Wk 8 RW 3 Reading for Inference

The quote from Dr Ioannidis (lines 8-9)  suggests that he thinks...

• a)    some of the less extreme behaviours are not caused by fraud or questionable research practices.

• b)    all researchers have started to produce more studies.

• c)    even the researchers who do not publish a lot are likely using AI to improve their work.

• d)    this is not a very important issue.

What can we assume about the large number of physics papers being published    (lines 12-14)?

• a)    the fact that researchers in this field publish so frequently is suspicious.

• b)    the fact that researchers in this field publish so frequently is not suspicious.

• c)    most physics papers are written by AI

• d)    physics papers are published by relatively few authors.

What can we infer about Thai researchers’ ability to get their papers published prior to the reforms in the country’s research-funding system (lines 35-39)?

• a)    it was easy for them to get their papers published.

• b)    it was difficult for them to get their papers published.

• c)    there has been no change.

• d)    only the very best papers can be published in Thai journals.

What can we infer about the incentives Thai universities give their researchers for publishing papers (lines 40-44)?

• a)    they help researchers improve their research skills.

• b)    they improve the quality of the papers published.

• c)    they reduce the number of papers published.

• d) They might be a cause of potential fraud and questionable research practices.

What can we assume about Dr Ioannidis’ view on the issue of quantity versus quality of research papers (lines 56-59)?

• a)    they are of equal importance.

• b)    quantity is more important than quality.

• c)    quality is more important than quantity.

• d)    neither is important.

The word dubious in line 7 is closest in meaning to:

• a)    suspicious

• b)    evil

• c)    unintelligent

• d)    simple

The word burgeoning in line 45 is closest in meaning to:

• a)    shrinking

• b)    improving

• c)    growing

• d)    stable

The word surfacing in line 47 is closest in meaning to:

• a)    elevating

• b)    appearing

• c)    disappearing

• d)    improving

The word stem in line 56 is closest in meaning to:

• a)    increase

• b)    accelerate

• c)    deflate

• d)    reduce

The main idea of the text overall is that...

• a)    the increased number of extremely productive researchers is concerning because it suggests that some academic dishonesty is likely taking place.

• b)    the increased number of extremely productive researchers is encouraging because it means that universities from developing countries are catching up to developed countries.

• c)    only rich countries can afford to produce large amounts of research papers.

• d)    Dr Ionnadis is well known for uncovering academic dishonesty.