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Identify the correct parenthetical citation for this source: Tannen, D. (1998). The argument culture. Toronto: Random House.
"In the argument culture, criticism, attack, or opposition are the predominant if not the only ways of responding to people or ideas" (Tannen, 1998, p. 7)
Generally speaking, a book of sports statistics would be what kind of source?
. tertiary
Identify the correct parenthetical citation for this source: Keaveney. S (2004). "When MTV Goes CEO." In D. Brundage & M. Lahey (Eds.), Acting on words (pp. 99-103). Toronto: Pearson. According to Keaveney, "Before mid-millennium, Gen Xers will be the CEOs of the future" (103).
According to Keaveney, "Before mid-millennium, Gen Xers will be the CEOs of the future" ZBrundage and Lahey, 2004, p.103).
can help you choose and limit the of your topic.
Background reading, scope
These are NOT the weaknesses of books
Before a book is published, it goes through an editorial process which wasting a lot of time
One of the periodical strengths is the information is usually more current events wasting a lot of time. than in or
Books, reference materials
In a Google search, using the default Boolean "AND", adding more search terms will do what to the number of results (hits)?
Decrease it
Which of the following is NOT a true statement about magazines and journals
Generally speaking, magazines are published less often than journals.
In a Google search, using the default Boolean "OR", adding more search terms will do what to the number of results (hits)?
Increase it
4. is a huge number of electronic resources currently available which need critical evaluations.
Library instruction literacy
The web does not have everything that what people believe because
Lots of information does exist but it is not all free.
If your research requires the most up-to-date information, you would do best to look
On the world-wide-web
12. One of the standards of is student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and recognizes the importance of information to a democratic society
Social responsibility
11. Which are NOT the standards for information literacy?
Student strives for excellence in information seeking and knowledge generation
Good aspects of no one person or group in charge of the web except:
There is a lot of junk on the web.
Gathering background information is useful for
all of the above
Which of the following is NOT a key part of Information Literacy?
manufacturing information
Which of these is generally the best source for local news?
newspapers
An "acronym" can best be described as
A formed from the letters of a name, such as WAC for Women's Army Corps
Which of the following is NOT a periodical
A government document
The Ladies Home Journal which is published once a month and has lots of advertisements, recipes and articles about decorating your house and caring for your children, is considered to be
A magazine
The skills that are required to be information literate call for an understanding of: ii. iii. iv. v. A need of information The resources available How to find information The need to evaluate results How to communicate or share your findings
All of the above
You are using material from a newspaper article. There is no author given, but the title of the article is "Was Emerson lying to his constituents?," published in the Edmonton Journal on Feb. 14, 2006, on p. A2. Which is the proper parenthetical citation for this paraphrase?
Earlier, Emerson had claimed that he would do everything he could to fight the Liberals in government (Edmonton Journal, Feb. 14, 2006).
10. There are three (3) categories of information literacy namely
Information literacy, independent learning, and social responsibility.
The following statements are the strengths of reference materials except:
Provide very much detail information
What is research?
Research is what we do when we have a question or a problem we want to resolve.
9. is the ability to understand and use the IT-based tools relevant to the work of today's researcher and scholar.
Research literacy
When choosing an area to investigate, you choose something as below EXCEPT
That is easy and a lot of information
Identify the correct parenthetical citation for this source the first time it appears in your paper: Ashcroft, B., Griffiths, G., & Tiffin, H. (1989). The empire writes back: theory and practice in post-colonial literatures. London: Routledge.
Therefore, readers need to remember that "[t]he first post-colonial society to develop a 'national literature was the USA" (Ashcroft, Griffiths, & Triffin, 1989, p.15)
These are the purposes of gathering background information EXCEPT
To introduce you the specialized topic related to your research
8. is the ability to understand and use the practical and conceptual tools of current information technology relevant to education.
Tool literacy
5. is the ability to produce and interpret visual images which is very much needed by art students.
Visual literacy
You may not be finding enough information for several reasons except
You are lacking of information literacy skills
Which of the following is NOT a periodical
a government document
21. The United States National Forum defines information literacy as the to know there is a need for information, to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively use that information for the issue or at hand.
ability; when; problem
20. You will use these information literacy skills throughout your life, both in and
academic; professional
17. An information knowledgeable person is able to understand the and importance of and using information and legally
accessing; ethically
. Evaluation standards cover the following criteria: i. Accuracy ii. Authority iii. Purpose iv. Currency v. Objectivity vi. Appropriateness
all of the above
In the area of information literacy, when we speak of "evaluating" information, we mean
all of the above
19. The main focus of this course is to find information for use in
an academic environment
Which of the following would be the best place to look for background information
an encyclopedia
Which of these sources comes latest in the information cycle?
books
Research is defined as the into and study of , etc. in order to establish and reach new
conclusion, systematic investigation, facts, sources, materials
Research is a systematic investigation process employed to increase or revise by discovering
current knowledge, new facts
When your instructor has assigned a project that requires research, you should read the assignment's very carefully, pay special attention to the and any other
details, due date, deadlines
Generally speaking, the first step in writing a research paper is to
determine your information need
24. Information literacy is common to all to all learning environments, and to all levels of
disciplines; education
In general, domain codes are probably the most reliable for information.
edu and .gov
15. An information knowledgeable person is able to information and its correctly
evaluate; sources
7. Shapiro and Hughes (1996) advocated a approach consists ofimportant components to information literacy.
holistic, seven
3. Below are the skills related to information literacy and important foundations for its development. i. Traditional literacy ii. Computer literacy ii. Library literacy iv. Numerical literacy
i, ii, iii
When your topic is too new for anything substantive to have written, how can your search for sufficient information?
i, ii, iii
What are specialized websites and encyclopedia?
i, ii, iv
To avoid plagiarism, you must give credit whenever you use i. Another person's idea, opinion, or theory ii. Any facts, statistics, graphs, drawings that are common knowledge. i. Quotations of another person's actual spoken or written words. iv. Paraphrase of another person's spoken or written words.
i, iii, iv
Why you need to narrow your topic's scope?
i,ii,iii,iv
1 . Information literacy is help us to be able to: i. Understand information ii. Find information iii. Evaluate information iv. Use information
ii, ii, iv
According to APA format, the references at the end of your paper should appear
in alphabetical order by authors' surname or by title (if there is no author), regardless of type of reference (book, film journal article website, etc.)
23. Information literacy forms the basis for
lifelong learning
25. Information literacy enables learners to and extend their
master content; investigation
14. An information knowledgeable person can understand what kind of information is find the information effectively and information is
needs; efficiently
In information literacy class, when we speak of a 'biased source', we mean the source is
one-sided
28. When you inquire information, it is best to use a variety of and do not just use
online resources; commercial websites
A journal article is more reliable than a magazine article because the former is
peer-reviewed
13. Student who is an independent learner will pursue information related to literatures and other creative and expressions of information
personal interests, appreciates
Generally speaking, a letter would be what kind of source?
primary
Generally speaking, an autobiography would be what kind of source?
primary
The references in your reference section provide your with necessary to find the you cited in the then body of your paper.
readers, information, sources
Once you have a general area of interest in mind, it is important to your area of interest until you have a topic.
refine, manageable
18. Internet has a lot of information available but to find a is difficult.
reliable source
The CRAAP test would be useful for finding
reliable web pages
29. Use different do not just rely on Google
search engines
27. Keep your specific and you will likely find information.
search string; usable
Generally speaking, a journal article would be what kind of source?
secondary
6. The goal of UNESCO is to create information literate societies by for critical reception, in their providing people withand and use of information and professional and personal lives.
skills, abilities, assessment, media
22. Information literacy itself is emerging as a distinct skill set and a well-being in an necessary key to one's increasingly information society
social; economic; complex
2. A "prerequisite" can best be described as
something that is required before
According to our definitions, a is broader than a topic.
subject
Which of these sources comes earliest in the information cycle?
television, internet & radio
16. An information knowledgeable person is able to information effectively to achieve a specific
use; purpose
Which of the following is NOT one of the seven "Steps of doing Research" as presented in class?
using Google to develop reliable key words
the author of websites is important to ensure the information reliable, and
verify; unbiased; truthful
Information literacy is knowing and you need information,to to evaluate, use and communicate it in an ethical manner.
when, why, where, how
