Assessment 1

End of section 1 questions

Reflect on the following before moving to Section 2.

• Why does review work matter to you personally, beyond the manuscript in front of you?
• Which part of the peer reviewer code do you expect to find hardest to keep to, and why?
• What would you do if you accepted a review and then realised, partway through, that you could not finish on time?
• There many African orature (symbols, proverbs, metaphors etc) that are used everyday in teaching and learning? Can you think of and list five? 

Quiz for this section

Q1. What does peer review primarily provide, according to this course?

1. a) A guarantee that a manuscript is free of all errors
2. b) An objective check that research meets the expected standard, and trust for readers
3. c) A way to speed up publication
4. d) A replacement for editorial review

Correct answer: b

Q2. According to the peer reviewer code, what should you do instead of putting a manuscript into an AI tool?

1. a) Ask the editor to do the review instead
2. b) Read, think and comment yourself
3. c) Reject the manuscript automatically
4. d) Ask the author to summarise it for you

Correct answer: b

Q3. What is a fair benchmark for the number of manuscripts a reviewer takes on per year, according to the peer reviewer code?

1. a) 1
2. b) 6
3. c) 20
4. d) There is no recommended number

Correct answer: b

Q4. What does hwe mu dua mean, and what does it traditionally represent?
a) Rod of investigation, representing excellence and close examination
b) Tree of knowledge, representing growth and patience
c) Golden scale, representing wealth and status
d) Family bond, representing unity and belonging
Correct answer: a

Q5. According to the lesson on hwe mu dua, why should a reviewer’s comments cover every part of a manuscript rather than giving a single overall impression?
a) Because journals require a fixed word count for reviews
b) Because a rod measures along its whole length, not just at one point
c) Because editors only read the final comment
d) Because authors expect praise for every section
Correct answer: b