eSKILLS Online Quiz

3./3.2/3.3 Selecting and Sorting Your Information, Evaluating Information & Discussing the Issues.

In summary, the issues covered by this topic are:

1. Making careful summaries of the main points
2. Assessing information in terms of relevance, currency, reliability, accuracy and coverage
3. Discussing the issues with fellow-students and teaching staff

(Topics in bold are covered by the quiz questions below)

1	True or False? Not all information is equally valuable, accurate, or reputable. a) True b) False Correct. It is therefore essential that you critically assess the usefulness and reliability of what you have found.The correct answer is: True.

2	What does currency of information usually refer to? a) The type of currency money is given in b) Whether it was published recently c) Whether it's relevant to the assignment d) Whether the arguments follow logically Correct.The correct answer is: Whether it was published recently.

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True or False? Discussing your approach to your assignment with others is cheating. a) True b) False Correct. Getting someone else to write an assignment for you is cheating, but exchanging ideas is a good learning mechanism.The correct answer is: False. Getting someone else to write an assignment for you is cheating, but exchanging ideas is a good learning mechanism.