Scholarly Articles Quiz

1. An article with an abstract, introduction, description of the study, results, charts, conclusions, and references is most likely

Scholarly

Popular

Trade

A. Scholarly. Characteristics to note: abstract, description of the study, results, charts, conclusions, and references.

Explanation

A. Scholarly. Characteristics to note: abstract, description of the study, results, charts, conclusions, and references.

2. When a professor with a PhD submits an article to a peer-reviewed journal,

The article is always published.

The article is sent to experts to be critiqued.

B. The article is critiqued by experts. Experts in the professor's area of expertise carefully review the professor's article and provide feedback to the journal's editor. The professor's article may or may not be published in that journal.

Explanation

B. The article is critiqued by experts. Experts in the professor's area of expertise carefully review the professor's article and provide feedback to the journal's editor. The professor's article may or may not be published in that journal.

3. A scholarly article typically

Includes an abstract

Contains complex language

Is written by an expert in the field

All of the above

D. All of the above. Scholarly articles generally include an abstract, have complex language specific to that field, and are written by one or more experts.

Explanation

D. All of the above. Scholarly articles generally include an abstract, have complex language specific to that field, and are written by one or more experts.

4. A professor who conducts a study on the impact of concussions on soccer players wants to write up and publish a scholarly article rather than a popular article, in order to

Add new knowledge to this field

Help solve problems that arise from concussions

Be seen as an expert in his/her discipline

All of the above

D. All of the above. Scholars want to share the results of their research so that others can learn from and benefit from their work.

Explanation

D. All of the above. Scholars want to share the results of their research so that others can learn from and benefit from their work.

5. Popular articles tend to be long, peer-reviewed, and have many references.

True

False

B. False. Popular articles are for general audiences, often short, and usually no references.

Explanation

B. False. Popular articles are for general audiences, often short, and usually no references.

6. An abstract is another term for

A study’s conclusion

A list of books and articles

A summary

A scholarly article

C. A Summary. It appears at the beginning of most scholarly articles.

Explanation

C. A Summary. It appears at the beginning of most scholarly articles.

7. An article about the benefits of being a vegetarian includes color photos, a couple of recipes, no references, and is written by a journalist. What type of publication would this be?

Scholarly

Popular

Trade

B. Popular Article. Characteristics to note: author is a journalist, for a general audience, color photos, recipes, and no references.

Explanation

B. Popular Article. Characteristics to note: author is a journalist, for a general audience, color photos, recipes, and no references.

8. The Portland Press Herald and The New York Times are examples of what type of publication?

Scholarly

Popular

Trade

B. Popular. Newspapers are written for the general public and so are considered popular publications.

Explanation

B. Popular. Newspapers are written for the general public and so are considered popular publications.

9. If your search for baseball and injuries, yields 6,000 articles. What can you do to narrow the search to current scholarly articles?

Add the keyword 'current' to the bottom search box

Limit to popular articles since 2014

Limit to scholarly articles since 2014

Use the articles on the first page of the results

C. Limit the search to scholarly articles published since 2014

Explanation

C. Limit the search to scholarly articles published since 2014

10. A drama teacher might subscribe to a publication that includes articles about teaching students tricks to memorize lines, how to stretch costume budgets, or publicizing your plays on Facebook. What type of publication would this be?

Scholarly

Popular

Trade

C. Trade. Trade publications provide information for a specific profession (drama teacher, civil engineer, landscaper, plumber, etc.) and may include: current news, new techniques, product changes, practical tips, non-scholarly articles by others in the field.

Explanation

C. Trade. Trade publications provide information for a specific profession (drama teacher, civil engineer, landscaper, plumber, etc.) and may include: current news, new techniques, product changes, practical tips, non-scholarly articles by others in the field.

Scholarly Articles Quiz

1. An article with an abstract, introduction, description of the study, results, charts, conclusions, and references is most likely

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. When a professor with a PhD submits an article to a peer-reviewed journal,

3. A scholarly article typically

4. A professor who conducts a study on the impact of concussions on soccer players wants to write up and publish a scholarly article rather than a popular article, in order to

5. Popular articles tend to be long, peer-reviewed, and have many references.

6. An abstract is another term for

7. An article about the benefits of being a vegetarian includes color photos, a couple of recipes, no references, and is written by a journalist. What type of publication would this be?

8. The Portland Press Herald and The New York Times are examples of what type of publication?

9. If your search for baseball and injuries, yields 6,000 articles. What can you do to narrow the search to current scholarly articles?

10. A drama teacher might subscribe to a publication that includes articles about teaching students tricks to memorize lines, how to stretch costume budgets, or publicizing your plays on Facebook. What type of publication would this be?