WorksheetsLiterature Review-520
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 24mins
Literature review is a --------------- look at the existing research that is significant to the work that you are carrying out.
(a)
Literature review is important for a research project because it includes:
A descriptive list or summaries of books/articles
Your arguments and ideas (like an essay)
Research that explains the relationship between the variables in your research project
An exhaustive bibliography on everything ever written on the topic
Evaluating your information sources and selecting good quality academic information can
Increase your course grades
Help you avoid misinformation and fake news
Ensure that you complete your research project in time
Ensure that your classmates won't copy information from your research paper
While you should evaluate each source individually, the best place to search for high quality academic information for most topics is...
Library databases
Wikipedia
www.zu.ac.ae
Which of these is NOT an example of a primary source?
Film footage of a historical event
Diaries written at the time of an event
Sources created later by someone who did not participate in the event
A poem about the UAE from your classmate
What type of source is this? A chapter in your history textbook about Old Dubai
Primary
Secondary
What type of source is this? A diary written by your classmate
Primary
Secondary
What type of source is this? An encyclopedia entry on plants in the UAE
Primary
Secondary
13. What type of source is this? A website that summarizes treatments for diabetes
Primary
Secondary
What type of source is this? A map of China created during ancient times
Primary
Secondary
What type of source is this? A transcript of Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid's first speech as a Prime Minister.
Primary
Secondary
Government owned websites (.gov) are not a trustworthy source of information
True
False
Wikipedia lacks the following:
Depth
Visibility
Transferability
Credibility
An article about cancer that was published 12 years ago is a good source of information
True
False
You can use posts from social media websites as a credible and reliable source of information
True
False
Watch the following video, then answer the question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLGp7LC2Nbw
Peer Review is the process by which an article is evaluated by a group of specialists in its given field prior to being "accepted" for publication
True
False
Read the following carefully:
I am done reading
I am done reading :-)
Read the following carefully
I am done reading
I am done reading :-)
What is the difference between a scholarly article and a popular article?
A scholarly article is one assigned by a course instructor, while a popular article is one recommended by your peers
No difference. They're the same thing!
A scholarly article is written for a scholarly audience, while a popular article is typically written for the general public or a non-specialist audience
A scholarly article is at least 5000 words long, while a popular article is typically 140 characters or less
Which of the sources in the picture is a scholarly source for information on nature?
Wild Life
National Geographic
Journal of Nature Conversation
Which of the following is NOT a common criteria for evaluating a source for inclusion in course paper or bibliography?
Authority
Fun
Curreny
Bias
The experience of the author, his academic background and affiliation are important in evaluating the authority of an information source
True
False
