (2020) Assessment 1
Marking Algorithm TOTAL 35 marks
4/8 - RESULTS (4 marks)
Report the results for the primary outcomes. You can use words, tables or graphs as long as it accurately represents the results. It must not be a direct cut and paste. (Approximately 150-200 words).
Is a relevant answer provided for this section?
NO
0 Marks
YES
Does the answer correctly describe all the main (primary) outcome results?
NO
1 Marks
YES
Does the answer correctly identify any statistically significant results or comment if none were significant?
NO
2 Marks
YES
Does the answer demonstrate a high level of academic literacy and integrity (for a second year student)?
NO
3 Marks
YES
4 Marks
NURS2201 (2020) Assessment 1
Marking Algorithm TOTAL 35 marks
5/8 - CONCLUSIONS (6 Marks)
Comment on the ‘Conclusion’ section about the authors findings and the relevance to you as a nursing student. It must not be a direct cut and paste (approx 150 Words)
Is there a relevant answer provided?
NO
0 Marks
YES
Are most of the main study conclusions correctly described?
NO
1 Mark
YES
Are all the main study conclusions correctly described?
NO
2 Marks
YES
Has the student provided independent comment on how these conclusions are relevant to a student nurse?
NO
3 Marks
YES
Is there an accurate comment on the quality of the evidence?
NO
4 Marks
YES
Does the answer demonstrate a high level of academic literacy and integrity (for a second year student)?
NO
6 Marks
YES
6 Marks
NURS2201 (2020) Assessment 1
Marking Algorithm TOTAL 35 marks
6/8 - IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE (7 Marks)
In your opinion, what are the implications of this review for nursing practice? This section requires independent, critical thought (approximately 150 words)
Is a relevant answer provided for this section?
NO
0 Marks
YES
Does the answer provide implications for nursing practice?
NO
1 Marks
YES
Does the answer show an understanding of how this review contributes to evidence-based practice – even if the findings were inconclusive (not statistically significant)?
NO
2-3 Marks
YES
Does the answer describe how Cochrane reviews generally could be used by nurses in clinical practice?
NO
4-5 Marks
YES
Does the answer demonstrate a high level of academic literacy and integrity (for a second year student)?
NO
6 Marks
YES
7 Marks
NURS2201 (2020) Assessment 1
Marking Algorithm TOTAL 35 marks
7/8 - REFERENCE (1 Mark)
The Cochrane systematic review must be the first reference (and possibly the only reference)
Are references correctly provided using APA 6 or 7?
NO
0 Marks
YES
1 mark
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