Research A
What is a first-hand account, original data, based on direct knowledge?
Primary source
What is plagiarism.
The act of using another person's words or ideas without giving them credit.
What is a timeline?
A linear representation of of important events in the order that they occurred.
What is a visual?
Photographs, slides, charts, posters, power points, used to enhance a presentation
What is a secondary source?
Not primary or original, second-hand account of an event
What is the term for being able to be believed, likely to be true and correct in a research?
Reliability.
What is research?
An investigation into a subject in order to discover facts, theories, or applications.
What is an atlas?
A book of charts or tables illustrating any subject
What is a video clip?
A small excerpt of video used to emphasize a point in a presentation
A list of source materials that are used in the preparation of an essay or project is called _______.
A bibliography.
What is a periodical or magazine, especially published for a special group, society or organization called?
A journal.
What is a citation?
A passage cited; quotation
What is an index?
An alphabetical listing of names places, and topics along with the page numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned
What is a search engine?
A computer program that searches documents, especially on the World Wide Web, for a specific word or words and provides a list of documents available.
Book of synonyms
A thesaurus
You are introducing the topic of bullying to your classmates. Which visual would be most effective to emphasize your point.
Choose: A. Slide Show B. Video Clip C. Timeline
Which of the following websites is most likely the most accurate and/or reliable?
Choose:
A. www.universitytn.edu B. www. wikipedia.com C. www.lesterthurman.net
Which of the following is a tell-tale sign of an untrustworthy or unreliable website?
What is
A. Grammatical Errors B. Links to other sources C. Minimal Graphics
If an author writes an article stating his opinion about a subject, the article is most likely __________
Bias.
What do fact-checking and cross referencing have in common?
They require you to examine more than one source to assure accuracy.
What does the term authenticated mean in relation to research?
Checking for accuracy or correctness
What is the best synonym for paraphrase?
Choose:
A. restate B. copy C. Invent D. quote
What should you include when you use an author's words or ideas in an essay for direct quotation?
Quotation marks
When planning an extensive vacation to the west coast, I would look for information in ____.
An atlas
What is the best synonym for the term context?
Choose:
A. synonym B. definition C. setting D. example