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Lee and Kim have both referred to a 2010 research paper by J. Pelynd entitled ‘Development of bilingualism in early childhood’ in their essays. Both have cited the source correctly, but one of them has inadvertently plagiarised.
Read the original paper, then select the assignment which contains an example of plagiarism.
Original research paper
In this study the linguistic development of 24 children living in bilingual homes was monitored between the ages of one and five. Parents were instructed to communicate with the child only in their own first language (L1) in order to ensure similar input in each language. Unlike previous studies (Ralhein 1988;
Mirutah & Iwote 1992), it was found that in 62% of cases, the child developed greater proficiency in the mother’s L1 by the age of five. a) Kim’s assignment
A study of 24 children aged between one and five living in bilingual homes found that 62% of children developed greater proficiency in their mother’s first language in their early years (Pelynd 2010). The results of previous studies, however, found otherwise. b) Lee’s assignment
.. Pelynd (2010) conducted a study investigating the effect of bilingual input on language development in children. Her findings suggest that the amount of exposure to linguistic input does have an effect on the rate of language development in children. However, it has also been suggested that…
Look at the reference below. What type of publication is it?
Grimalt, J. O., Catalan, J., Fernandez, P., Piña, B., & Munthe, J. (2010).
Distribution of persistent organic pollutants and mercury in freshwater ecosystems under changing climate conditions. In M. Kernan, R. W.
Battarbee & B. Moss (Eds.) Climate change impacts on freshwater ecosystems (pp. 180-202). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. a) Book chapter. b) Journal article. c) Website. d) Book.
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Look at the reference below. What is European physical education review ?
Petrie, K. (2010). Creating confident, motivated teachers of physical education in primary schools. European physical education review , 16(1), 47-64. a) Journal name. b) Book title. c) Article title. d) Chapter title.
Match the following referencing styles (1) Author-Date, (2) Footnote, and (3)
Numbered with the citation examples below. a) Some aid advocates argue that gender should be considered when planning development programs (Chant, 2008, p.173) b) Some aid advocates argue that gender should be considered when planning development programs [1] c) Some aid advocates argue that gender should be considered when planning development programs 1
Zainab embeds a video clip of a jet in flight into her oral presentation slides to demonstrate turbulent flow. The clip came from an engineering website and was posted on the Learning Management System (LMS) by her lecturer.
Does Zainab need to cite the original source of the clip? a) Yes. She should treat the clip as she would any other published material. b) No, because it was provided by her lecturer. c) No, but she should ask her lecturer for permission to use it.
When using information from another source in your assignments, you must include: a) An in-text citation and a reference list or bibliography. b) An in-text citation and quotation marks. c) A reference list and a bibliography.
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If you do not acknowledge your sources correctly you will lose marks because: Select all the correct answers. a) Your marker has no assurance your work is based on valid research. b) It will not be possible to locate the source of your information. c) You have presented the work of others as if it were your own. d) Your assignment will be too short without a reference list.
Select the example which best illustrates the term ‘in-text citation’. a) The French Revolution, although political, functioned in some ways as a religious one [1]. b) Arasse, D. (1987). The Guillotine and the Terror. London: The Penguin
Press. c)
The French Revolution, although political, “functioned in some ways as a religious one”.
Which of the following is not required in a reference list or bibliography entry? a) Call number. b) Place of publication. c) Authors’ names. d) Publisher.
Mandy is required to submit a list of only the sources she used in her assignment.
What should she submit with her assignment? a) A reference list. b) A bibliography. c) A citations database list.
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Joanne finds a photograph on the web which would be perfect for the title page of her biology report. Can she use the image? a) Yes, as long as she provides a full citation of the website including the photographer’s name if available. b) No, the photograph was taken by another person. c) Yes, as long as she provides the url of the website. d) Yes, because it is only an illustration for the title page.
Below are four sentences from various student assignments. Select the sentences that need citations. a) Melbourne’s reservoirs have a combined capacity of 1,812,175 ML. b) The results of two recent studies suggest that the brain may have greater capacity to repair itself than previously thought. c) Climate change is an issue of increasing concern to both the developing and industrialised world. d) It is likely, therefore, that Shakespeare intended the character of
Bottom to provide more than comic relief.
Question 1 : a) Kim’s assignment. Correct. Kim’s wording is too close to the original.
She has paraphrased the original text rather than use the information to support her own purpose. b) Lee’s assignment. Incorrect. Lee has cited the research paper to support his own purpose, expressed in his own words.
Question 2 : (a) is correct.
Feedback : This is a book chapter. The book chapter details are listed first, followed by the bo ok details, separated with the word “In”. The reference also includes the place of publication and name of the publisher.
Question 3 : (a) is correct.
Feedback : This is a journal article reference and European physical education review is the name of the journal.
Question 4 : a) Author-Date.
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Question 5 : (a) is correct.
Feedback : The clip was published on a website so must be cited like any other material.
Question 6 : (a) is correct.
Feedback : You must include an in-text citation, which may be in author-date, numerical, or foot-note form, and either a reference list or bibliography.
Question 7 : (a), (b) and (c) are correct.
Question 8 : (a) is correct.
Feedback : The in-text citation is the superscript number, bracketed number or (author-date) indicator which tells the reader that the information came from another source.
Question 9 : (a) is correct.
Feedback : The call number is not part of a reference. It is designed as a code to help the library user find physical items.
Question 10 : (a) is correct.
Feedback : Usually a reference list is required when you only need to list sources that you actually used in your assignment.
Question 11 : (a) is correct.
Feedback : Joanne can use the photograph as long as she acknowledges the source in full.
Question 12 : (a) and (b) correct.
Feedback : Sentence c) contains general knowledge; any informed person would be aware of this issue. Sentence d) expresses the writer’s own idea, derived from her analysis of the text. The writer would need to have read the information contained in sentences a) and b)
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