Quiz On Honest Work

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UEP students must pass this quiz with a 75% of higher.

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1.

Which of the following is a proper use of the Internet for research?
- A.
  
  All information from the Internet is quality information and can be used.
- B.
  
  Copying and pasting from different Internet articles to write your own paper.
- C.
  
  Citing all material used from an Internet source just as you would any other source.
- D.
  
  Buying a paper on the Internet and re-writing it using many of your own words.
- E.
  
  None of the above.
2.

What is plagiarism?
- A.
  
  Misrepresenting someone else’s work as your own.
- B.
  
  A major breach of academic rules.
- C.
  
  An act which can result in failure of a paper, course, or even suspension or expulsion.
- D.
  
  Borrowing someone else’s words or ideas.
- E.
  
  All of the above.
3.

Which is NOT a basic principle of academic honesty?
- A.
  
  When you present research materials, present them fairly and truthfully.
- B.
  
  When you do work yourself, you actually do it yourself.
- C.
  
  When working on an assignment, always do it alone.
- D.
  
  When you rely on someone else’s work, you cite it.
- E.
  
  When you use someone else’s words, you quote it and cite it.
4.

What is paraphrasing?
- A.
  
  Expressing an idea in your own words.
- B.
  
  Copying a portion of the text word for word and placing it inside quotation marks.
- C.
  
  An act of plagiarism.
- D.
  
  Rearranging the words of a sentence or passage and using in your own paper.
- E.
  
  All of the above.
5.

You discover that an assigned essay is on a topic you wrote a paper on last term. You print a copy and hand it in with a new cover page. Is this academically honest?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  No
6.

Instead of reading the assigned text for a course, you read a summary (such as CliffNotes) of the book. Is this academically honest?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  No
7.

Your friend gives you a copy of the paper he/she wrote last term for the same course you are currently taking. You don’t copy the paper but re-type it changing words and inserting some of your own. Is this academically honest?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  No
8.

Your roommate is one semester ahead of you in the program. She gives you her old exams for the courses you are taking. You review the exams and use them yourself to prepare for the exams you will be taking this semester. Is this academically honest?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  No
9.

You download a paper from the Internet and use it to get started on your paper. You are using the thesis from the Internet paper without citing it but everything else is your own work. Is this academically honest?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  No
10.

You download a paper from the Internet and use it to write your own paper without citing it. You change some words but the content of the two papers is basically the same. Is it true that due to the vast amount of information on the Internet, it is very difficulty for professors to detect this type of Internet fraud?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  No
11.

Your professor has just given a take - home exam without stating expressly that you are not allowed to work with others in completing the exam. You collaborate with others to complete the take-home exam. Is this academically honest?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  No
12.

When writing your paper, you cut and paste from a variety of papers and Internet sources. You include all of those sources in a bibliography at the end of the paper. Is this academically honest?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  No
13.

You are assigned a group project. Because you are behind in your other work, the group agrees to do your share of the work. All of your names, including yours, are submitted as authors of the project. Is this academically honest?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  No
14.

Plagiarism is an act that compromises the quality of your own education and is hurtful to others. While there are consequences, they are usually minor. Is this true?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  No
15.

Is scoring 75% on this quiz required to continue progressing in the Unified Elementary ProTeach program?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  No
16.

Does passing the test indicate that you know the rules for academic honesty and that you can be held accountable for them?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  No
17.

If you do not know that your actions could result in a charge of plagiarism or academic misconduct, are you likely to be excused because you did not know the rules?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  No
18.

Here is a paragraph taken from Reaching higher: The power of expectation in schooling by Rhona Weinstein (2002). Second, parents have a unique and potentially more positive view of the strengths and individuality of their children. Further, they have a long-term stake in their children’s development. Most parents hope for the best for their children and the best is what the community must provide for all its children, as the educational philosopher John Dewey (1899) warns (p. 17). Based upon this paragraph, please indicate whether the student sentence below is Academically Honest (AH) or Incorrect (I).Parents have a long-term stake in their child's development.
- A.
  
  Academically Honest
- B.
  
  Incorrect
19.

Here is a paragraph taken from Reaching higher: The power of expectation in schooling by Rhona Weinstein (2002). Second, parents have a unique and potentially more positive view of the strengths and individuality of their children. Further, they have a long-term stake in their children’s development. Most parents hope for the best for their children and the best is what the community must provide for all its children, as the educational philosopher John Dewey (1899) warns (p. 17). Based upon this paragraph, please indicate whether the student sentence below is Academically Honest (AH) or Incorrect (I).Dewey (1899) says that the community must provide the best for all its children.
- A.
  
  Academically Honest
- B.
  
  Incorrect
20.

Here is a paragraph taken from Reaching higher: The power of expectation in schooling by Rhona Weinstein (2002). Second, parents have a unique and potentially more positive view of the strengths and individuality of their children. Further, they have a long-term stake in their children’s development. Most parents hope for the best for their children and the best is what the community must provide for all its children, as the educational philosopher John Dewey (1899) warns (p. 17). Based upon this paragraph, please indicate whether the student sentence below is Academically Honest (AH) or Incorrect (I).Weinstein notes, “parents have a unique and potentially more positive view of the strengths and individuality of their children” (Weinstein, 2002, p. 17)
- A.
  
  Academically Honest
- B.
  
  Incorrect
21.

Here is a paragraph taken from Reaching higher: The power of expectation in schooling by Rhona Weinstein (2002). Second, parents have a unique and potentially more positive view of the strengths and individuality of their children. Further, they have a long-term stake in their children’s development. Most parents hope for the best for their children and the best is what the community must provide for all its children, as the educational philosopher John Dewey (1899) warns (p. 17). Based upon this paragraph, please indicate whether the student sentence below is Academically Honest (AH) or Incorrect (I).Weinstein (2002) notes that parents have a potentially more positive view of the strengths and individuality of their children and want what is best for them.
- A.
  
  Academically Honest
- B.
  
  Incorrect
22.

Here is a paragraph taken from Reaching higher: The power of expectation in schooling by Rhona Weinstein (2002). Second, parents have a unique and potentially more positive view of the strengths and individuality of their children. Further, they have a long-term stake in their children’s development. Most parents hope for the best for their children and the best is what the community must provide for all its children, as the educational philosopher John Dewey (1899) warns (p. 17). Based upon this paragraph, please indicate whether the student sentence below is Academically Honest (AH) or Incorrect (I).[Parents] “have a long-term stake in their children’s development” and in general they “hope for the best for their children” (Weinstein, 2002, p. 17)
- A.
  
  Academically Honest
- B.
  
  Incorrect
23.

Here is a paragraph taken from Reaching higher: The power of expectation in schooling by Rhona Weinstein (2002). Second, parents have a unique and potentially more positive view of the strengths and individuality of their children. Further, they have a long-term stake in their children’s development. Most parents hope for the best for their children and the best is what the community must provide for all its children, as the educational philosopher John Dewey (1899) warns (p. 17). Based upon this paragraph, please indicate whether the student sentence below is Academically Honest (AH) or Incorrect (I).Parents are more keenly interested in the futures of their children than teachers are. They know the strengths of their children and they have high hopes for their futures (Weinstein, 2002).
- A.
  
  Academically Honest
- B.
  
  Incorrect
24.

Here is a paragraph taken from Reaching higher: The power of expectation in schooling by Rhona Weinstein (2002). Second, parents have a unique and potentially more positive view of the strengths and individuality of their children. Further, they have a long-term stake in their children’s development. Most parents hope for the best for their children and the best is what the community must provide for all its children, as the educational philosopher John Dewey (1899) warns (p. 17). Based upon this paragraph, please indicate whether the student sentence below is Academically Honest (AH) or Incorrect (I).Weinstein (2002) notes that parents’ views of their children are often distorted because they view their children more positively than teachers do.
- A.
  
  Academically Honest
- B.
  
  Incorrect
25.

Here is a paragraph taken from Reaching higher: The power of expectation in schooling by Rhona Weinstein (2002). Second, parents have a unique and potentially more positive view of the strengths and individuality of their children. Further, they have a long-term stake in their children’s development. Most parents hope for the best for their children and the best is what the community must provide for all its children, as the educational philosopher John Dewey (1899) warns (p. 17). Based upon this paragraph, please indicate whether the student sentence below is Academically Honest (AH) or Incorrect (I).Parents have a long-term stake in their children’s development and a unique and potentially more positive view of the strengths and individuality of their children (Weinstein, 2002).
- A.
  
  Academically Honest
- B.
  
  Incorrect