Information Literacy Pre Test -Spring 2012

Jen Graham ENG227 Advanced Comp
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  1. How long have you been a student at Northern Maine Community College?
    Less than 1 full semester
    1 semester
    2 semesters
    3 semesters
    4 semesters
    more than 4 semesters


  1. What is your educational goal?
    Associate's Degree
    Certificate
    Transfer to 4 year institution
    Continuing Education
    Other


  1. Have you had any training in library or Web research?
    Library orientation/workshop
    Librarian/teacher presentation in high school
    No training at all
    Some training
    other


  1. On a scale of 1-9 (1=poor and 9=excellent), how would you rate your research skills in terms of being able to locate and evaluate information?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


  1. We need information when we want to:
    discuss current events
    plan a vacation
    write a report
    revise our diet
    all of the above


  1. You need to research an aspect of the topic "education in public schools." Which one of the following would be an appropriate research question?
    Does bilingual education help children attending public schools?
    Should state money be used to fund religious schools?
    Should children be required to wear helmets on bicycles?
    What is federal funding impact on state road repair?


  1. Paraphrasing is the process of
    putting a passage from a source into your own words
    selecting paragraphs to use in your paper
    changing a phrase to mean something else
    none of the above


  1. Which of the following strategies would be useful for trying to confirm the accuracy of information on a Web page?
    checking the Web page author's qualifications
    determining if the information can be verified elsewhere
    determining the source of the information (author/publisher/sponsor)
    Reading the About Us section on the Web page
    Checking the last updated date on the Web page
    All of the above


  1. Which is a primary source of information?
    a diary
    magazine articles
    newspapers
    databases
    dictionaries


  1. The most effective way to locate a book in the library is to search:
    library's online catalog
    databases
    web
    the shelves


  1. You are conducting a search on burnout and nurses. Which would be the most effective search strategy in a database?
    nurses burnout
    nurses AND burnout
    nurs* AND burnout
    nurs* AND (burnout OR job stress OR occupational stress)


  1. I am committing plagiarism if I
    steal someone else's work
    put my name on work I did not create
    fail to properly cite my sources
    buy or borrow a paper instead of writing my own
    all of the above


  1. I am violating copyright if I
    use material without the author's permission
    photocopy an entire book
    use a photo from the web without obtaining permission
    download an article from a database and email it to 10 of my friends
    all of the above


  1. The Student Code of Conduct in the student handbook lists fradulent conduct as:
    plagiarism
    cheating
    violating professional code of conduct
    tampering with or falsifying official documents
    all of the above


  1. You are doing a search for the following assignment: "Prepare a presentation about the gains achieved by women in the 1980s." Which group of keywords would be best to search for your assignment.
    presentation, women, gains
    women, gains, achieved
    women, gains, 1980s
    gains, achieved, 1980s


  1. Which is the truncation symbol used when searching in a database?
    *
    !
    ?
    <


  1. If you are searching for information and do not locate relevant results, you should:
    modify your search terms
    look for subject headings and controlled vocabularies
    ask for assistance in the library
    all of the above


  1. I am in the following program:
    Early Childhood Education
    Liberal Studies
    General Technology
    Accounting
    Business Administration
    Medical Coding
    Medical Office Administration
    Office Assistant
    EMT
    Nursing
    Medical Assisting
    Auto Collision Repair
    Automotive Technology
    Computer Aided Drafting
    Computer Electronics
    Diesel Hydraulics
    Electrical Construction
    Industrial Mechanical Maintenance
    Machine Tool
    Plumbing & Heating
    Precision Metals
    Residential Construction
    Welding
    Wind Power
    Other





Gail Roy
Northern Maine Community College