Assessment on Plagiarism, APA Citation and Documentation

 

Learning Objective for Mod 3: Define plagiarism and identify and use proper APA citation and documentation.

 

This quiz consists of questions that will assess your learnings from Mod 3 which discussed plagiarism and the proper use of APA citation and documentation (citations and references).

 

Instructions and information:

• There are 15 questions on this quiz. 
• The questions are a mix of multiple choice, true/false, short-answer and drop-down choices.
• Each question must be answered.
• This quiz is untimed, you will have unlimited attempts and you will be able to see your grade immediately.
• This quiz is worth 15 points toward your total points of 100 for the course.
• A grade of 10/15 is needed to pass this quiz.
• This quiz can be completed on a mobile device.

Plagiarism and APA Citation Quiz

Test your understanding of plagiarism and the proper use of APA citation and documentation with this engaging quiz. Designed to reinforce your knowledge from Module 3, this quiz challenges you with various question formats including multiple choice, true/false, and drop-downs.

You will learn about:

• Understanding plagiarism and its implications
• Proper APA citation formats
• Identifying common knowledge and when to cite
• Utilizing resources for citation assistance

15 Questions4 MinutesCreated by WritingEagle257

APA is an acronym that stands for

The American Psychological Association

The American Physician's Association

In APA we do not capitalize all the first letters of words in the references EXCEPT when

It is the first word in the title, a proper noun or the first word after a colon (:).

When we use ALL CAPS

When the source is written that way

When the citation generator creates it like that

This is a drop list. Please choose the correct response to this question. The title of a published work is?

Please Select -->The name of the article, website, blog or bookThe URL of the publisher, website, blog or book

Which of these is a properly formatted APA citation?

€�The emphasis on philosophical discourse is related…” (Snode, 2005).

Johns stated “the placement of the photographs is not conductive…” (para. 3)

€�After running for political office, it was deemed appropriate that we…” (1997) pg. 128)

Any direct quotes or paraphrases from a source must include an in-text citation.

True

False

This is a drop list. Please choose the correct response to this question. The author of a published work is?

Please Select -->The person or organization who wrote the article, website, blog or book.The name or URL of the organization, article, website, blog or book.

Students can use the free APA guide__________________________________________ to assist with creating proper APA citations and references.

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) APA

Purdue's Literacy Guides

APA is most frequently used by writers and students in which disciplines?

Social Sciences, Psychology, Economics, Education, Criminal Justice, Etc.

History, Medical Sciences, the Arts, English and Literature

Plagiarism is defined as:

All of these

To steal and pass off the ideas or words of another as one's own

Use another's production without crediting the source

Committing literary theft such as presenting as new and original, an idea or product derived from an existing source.

When using APA you call the page at the end of an assignment

References

Works Cited

Sources

Bibliography

This example of a basic APA reference is correct. Smith, J. (2022, February 2). Literacy rates increase in rural areas. Journal of Literacy. www.jol.orgLinks to an external site.

Yes

No

Common knowledge statements such as: there are four seasons in a year or there are 365 days in a year or the American Revolution took place in 1776, do not need to be cited when including them in a research assignment.

Most of the time.

Some of the time.

Never.

There is no such thing as common knowledge.

Using citation generators to create citations and refences is perfectly ok IF you understand you need to edit them before placing them in an assignment.

True

False

A basic reference in APA format needs the following elements:

Using proper citing and referencing can help us to avoid plagiarism.

True

False