Pilot Quiz

Your module reading list refers you to this item, what is it?
Biggs, J. and Tang, C., 2007. Contexts for effective teaching and learning. In: Biggs, J. and Tang, C. Teaching for quality learning at university: what the student does. 3rd ed. Maidenhead: Society for Research into Higher Education & Open University Press. Ch. 6.
1. Web page
2. Book
3. Journal article
4. Book chapter
What type of publication would you read for the latest academic research about a topic?
1. Books
2. Journals
3. Encyclopaedia
4. Legislation
5. Standards
You have tried a database search and have too many results; which Boolean operator would you use to narrow your search and reduce the number of records you find?
1. NOT
2. AND
3. OR
4. Don’t know
Why would you use an academic database rather than a general internet search engine for your university assignment? (tick all that apply)
1. To search for everything in a subject area.
2. The content is systematically organised.
3. Random and variable quality of information.
4. Links to free full text journal articles.
5. To check for recent research published in the subject.
You have tried searching a database and have not found anything, what can you do? (tick all that apply)
1. Check spelling
2. Choose a different search tool ie change database
3. Limit the search by year
4. Use alternative terms
5. Don’t know
Which of these statements is correct when evaluating the information you find for your assignment?
1. It is important to take time to use a large range of information sources in order to choose from hundreds of results.
2. It does not matter who is responsible for a source of information.
3. The date information was created is not relevant.
4. You can rely on one source of information if it looks relevant.
5. Using databases that index scholarly journals will produce appropriate results for university assignments.
It’s hand-in day, have you managed your information efficiently to get the assignment in on time?
1. This book reference hasn’t got the place of publication, they won’t notice…
2. I’ve got lots of references to follow up in my notes and on pieces of paper from my ring binders…
3. I used Harvard Style at my last college; I’ll just use the same one again…
4. I included the full web address in the text so they know where I found the information…
5. I checked all my references using the Anglia Ruskin Harvard style guide…
You have to reference a work that was written in 2009 by Judith Green and Nicki Thorogood, how should you cite in the text Harvard style?
1. Judith Green and Nicki Thorogood 2009
2. J. Green and N. Thorogood 2009
3. Green, J. & Thorogood, N. 2009
4. Green et al. 2009
5. Green & Thorogood (2009)
You have been given a “Compare and Contrast” essay, how will you sort your information?
1. Reflect on personal experience and analyse the outcome.
2. Outline a viewpoint and offer reasons to support this view.
3. Present similarities and/or differences between two or more subjects
4. Present your point of view on the subject
Developing your information is best described as:
1. Saying what you think about an issue.
2. Summarising other people’s ideas separately so others can decide for themselves who is right.
3. Generating new ideas and drawing conclusions based on the information you have read.
4. Repeating the ideas you have read and agree with.
You are submitting your major project. Which of the following activities counts as plagiarism? (tick all that apply)
1. Paraphrasing a section from a journal article and citing the author/date in text.
2. Borrowing some of a friend’s work and using it in your assignment.
3. Copying and pasting from a website without acknowledging your source.
4. Quoting an unpublished lecture handout and not referencing it.
5. Including a diagram but not referencing it because you can’t remember where you found it.

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