APA Style and Plagiarism Quiz

Which citation is in APA Style?
1. Oliver, Chadwick D. "Forest Development in North America Following Major Disturbances." Forest Ecology and Management 3 (1981): 153-168.
2. Oliver, C. D. (1981). Forest development in North America following major disturbances. Forest Ecology and Management, 3, 153-168.
3. Oliver CD. 1981. Forest development in North America following major disturbances. Forest Ecology and Management 3:153-68.
In APA style, what is the correct order of information when referencing a scholarly journal article in a bibliography?
1. Author, article title, periodical title, volume number, year, page number(s).
2. Author, periodical title, article title, year, volume number, page number(s).
3. Author, year, article title, periodical title, volume number, page number(s).
To avoid plagiarizing, you should:
1. Give proper attribution to all sources, and know how to quote correctly.
2. When paraphrasing, rewrite statements completely in your own words.
3. Proofread carefully.
4. All of the above.
Read the new passage and compare it to the original. Is this an example of appropriate or inappropriate paraphrasing?

The original passage:
Students frequently overuse direct quotation in taking notes, and as a result they overuse quotations in the final [research] paper. Probably only about 10% of your final manuscript should appear as directly quoted matter. Therefore, you should strive to limit the amount of exact transcribing of source materials while taking notes. Lester, James D. Writing Research Papers. 2nd ed. (1976): 46-47.

The new passage:
In research papers students often quote excessively, failing to keep quoted material down to a desirable level. Since the problem usually originates during note taking, it is essential to minimize the material recorded verbatim (Lester 46-47).

Source: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_paraphr.html
1. This is appropriate paraphrasing.
2. This is inappropriate paraphrasing.
Read the new passage and compare it to the original. Is this an example of appropriate or inappropriate paraphrasing?

The original passage:
Students frequently overuse direct quotation in taking notes, and as a result they overuse quotations in the final [research] paper. Probably only about 10% of your final manuscript should appear as directly quoted matter. Therefore, you should strive to limit the amount of exact transcribing of source materials while taking notes. Lester, James D. Writing Research Papers. 2nd ed. (1976): 46-47.

The new passage:
Students often use too many direct quotations when they take notes, resulting in too many of them in the final research paper. In fact, probably only about 10% of the final copy should consist of directly quoted material. So it is important to limit the amount of source material copied while taking notes.

Source: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_paraphr.html
1. This is appropriate paraphrasing.
2. This is inappropriate paraphrasing.
Generally speaking, what is the purpose and intent of a literature review?
1. To critically analyze the existing significant literature in a particular area of research through summary, description, classification, comparison, and evaluation.
2. To summarize all the work that has been done in a particular area of research.
3. To comprehensively identify all existing work on a particular issue.
What are the benefits of citation management tools? Check all that apply.
1. Helps keep your research organized.
2. Helps prevent unintentional plagiarism.
3. You don't have to worry about formatting or plagiarism issues.
4. Helps format citations correctly.
How do you quote correctly?
1. Give the source - as long as I do that, I don't need to use quotation marks or do anything else.
2. Introduce the quotation, format it correctly, use quotation marks, and cite correctly. Thoughtfully integrate the quotation into your writing.
3. Mention the author of the quote and use quotation marks.
What are some of the reasons behind unintentional plagiarism? Check all that apply.
1. Insufficient notetaking
2. Lack of knowledge about how to quote correctly.
3. The author is not interested in sharing sources of information.
4. Incomplete documentation
5. Privacy
6. Insufficient proofreading
7. Spitefulness
8. Unacceptable paraphrasing
9. Lack of understanding of project objectives.
10. Copyright
What are RefWorks and EndNote?
1. Style guidelines.
2. Examples of citation management tools that can help you organize, manage, and format references.
3. Software that is helpful for all writing assignments.