Information Literacy Post Test - Spring 2012
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  1. How long have you been 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


  1. On a scale of 1-9 (1=bad 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. You are writing a report on automobile safety and tires. You have found several sources. Which would be the most likely to be trustworthy because it would provide the most objective information?
    report from an automobile association
    survey from a tire manufacturer
    article in an automobile magazine
    article in a consumer rights magazine
    article in a women's magazine


  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. 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. I am taking this survey in the following class:

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Gail Roy
Northern Maine Community College