In your paper for your course Investigating U.S. History II, you mention that Hawaii, the 50th state, was admitted in 1959.
Is this information common knowledge, does it need to be cited or is further investigation required?
In a paper written for a Shakespeare course, you note that Shakespeare’s plays are written mostly in iambic pentameter.
Common knowledge, needs citation, or cannot be determined without further investigation?
In your term paper for the course Psychology of Learning, you point out that some research studies have not found any significant relationship between a child’s level of motivation and his or her academic achievement.
Common knowledge, needs to be cited, or cannot be determined without further investigation?
You are taking a psychology course. You are writing a paper that explores the impact of sound, especially noise, on the human body and psyche. You write the following in your paper: “Any sound can become a stressor whether it is loud or not; the determining factor is whether the sound is unwanted by the listener.”
Common knowledge, needs to be cited, or cannot be determined without further investigation?
You are writing a paper on prehumans (called hominids) for a course in Human Geography. You write the following: “Scientists believe that these hominids evolved in East Africa about 5 million years ago during the Pliocene Epoch.”
Common knowledge, needs to be cited, or cannot be determined without further investigation?