This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Teaching > Moocs – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Moocs Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following statements best describes an argument from analogy? A) Two things, that are similar in known ways, are also similar in other previous unknown ways. B) An observable sign indicates something that cannot be observed. C) One thing or event causes another. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two things, that are similar in known ways, are also similar in other previous unknown ways. 2. Which of the following statements can be considered hasty generalizations? A) All generalizations are bad. B) All homeless people are unemployed. C) Winter months are colder than Summer months. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All homeless people are unemployed. 3. Consider the following argument: "If it is 5pm, I can go home. It is 5pm. Therefore ..... "What is the conclusion? A) I can go home. B) I need to make dinner. C) It is late. D) It is 5pm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I can go home. 4. Does anything sound wrong with the argument chain? A) It sounds fine to me. B) No, the argument jumps from correlation to cause. C) No, the argument is wrong because some of the premises contain assumptions. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No, the argument is wrong because some of the premises contain assumptions. 5. Which of these tests is NOT used for a dissociation argument? A) Test of quantity. B) Test of quality. C) Test of opposition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Test of quantity. 6. Why is asking questions a key part of knowledge production at universities, according to Brooke Donnelly? A) Because lecturers like it when you ask questions. B) Because questions instill doubt and make you study harder. C) Because knowledge isn't produced by just doing what we've always done. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because knowledge isn't produced by just doing what we've always done. 7. What is a test of quantity for an argument from analogy? A) Are there enough comparisons?. B) Are there any great dissimilarities?. C) Are the compared objects similar enough?. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are there enough comparisons?. 8. What does "MOOCs" stand for? A) Massive open online creation. B) Massive online open courses. C) Multiple opportunity of courses. D) Massive open online courses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Massive open online courses. 9. Which of the following was NOT a way that Jenni said university had changed her? A) She learned resilience. B) Better people skills. C) Better problem-solving skills. D) More confidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She learned resilience. 10. What metaphor do Molinari and Kavanagh (2013) use to describe critical thinking? A) A proud lion. B) A slippery eel. C) A friendly dog. D) A lazy sloth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A slippery eel. 11. At university, what is an argument? A) Another word for a conclusion. B) A more polite term for a fight. C) An angry disagreement between two people. D) An attempt to defend, validate or explain a conclusion using specific reasons or evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An attempt to defend, validate or explain a conclusion using specific reasons or evidence. 12. Which disposition is "being motivated to find the best knowledge" an example of? A) Inquisitiveness. B) Self-confidence. C) Being systematic in thinking. D) Truth-seeking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Truth-seeking. 13. According to Adam Bridgeman, how is assessment different at university? A) It's about thinking about facts and expressing your opinion rather than the facts themselves. B) There is a lot more memorization involved. C) There is a lot more speaking expected of students. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's about thinking about facts and expressing your opinion rather than the facts themselves. 14. What percentage of your total marks is the final summative assessment worth? A) 5%. B) 35%. C) 50%. D) 15%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 35%. 15. Why is this argument not deductively valid? Most cats shed fur.Your pet is a cat.Therefore, your pet probably sheds fur. A) Sphynx cats do not shed fur. B) I don't have a pet cat. C) You may own a sphynx cat, which is hairless and thus does not shed fur. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You may own a sphynx cat, which is hairless and thus does not shed fur. 16. "A wise man ..... proportions his belief to the evidence." -David HumeWhat quality of academic culture does this relate to? A) The need for proof to support opinions. B) The importance of independent learning. C) The contingent nature of academic knowledge. D) The use of research to produce knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The need for proof to support opinions. 17. Consider the following argument: "I either left my keys at home, or I've lost them.My keys are not at home.Therefore ..... "What is the conclusion? A) I've lost my keys. B) We can't know. C) My keys are not at home. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I've lost my keys. 18. What is the meaning of MOOC? A) Massive Oasis Of California. B) Multi Open Online Course. C) Massive Online Open Course. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Massive Online Open Course. 19. Which is one of the Moocs' disadvantages? A) Courses are offered for free. B) Access to courses offered by professors at the top schools. C) Courses are available to a vast and diverse audience across the globe. D) MOOCs is the lack of interaction with your professor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) MOOCs is the lack of interaction with your professor. 20. Why is a questioning stance a central part of academic culture, according to Brick, Herke and Wong (2016)? A) Because students are assessed on their ability to adopt a questioning stance. B) Because students need to analyze the reliability of sources. C) Because it is a form of independent learning. D) Because argument and debate advance knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because argument and debate advance knowledge. 21. What is a disposition? A) A form of argument. B) A question for inquiry. C) A type of reflection. D) A tendency to do something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A tendency to do something. 22. Why does Marcella Robertson say independent learning is a core value of academic culture? Check one option. A) Because no one will help you at university. B) Because the onus for learning is usually on the student. C) Because you must do your assignments on your own. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because the onus for learning is usually on the student. 23. Who do you think discovered his fraud? A) Another well-known academic in his field. B) A colleague working with him. C) The head of the university. D) Two graduate students. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two graduate students. 24. One of the mos important characteristics of a MOOC is: A) Being Free. B) Mandatory Internet connection. C) Youd need to have a team/peer to accomplish it. D) Not pedagogically efficient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mandatory Internet connection. 25. Imagine you have a bag of stones in front of you. All the stones in the bag are black. You pull out a single stone.Logically, what color is the stone? (You cannot look at the stone!) A) Black. B) Red. C) White. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Black. 26. Consider the following statement. "A failure to act on threats made on social media sites by both the government and authorities has led to female users abandoning certain sites." What type of argument is this? A) Argument from analogy. B) Generalization. C) Causal argument. D) Quasilogical argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Causal argument. 27. Consider the following statement. "There are many vulnerable children on the internet outside government protection, but vulnerable children need the government to protect them, so more government surveillance is needed." What type of argument is this? A) Generalization. B) Causal argument. C) Quasilogical argument. D) Argument from analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quasilogical argument. 28. What is one problem with the laundry list approach? A) The name is not very academic. B) It doesn't accurately represent the relationship between the different factors as well as how the issue also affects the factors. C) It doesn't show all the different causes of the issue. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It doesn't accurately represent the relationship between the different factors as well as how the issue also affects the factors. 29. Have a look at another chain argument.If I sleep in I will be late. If I am late I will be in trouble.What would A = C look like? A) If I sleep in I will be late. B) If I sleep-in I will be in trouble. C) If I am late I will be in trouble. D) If I get in trouble I will feel bad all day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If I sleep-in I will be in trouble. 30. MOOCs provide an ..... and ..... way to learn new skills. A) Effective and affordable. B) Affordable and flexible. C) Flexible and effective. D) Enjoyable and flexible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affordable and flexible. 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