APA
Correct spacing between lines is
1.5 lines
2 lines
Single
3 lines
2 lines
What is the primary purpose of using passive voice in academic writing?
to avoid the use of personal pronouns
The research significance should go from _________ to specific.
General
What are the ways to conduct surveys?
In person, web or social media, telephone or email
Statistics is a _____ type of research
Quantitative
To correctly set margins they need to be set to
.5 inches all around
1.5 inches all around
1 inch all around
Automatic setting in MS Word
1 inch all around
What is academic tone highly dependent on?
word choice and structure
In the study ‘Effectiveness of Meditation in Reducing Anxiety Levels of College Students’
Due to the prevalence of anxiety attacks among college students, you have decided to make it the focal point of your research work
Is it Significance of the Study or Rationale of the Study?
Rationale
Interviews are usually used in which type of methodology?
Qualitative
Paraphrase the following percentage 35%
Just over a third
When citing a work by 3 or more authors, list only the first author’s name followed by _____
“et al.”
Name three things that are not considered academic style
contractions, questions, casual language, slang, I/me/my
What presents the importance of your research, and gives you an opportunity to prove the study’s impact on your field of research, the new knowledge it contributes, and the people who will benefit from it?
Significance of the Study
What is the difference between methodology and methods?
Methodology is the rationale behind your research
Methods – are tools
Two fifths in percentage
40%
What is the correct reference format for a book?
a) Weinberg, R. S., & Gould, D. (2011). Foundations of sport and exercise psychology (6thed.).
b) Weinberg, RS and Gould, D 2011, Foundations of sport and exercise psychology, Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL.
c) R. S. Weinberg & D. Gould, (2011). Foundations of sport and exercise psychology (6th ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
d) Weinberg, R. S., & Gould, D. (2011). Foundations of sport and exercise psychology (6th ed.). Human Kinetics.
d) Weinberg, R. S., & Gould, D. (2011). Foundations of sport and exercise psychology (6th ed.). Human Kinetics.
Academic tone in writing should be ______ .
objective, factual and objective; free from personal opinions, bias and value judgments
Overview of the Study - is an annotated version of
the table of contents
What is the paradigm of the mixed-methods methodology?
Pragmatism
What are the two types of statistics?
Descriptive and inferential
What is the correct author and year format for a journal article in a reference list?
a) Brill, J. B. (2011).
b) Brill, JB, (2011).
c) Brill, J. B. 2011.
d) John Brill, 2011.
a) Brill, J. B. (2011).
What is “hyperbole”?
an obvious and intentional exaggeration
A statistical test, a projective technique, or an instructional procedure-is an example of which line of significance argument?
1 It may advance knowledge in the applicable field; that is, it revises or creates new knowledge
2 A study may contribute to the solution of a practical problem faced by many others in the field
3 It may demonstrate a novel use of a procedure or technique
4 A study may contribute to part of a programmatic research effort
It may demonstrate a novel use of a procedure or technique
A summary of previously published works on a specific topic.
A literature review
Making decisions and drawing conclusions about larger populations is _____:
Inferential statistics