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Education Index is one example of a |
| | A) | general reference. |
| | B) | primary source. |
| | C) | secondary source. |
| | D) | professional journal. |
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Which of the following is least likely to be a primary source? |
| | A) | an article in a professional journal |
| | B) | a dissertation |
| | C) | a textbook |
| | D) | a paper presented at a professional conference |
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Which of the following descriptor combinations will produce the most references? |
| | A) | peer editing and peer groups and writing instruction |
| | B) | peer editing or peer groups or writing instruction |
| | C) | (peer editing or peer groups) and writing instruction |
| | D) | (peer editing and peer groups) or writing instruction |
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The most directly pertinent information to read in a literature review will usually come from |
| | A) | scholarly books and journal articles. |
| | B) | journal articles and research reports. |
| | C) | research reports and the World Wide Web. |
| | D) | the World Wide Web and scholarly books. |
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The primary advantage that the World Wide Web has brought to literature reviews is |
| | A) | more time efficiency when conducting a literature search. |
| | B) | a strong classification system that is globally accepted. |
| | C) | increased certainty that information is reliable and credible. |
| | D) | immediate access to a wide variety of current materials. |
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Which of the following best describes how research should usually be described in the body of a literature review report? |
| | A) | The major findings of the study should be briefly reported. |
| | B) | Most of the details of how the study was conducted should be carefully described. |
| | C) | The abstract of the research should be paraphrased. |
| | D) | Only the reference to the study should be provided. |
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A meta-analysis is a method researchers use to |
| | A) | obtain a complete set of references about a specified topic. |
| | B) | determine the credibility of another researcher's conclusions. |
| | C) | combine the results of selected studies of one topic. |
| | D) | verify the accuracy of their research results. |
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Researchers need to be familiar with these three basic types of sources. |
| | A) | general references, historical resources, and secondary resources |
| | B) | general references, primary resources, and secondary resources |
| | C) | tertiary references, primary resources, and secondary resources |
| | D) | general references, primary resources, and statistical resources |
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Which of the following is not one of the steps involved in a literature review? |
| | A) | ignore secondary sources |
| | B) | define the research problem as precisely as possible |
| | C) | select and peruse one or two appropriate general reference works |
| | D) | obtain and read relevant primary sources |
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A good summary of a journal article should include |
| | A) | the problem being addressed, the purpose of the study, the hypotheses of the study, the methodology the researcher used, a description of the subjects involved, the results, and any strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of the study. |
| | B) | the problem being addressed, the purpose of the study, the hypotheses of the study, the results, the conclusions, and any strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of the study. |
| | C) | the purpose of the study, the hypotheses of the study, the methodology the researcher used, a description of the subjects involved, the results, the conclusions, and any strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of the study. |
| | D) | the problem being addressed, the purpose of the study, the hypotheses of the study, the methodology the researcher used, a description of the subjects involved, the results, the conclusions, and any strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of the study. |
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What are the two main ways to do a literature search? |
| | A) | interview researchers and manual approach |
| | B) | electronically with a computer and with a PDA |
| | C) | manual approach, and electronically with a computer |
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Which of the following is an example of a disadvantage of searching the World Wide Web? |
| | A) | immediacy |
| | B) | currency |
| | C) | varied formats |
| | D) | lack of credibility |
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Which of the following are the steps involved in a literature review? |
| | A) | define the research problem as precisely as possible, look at relevant secondary sources, select and peruse one or two appropriate general reference works, formulate search terms pertinent to the problem or question of interest, and search the general preferences for relevant primary sources |
| | B) | define the research problem as precisely as possible, look at relevant secondary sources, select and peruse one or two appropriate general reference works, and obtain and read relevant primary sources |
| | C) | define the research problem as precisely as possible, look at relevant secondary sources, select and peruse one or two appropriate general reference works, formulate search terms pertinent to the problem or question of interest, search the general preferences for relevant primary sources, and obtain and read relevant primary sources |
| | D) | define the research problem as precisely as possible, look at relevant secondary sources, formulate search terms pertinent to the problem or question of interest, search the general preferences for relevant primary sources, and obtain and read relevant primary sources |
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Which is not a disadvantage of using a search engine? |
| | A) | variety |
| | B) | disorganization |
| | C) | uncertain accuracy |
| | D) | irrelevant information |
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