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IED Intro to Research

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______________: the systematic study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.

a)

Research

b)

Investigation

c)

Studying

d)

Discovery

2.

Which of the following might be done in Primary Research? (Select all that apply)

a)

Original research that has never been documented before

b)

Gathering research that has been published before.

c)

Conduct experiments and document findings

d)

Collect data through a survey

e)

Citing sources for previous experiments you reference.

3.

Which of the following might be done while conducting Secondary Research? (Select all that apply)

a)

Original research that has never been documented before

b)

Gathering research that has been published before.

c)

Conduct experiments and document findings

d)

Collect data through a survey

e)

Citing sources for previous experiments you reference.

4.

What are the primary formats for citations? (Select all that apply)

a)

MLA

b)

American Psychological Association (APA)

c)

Chicago

d)

Turabian

e)

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

5.

__________________: when you use someone else’s creation and pretend it was your own.

a)

Plagiarism

b)

Cheating

c)

Business

d)

Citation

6.

What should a resource be evaluated for before including it in a paper? (Select all that apply)

a)

Bias

b)

Currency

c)

Reliability

d)

Authority

e)

Relevance

7.

What do are we looking at when we evaluate a source's authority?

a)

What are the information creator’s qualifications to write on the topic?

b)

Can you trust the source of the information to provide accurate information?

c)

How does the creator’s interests influence the information presented?

d)

How current is the information and how important is currency to the topic?

8.

What do are we looking at when we evaluate a source's bias?

a)

What are the information creator’s qualifications to write on the topic?

b)

Can you trust the source of the information to provide accurate information?

c)

How does the creator’s interests influence the information presented?

d)

How current is the information and how important is currency to the topic?

9.

What do are we looking at when we evaluate a source's reliability?

a)

What are the information creator’s qualifications to write on the topic?

b)

Can you trust the source of the information to provide accurate information?

c)

How does the creator’s interests influence the information presented?

d)

How current is the information and how important is currency to the topic?

10.

What do are we looking at when we evaluate a source's currency?

a)

What are the information creator’s qualifications to write on the topic?

b)

Can you trust the source of the information to provide accurate information?

c)

How does the creator’s interests influence the information presented?

d)

How current is the information and how important is currency to the topic?