Topic: Critical appraisal of the article related to your Enquiry 1 database search template as listed below.
Length: 1,500 words (+/- 10%)
Value: 30% of the total marks for HLT1RAE
Submission: To Turnitin via the HHLT1RAE Moodle. The document you submit to Turnitin should be a complete submission. NO HARD COPIES of this piece will be accepted, and no hard copies will be returned – this mechanism will be fully electronic.
Refer to the Subject Outline for information on extensions and late submission (and associated penalties).
The article:
Gardner, C. D., Trepanowski, J. F., Del Gobbo, L. C., Hauser, M. E., Rigdon, J., Ioannidis, J. P., . . . King, A. C. (2018). Effect of low-fat vs low-carbohydrate diet on 12-month weight loss in overweight adults and the association with genotype pattern or insulin secretion: the DIETFITS randomized clinical trial. JAMA, 319(7), 667-679.
Task
Based on the specified article related to the clinical scenario from Enquiry 1, you need to answer the following questions:
• Briefly summarise the nature, aims and hypothesis/es of the study.
• Summarise the methods used in the study, including participants, materials and
basic procedure.
• Detail the main findings of the study and whether the hypothesis was supported.
• Identify potential threats to internal and external validity in the research design.
• In conclusion, propose some suggestions as to how threats to validity could have
been resolved so that the research outcomes could have been better applied to the health-related field being discussed in the article.
Your response should be in the form of an academic essay. You are required to provide a minimum of four references to support your writing.
HHLT1RAE Research and Evidence in Practice – Assessment 4: Critical Appraisal
Submission of assessment
You will submit your completed Search Strategy Template through the text matching software – Turnitin. You will find a copy of the template on Moodle under Assessment > Enquiry 2 Assessment Information.
• You can submit your essay through Turnitin prior to the due date and will receive, (within 24 hours), a Similarity Index rating, which will demonstrate where you may have copied material without due referencing, or where your paraphrasing was not sufficient to demonstrate original content.
• Each time you submit you work prior to the due date your essay on file will be replaced (there will not be multiple copies of your submission kept on the system). Subsequent submissions to Turnitin usually result in delayed receipt of the Similarity Index (it may take longer than 24 hours to receive a report).
PLEASE NOTE THAT .pages DOCUMENTS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE AS THEY CANNOT BE READ THROUGH TURNITIN. IF YOU ARE USING THIS SOFTWARE, MAKE SURE YOU CONVERT YOUR DOCUMENT TO A MICROSOFT WORD DOCUMENT FORMAT. Additionally, pdf formats are NOT acceptable. If you do submit a pdf you will be required to resubmit it in a Word Document format in order to receive your mark.
You will be penalised 5% of your total mark for every day after the due date. After 5 working days your submission will not be accepted.
If you believe you will need an extension of the due date you must do the following:
• An extension of assignment submission for circumstances in the time leading up to the due date must be applied for in writing with supporting documentation (via email) to your teacher at least 48 hours prior to the due date. Your teacher will notify you via email if an extension has been granted.
• If you require an extension for medical reasons, you will need a medical certificate to cover you from the time the assignment was due until the time it is submitted. The medical certificate must be provided to your lecturer.
• Refer to the Subject Outline for further details.
