Quiz: Research Concepts (Q-09)

The CRAAP test allows us to determine the credibility and value of sources. Match each component of CRAAP to its definition: A Currency B Relevance C Accuracy D Authority E Purpose

A. How recently was the text published and how does that affect its accuracy and content? B. How closely related to your topic is the text and how well does it clarify your topic? C. How valid and true is the information in the text? D. What is the ethos of the author and the publisher? E. What are the motivations behind the writing of this text?

Match the term to the definition A Citation mining B Web of Science C Bootstrapping D Researching

A. using a text's citations and notes to track down other similar or related sources B. a digital archive that can find where else the source that you are using has been cited C. clicking on key words in a source to find similar sources with the same key words D. finding information on a topic from reliable sources

Which of the following is a a narrowed research question? Check all that apply.

What are the health effects of rising temperatures in South Florida? What are the effects on respiratory illness due to climate change in South Florida?

Students should never use Wikipedia in their research process.

false

When conducting research, it is usually the case that most of the sources a student reads will make it into her or his paper.

false

"Although the Internet offers a tremendous array of sources for our research, two problems of conducting Inter-based research are that 1) there is so much to sift through and 2) there is unreliable, biased, and untrue information."

true

"Determining the credibility and use value of sources is important.According to the text, credibility refers to the reliability and accuracy of the author, the writing, and the publisher while use value refers to whether to use a text and how to use it.

true

A good place for students to begin their research process is the College s library and database archive.

true

Confirmation bias is defined as an approach to research that is meant to reinforce the writer s world view rather than to discover answers to a question with an open mind.

true

Inquiry-based research can be time-consuming because it requires a survey of a wide variety of evidence and answers to the research question.

true