WRIT 1102: Social Science & Business: Test Your Skills

Find out if you are a digital LEARNER, ADAPTER, or LEADER.Take the Digital Fluency Quiz: 

• To what degree to you agree or disagree with this statement? 
  
   When I am asked to locate information online or in a library online resource, I am confident I know where to look.

• Give yourself the following points for each response (be sure to keep track of the points you give yourself for each question).

1 point:  Strongly Disagree

2 points:  Disagree

3 points:  Not Sure

4 points:  Agree

5 points:  Strongly Agree

• Strengthen this skill
  
  
• Link to the Research Specifics guide for Social Science
  
  This resource will guide you through the steps of the research process. These steps will help you to locate and evaluate information for your research project and to document the sources you locate.

• To what degree to you agree or disagree with this statement? 
  
   When I am asked to locate information online or in a library online resource, I am confident I can evaluate the quality of the information I find.

•  Give yourself the following points for each response (be sure to keep track of the points you give yourself for each response).
  
  

1 point:  Strongly Disagree

2 points:  Disagree

3 points:  Not Sure

4 points:  Agree

5 points:  Strongly Agree

• Strengthen this skill

• See the Critical Evaluation Research Guide  for links to resources and activities

• To what degree to you agree or disagree with this statement? 
  
  When I am asked to research something online, I’m confident that I know how to use the information I locate legally and ethically (that is, I will not plagiarize, will follow the fair-use guidelines, etc.)
  
  
• Give yourself the following points for each response (be sure to keep track of the points you give yourself for each question).

1 point:  Strongly Disagree

2 points:  Disagree

3 points:  Not Sure

4 points:  Agree

5 points:  Strongly Agree

• Strengthen this skill

• See the links,  resources and activities available under the Information Ethics tab

• To what degree to you agree or disagree with this statement? 
  
   I am confident I have all the digital skills and resources I need (including computer and Internet access) to be a successful online learner.

• Give yourself the following points for each response (be sure to keep track of the points you give yourself for each question).

1 point:  Strongly Disagree

2 points:  Disagree

3 points:  Not Sure

4 points:  Agree

5 points:  Strongly Agree

• Strengthen this skill
  
  
• Try some of the activities listed under this tab.
• Visit the links listed in the Additional Self-Assessment Tools box below.
  
  

• Now add up your points to determine where you sit on the Digital Fluency continuum:
  
  
  • If you have   5-14 points, you are a DIGITAL LEARNER
    
    
  • If you have 15-20 points, you are a DIGITAL ADOPTER
    
    
  • If you have 21-25 points, you are a DIGITAL LEADER
    
    
    

Learner, Adopter, or Leader - everyone can use the resources and activities in this guides to further develop your Digital Fluency!