WorksheetsAcademic Writing
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
What type of referencing will you be using for your project?
Chicago
Harvard
Vancouver
Oxford
If you're only looking at information from a certain viewpoint, what might this be called?
Bias
Misinterpretation
Lying
Lazy research
If you reference a single fact that suits your project from a paper when the rest of the study does not support your theory, what might you be guilty of?
Potato Peeling
Apple Bobbing
Cherry Picking
Carrot Tossing
What does a good academic introduction do?
Keep the reader guessing
Inspire
Create mystery
Introduce topic
Review literature
State Hypothesis
Explain Methodology
Make assumptions
Draw conclusions
Discuss results
State methodology
Reference diagrams
Who should you write your introduction for?
The person reading it
Yourself
Your peers
The person editing it
What is the definition of a Methodology?
Select all you think are correct.
Provide (a book or article) with citations of sources of information.
A framework of how you carried out your project and how you got your results
A system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity.
A list of the books referred to in a scholarly work, typically printed as an appendix.
Which of the following is not a good reason to include a methodology?
It provides you with a plan to follow throughout your research.
Keeps you accountable for your aims and objectives.
Shows that you have correct spelling and grammar.
Acts as an indicator of the quality of your study should anyone wish to replicate it.
If a project is purely collecting qualitative data, how might it be conducted?
Involves interpreting raw data that you have collected from a trial – experiment based.
Looking into pre-existing ideas or theories to help answer a new question – literature review based.
Mixed-Method research – a combination of both qualitative and quantitative.
A mental assessment of the implications of a hypothesis.
Which of these could be classed as "materials" in methodology?
More than one right answer.
Glassware
Soil
Supplements
Filtered water
Clipboards
Pens
Paper
A4 refill pad
Chemicals
Sprays
Gloves
Goggles
Google scholar
internet
Canvas
Teams
If there are phrases, terms or names in your methodology that might be unfamiliar to the reader, what should you do?
Include a link to a definition.
Tell the reader to look it up.
Explain them.
Nothing.
