Research Skills Review

When searching online, you must ensure that the sources you use are credible and (a)   .

• fancy-looking
• unrelated
• questionable
• unbiased

Sites like Wikipedia are not always valid because

(a)   .

• the information can be edited by anyone
• the website has too many distractions
• the website includes the original author
• the information can be viewed by anyone

Which resource would have the most current information about presidents of the United States? 

• a blog written about presidential history

• a website article written in 2008

• A book called "American Presidents" copyright 2000
• "whitehouse.gov" updated daily

What is a warning sign that a website might not have trustworthy information? 

• the author is an expert
• the information comes from a university

• It is not clear who the author is
• the information is current

Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair is called...

• Bias
• Propaganda
• Symbolism
• Media

Which TWO are often big clues that information on a webpage is not trustworthy?

• The website is covered in ads or html text.

• Spelling and grammar mistakes.

• Links to other sources of information.

• Lots of text, not a lot of pictures.

Which person has the best qualifications to write a credible article about the history of food production in the United States?

• A former worker in the meat-packing industry who is angry about being fired

• A professor of history who has published books about the food production industry

• A television reporter who visited the fast food museum in Chicago, Illinois

• A Senator whose proposed law would overhaul the food production industry

Out of the below options, which are the two BEST website endings for research?

• .gov

• .edu

• .com

• .net

• .org

Tick the two correct answers:

• Plagiarism is presenting someone else's theories, thoughts or idea as your own.

• Plagiarism is presenting your own work, properly referenced, with academic integrity.

• Plagiarism is using another persons words without proper citation

• Plagiarism is using or quoting someone else's work to help write your assignment, with citations.

Which option is the best paraphrase of the following statement?

"Although television was not widely used in American homes until the 1950's, small, experimental television images were broadcast in the 1920's."

• Television was not widely used in American homes until the 1950's.

• Television became popular in the 1950's, but the first televisions were used thirty years earlier.

• Television became popular in the 1920's, and again in the 1950's.

• Although television was not widely used in American homes until the 1950's, small, experimental television images were broadcast in the 1920's.