ASS1031 Introducing Academic Skills Online Test Content

Multiple Choice Online-Test Content (60 minutes
plus 15minutes technical / submission time)
This in-class/online assessment will test your ability to format and cite references appropriately both in-text and via a reference list. It will also test
your ability to judge what type of reference materials should be consulted for various academic purposes.
This is a summative assessment, which contributes to 20% of your final grade. It is key for you to use your results to identify the components of
citations/referencing which you have identified correctly and the areas which you need to develop for your portfolio and ultimately your studies.
An online support session on Collaborate will also be arranged for you to review your answers with you tutor/lecturer following your results.
The test will consist of 20 multiple choice questions, with a weighting of 5 marks per correct answer (100 marks in total).
You will be provided with multiple-choice questions on the formatting and citations of references (i.e., a, b, c, or d options or true or false
statements).
The examples are formatted in the Harvard referencing style, as in our Learning Resources and Service Excellence, Cite Them Right Online, site.
Section A: Harvard referencing –what is the source?
Look at the following citations and decide which type of academic material is being described. For example, is it a book, journal article
and so on?
Question 1
points
Dey, I. (1999) Grounding grounded theory: guidelines for grounded theory inquiry. San Diego: Academic Press.
1. Answer 1
Report
2. Answer 2
Journal
3. Answer 3
Book
4. Answer 4
Newspaper article
Question 2
points
The King’s Fund. (2014). Understanding NHS financial pressures, how are they affecting patient care? Available at:
https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/understanding-nhs-financial-pressures (Accessed: 5 June 2022).
1. Answer 1
Report
2. Answer 2
Journal
3. Answer 3
Book
4. Answer 4
Website
Question 3
points
Naidoo, J. and Willis, J. (2016) Foundations for health promotion. 4th edn. Amsterdam: Elisevier Ltd.
1. Answer 1
Journal
2. Answer 2
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Magazine
3. Answer 3
Book
4. Answer 4
Website
Section B
For a source to be found again, you need a full reference entry in line with the Harvard referencing system, as it enables you to demonstrate good
academic practice by means of acknowledging the contribution of authors and providing supporting evidence for your ideas and arguments. It also
allows the reader to identify the sources which you have used and safeguards against plagiarism.
The following four questions will require you to identify the missing and correct reference list entries for different sources.
Section B (part 1): Harvard referencing -what information is missing for a full reference entry?
Identify the missing information for three of the sources below.
Question 4
points
Jill, B. and Dowding, E. (eds). Leadership in health care. (4th edn). London: Sage.
1. Answer 1
Book title
2. Answer 2
Book publisher
3. Answer 3
Date of book publication
4. Answer 4
None of the above
Question 5
points
Polit, D. and Beck, C.T. (2008) Nursing research: generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice, 8th edn. Wolters Kluwer.
1. Answer 1
Date
2. Answer 2
Title
3. Answer 3
Names of editors
4. Answer 4
Place of publication
Question 6
points
UK Health Security Agency (2021) JCVI issues new vaccination advice for children and young people. Available at: (Accessed: 4 January 2022).
1. Answer 1
Title of webpage
2. Answer 2
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Month the information was published
3. Answer 3
URL
4. Answer 4
None of the above
Section B (part 2): Harvard referencing –how to provide a reference list entry?
Check the following two sources and determine which ones have a full reference list entry.
Question 7
points
Which one of these examples has a correct reference list entry for an online journal?
1. Answer 1
Pujades-Rodriguez, M. et al. (2018) ‘The diagnosis, burden and prognosis of dementia: a record-linkage cohort study in England’, PLoS ONE, 13(6),
e0199026. https://doi. org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199026https://doi.
2. Answer 2
Pujades-Rodriguez, M. et al. (2018) ‘The diagnosis, burden and prognosis of dementia: a record-linkage cohort study in England’, PLoS, 13.
3. Answer 3
Pujades-Rodriguez, M, (2018) ‘The diagnosis, burden and prognosis of dementia: a record-linkage cohort study in England’, (6). e0199026.
https://doi. org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199026
4. Answer 4
None of the above.
Question 8
points
Which one of these examples has a full reference list entry for an edited book source?
1. Answer 1
May, S. and Donelson, R. (2012), 'McKenzie method', Dagenais, S. and Haldeman, S. Evidence-based management of low back pain, Mosby.
2. Answer 2
May, S. and Donelson, R. (2012), 'McKenzie method', Dagenais, S. and Haldeman, S. Evidence-based management of low back pain, St Louis: Mosby,
pp. 122–133.
3. Answer 3
May, S. and Donelson, R, 'McKenzie method', in Dagenais, S, Evidence-based management of low back pain, St Louis: Mosby, pp. 122–133.
4. Answer 4
May, S. and Donelson, R. (2012) 'McKenzie method', in Dagenais. S. and Haldeman. S (eds.), Evidence-based management of low back pain, St Louis:
Mosby, pp. 122–133.
Section C: Harvard referencing – what are the different types of in-text citations?
You need to provide a citation whenever you refer to an idea from a source, irrespective of it being a direct quote, paraphrased or summarised text,
a secondary citation, or an indirect mention of an idea.
You will be required to identify whether the following five sources have been cited or formatted in-text correctly or not.
Question 9
points
This direct quote has been correctly cited in-text.
Jones (1998, p.6) argues that ‘Social factors dictate many of the health inequalities that people face’.
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