Spring 2012: Wrt 100 Pretest

9 Questions | By Niagara | Updated: Mar 20, 2022 | Attempts: 79

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Please take just a few minutes to complete this survey in order to assess your knowledge of library research before completing the WRT 100 library sessions. Thank you for your time!

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1.

Find one example of credible research that you would include in the bibliography for your next assignment due in Professor Karper's class:
2.

What keywords did you use to find it? Please type in your search exactly as you performed it:
3.

In the past, have you ever attended a library workshop with one of your courses?
- A.
  
  Yes, 5+
- B.
  
  Yes, 3-4
- C.
  
  Yes, 1-2
- D.
  
  Yes, only NUB
- E.
  
  Yes, only in high school
- F.
  
  No, never
4.

Are you currently registered for WRT 100 online or in the classroom?
- A.
  
  Online
- B.
  
  Classroom
5.

Go to the following website: http://martinlutherking.org/. Is this an example of a credible website?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  No
6.

What sort of information do you get from popular sources?
- A.
  
  Personal narratives
- B.
  
  Statistics
- C.
  
  Factual account of an event
- D.
  
  Analysis of research on a topic
- E.
  
  Both personal narratives and factual accounts
7.

What sort of information do you get from scholarly sources?
- A.
  
  Findings from a research study on the efficacy of a new cancer treatment drug
- B.
  
  Personal reflections of cancer survivors
- C.
  
  Factual account of an event
- D.
  
  Statistics
- E.
  
  Both findings from a research study and statistics
8.

What type of source is this an example of?: "What Martin Luther King, Jr. Means to me". Ebony 41.3 (1986): 74-80. Academic Search Complete. Ebsco. Web. 10 March 2012.
- A.
  
  Newspaper
- B.
  
  Professional Trade Journal
- C.
  
  Popular magazine
- D.
  
  Academic journal
9.

Based on the following citation, can you identify what type of source this is?: Duffy, Bernard K. and Richard D. Besel, "Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' and the politics of Cultural Memory:An Apostil." ANQ:A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes, and Reviews. 23.3 (2010): 184-191. Academic Search Complete. Ebsco. Web. 10 March 2012.
- A.
  
  Newspaper
- B.
  
  Professional Trade Journal
- C.
  
  Popular magazine
- D.
  
  Academic journal