CLASS REPORT
Ms. Brown's English (20 students)
Session
Identify potential sources - 1
Assessment
September 24, 2007
Closed
Maximum Possible Score*
14
(100%)
Range of Student Scores 2 - 14 (14% - 100%)
Mean Student Score
8
(56%)
Standard Deviation
3.87
* Each single-correct-response item (question) is worth one point.
Each response of a multiple-correct-response item is worth one
point, because not checking a wrong (distractor) response is worth
as much as checking a correct response. E.g., a score of zero to
five is possible from a five-response, multiple-correct-response item.
0
56%
14%
100%
100%
Results are reported for each item by number and percentage of students choosing each possible response.
Correct responses are in red and bulleted.
1. [Identify potential sources] Which of the following best identifies a "publication issued periodically, usually
daily or weekly, traditionally containing the most recent news?" [CHOOSE ONE ANSWER]
3
3
3
11
15.0 %
15.0 %
15.0 %
55.0 %
journal
magazine
newsletter
❍ newspaper
2. [Identify potential sources] If you want to find good periodical articles on a specific topic, which of these is the
best way to start? [CHOOSE ONE ANSWER]
5
7
4
4
25.0 %
35.0 %
20.0 %
20.0 %
Flip through periodicals.
❍ Use a research database.
Use a Web search engine.
Use the library catalog.
3. [Identify potential sources] What is the term for a resource that shows which materials a library owns?
[CHOOSE ONE ANSWER]
4
2
9
3
2
20.0 %
10.0 %
45.0 %
15.0 %
10.0 %
bibliography
keyword
❍ library catalog
research database
subject heading
4. [Identify potential sources] If you were researching the topic of "fuel cells," which of the following tools would
be the most helpful? [CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY]
8
3
40.0 %
15.0 %
11
14
3
55.0 %
70.0 %
15.0 %
❏ a science database such as Access Science
a health science database such as CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Applied
Health Literature)
❏ an Internet search engine such as Google
❏ an online encyclopedia such as Britannica Online
an online thesaurus such as Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
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5. [Identify potential sources] In geometry class you are assigned the history of Pascal’s triangle as your research
topic for a 5-10 page paper. Which source is the best one for background information on this topic? [CHOOSE
ONE ANSWER]
10
3
1
4
2
50.0 %
15.0 %
5.0 %
20.0 %
10.0 %
❍ Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics
Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
Oxford English Dictionary
Trigonometry textbook
World Almanac and Book of Facts
6. [Identify potential sources] Which of the following statements is generally true about a Web search engine?
(For example, Google or Altavista)? [CHOOSE ONE ANSWER]
8
2
3
7
40.0 %
10.0 %
15.0 %
35.0 %
❍ It searches free resources.
It searches most research databases.
It searches using subject headings.
It searches all of the documents on the World Wide Web.
7. [Identify potential sources] Which of the following is a characteristic of a primary source? [CHOOSE ONE
ANSWER]
0.0 %
0.0 %
0.0 %
0.0 %
It is created only after other trustworthy works have been consulted.
It is an interpretation or analysis of an original record.
It is peer-reviewed for historical accuracy before it is published.
❍ It is created by those who are involved in or observe the event.
8. [Identify potential sources] Which of the following resources would a public library be least likely to have
available for immediate use? [CHOOSE ONE ANSWER]
0.0 %
0.0 %
0.0 %
0.0 %
0.0 %
bestsellers for adults, teens, and children
❍ scientific peer-reviewed research journals
local historical information
popular magazines
audiobooks
9. [Identify potential sources] You have chosen a project in science class that will require you to locate up-to-date
facts about the planets. Which of the following resource choices would you make? [CHOOSE ONE ANSWER]
0.0 %
0.0 %
0.0 %
0.0 %
0.0 %
encyclopedia and world atlas
❍ Web site and almanac
science textbook and word atlas
dictionary and Web site
bibliography and encyclopedia
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10. [Identify potential sources] You go to the public library to get research help on your Supreme Court paper for
government class. The public library employs a number of people, and each employee has different responsibilities
and skills. Which employee should you contact to get the research help that you need? [CHOOSE ONE
ANSWER]
0.0 %
0.0 %
0.0 %
0.0 %
0.0 %
the staff member working in the children’s department
the staff member placing books on the shelves
the staff member checking books out at the circulation desk
the staff member monitoring the computer lab
❍ the staff member working at the reference desk
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