Information Literacy Pre and Post Test

What is the first step in the research process?

Identifying the information need

Evaluating sources

Organizing information

Citing sources

Which of the following is NOT a reliable criteria for evaluating the credibility of a website?

The website has a professional design and layout

The website provides citations for its information

The website is sponsored by a reputable organization or institution

The website contains spelling and grammatical errors

The website's domain ends in .gov or .edu

Which of the following search strategies would yield the most specific results?

Using quotation marks to search for an exact phrase

Using broad keywords without any operators

Using Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to combine search terms

Using advanced search filters to narrow down results

Using a single keyword without any modifiers

What is the purpose of citing sources in a research paper?

To give credit to the original authors and avoid plagiarism

To make the paper look more professional

To provide additional reading material for the readers

To increase the word count of the paper

Which of the following is an example of a reliable source for scientific information?

A peer-reviewed journal article published in a reputable scientific journal

A blog post written by an anonymous author

A Wikipedia page on a scientific topic

What is the purpose of using databases in research?

To access a wide range of reliable information

To organize data in spreadsheets

To create visual presentations

To communicate with others

Which of the following is an example of a Boolean operator used in database searching?

AND

NOT

BUT

Which of the following is a reliable source for academic research?

Peer-reviewed journal article

Personal blog post

Wikipedia page

Government report

Which of the following is an example of a citation style commonly used in academic research?

APA

MLA

Chicago

Harvard

What is the purpose of using quotation marks in a database search?

To search for an exact phrase

To exclude certain terms

To broaden search results

To prioritize search results

What is the purpose of using advanced search techniques in databases?

To refine search results and retrieve more relevant information

To limit access to certain databases

To increase search speed

To prevent plagiarism

What is the purpose of using truncation in a database search?

To retrieve variations of a word

To limit access to certain databases

To increase search speed

To prevent plagiarism

What is the purpose of using filters in a database search?

To narrow down search results based on specific criteria

To limit access to certain databases

To increase search speed

To prevent plagiarism

What is the purpose of a web browser?

To access and view websites

To create websites

To host websites

To design websites

When looking at the beginning of an article from a database, which of the following sections will best assist in cultivating keywords?

Author

Abstract

Author-Supplied Keywords

Subject Terms

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