How do we scaffold student support?
Students will generally have different levels of need throughout their degree. This will depend on the specifics of the subject and its assessments as well as the background and level of the students.
The following are examples of support that can be provided for students throughout the program.
| Skill Level |
Students need help to |
GLO Element/Framework competency |
Foundation |
- Familiarise themselves with Primo Search
- Find their readings
- Evaluate the information they find
- Understand peer review
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Demonstrate the skills required to locate, access and critically evaluate existing information and data
- Effectively selects and uses appropriate digital tools to locate, filter, retrieve, store, and manage information.
- Critically evaluates the appropriateness information and data.
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| Proficient |
- Search for specialised resources
- Search in journal databases
- Develop complicated search techniques
- Use EndNote
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Demonstrate that disciplinary knowledge is developed through research and evidence
- Effectively uses search strategies and appropriate digital tools to find relevant information.
- Identifies and defines the extent and scope of discipline-specific information needed to answer a research question.
- Critically evaluates the appropriateness information and data.
- Gathers, manages, and disseminates information and data ethically, legally, and safely.
- Interprets and understands information delivered in a range of formats.
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| Advanced |
- Use and combine complicated searches
- Use subject headings and thesauri
- Understand the key discipline specific sources in their fields
- Understand the difference between primary, secondary and tertiary sources
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Synthesise and apply information and data to different contexts to facilitate planning, problem solving and decision making
- Effectively uses search strategies and appropriate digital tools to find relevant information.
- Locates primary and secondary sources that are authoritative and relevant to the discipline.
- Critically evaluates the appropriateness information and data.
- Gathers, manages, and disseminates information and data ethically, legally, and safely.
- Interprets and understands information delivered in a range of formats.
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