Practical
Issues That Students Frequently Want to Know about the 2 Parts of
the Unit Exam Tips: What Helps Learning?
from the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) |
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· The objective part means methods that are machine gradable, such as multiple choice, true/false, ordering items, and matching items.
· The written part means a good, competent factual explanation of something in the history covered in the Chapters within the Unit.
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The objective part consists of 25 questions at 4
points each—but, for each question, fate (or Blackboard) could ask you any 1 of
4 or more questions.
In other words, there are a minimum of 100 questions in the test that
Blackboard could display for you to answer.
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The written part displays 1 question worth 20
points for its contents. A separate grade of 20 is for whether you follow the 5
Good Habits for Evidence). Fate (or Blackboard) could ask you any of the other
questions in the set.
In other words, there are a minimum of about 18 possible written questions that
Blackboard could display for you to answer.
Also the writing questions do allow you to have a choice, but you must write on
only 1 of the choices.
Example if you were writing about Unit 1 for U.S. History I:
o If you got a question about some issue related to colonial regions, the question also lists that you may answer about New England, about the Middle Colonies, OR about the South.
o
If you got that question and you felt you
understood New England best, you would answer the question only about New England.
Example if you were writing about Unit 1 for U.S. History II:
o If you got a question about some issue related to regions in the Gilded Age, the question also lists that you may answer about the North, about South, OR about the West.
o If you got that question and you felt you understood the West best, you would answer the question only about the West.
· You have thirty minutes for the objective part of the test and forty-five minutes for the written part of the test because of the general requirements for citation covered in Evidence Matters and the specific requirements for Unit Writing Exams covered here.
· In some courses you may have additional security measures, but I will explain them at least two weeks ahead of time.
· The questions are meant to be ones that are useful understanding about history. They will not be trick questions.
· The textbook and materials provided as links in the course.
· The required primary sources
· Typically, the best short questions ask you explain an event (or a region at a specific period of time), give specific examples, and explain its major traits.
· You must be specific and answer the question asked and use evidence appropriate for the question asked.
· You must only use facts from the textbook or sources in the course.
· The best qualities for writing about history are that it follow5 Good Habits for Evidence.
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The goal of writing is to help you learn history
and the best way to learn history is to try to teach it in a common sense but
truthful and brief way.
Think of it as teaching your smart cousin something he or she must learn
quickly but well. He or she would not want a lot of words or a lot of fluff.
· When writing an answer in Blackboard, you cite pages in this very simple way.
You may take exams only 1 time; therefore, the password is
onetimeonly – no spaces and no capital letters.
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Bibus, Ed.D. 2003-2016 |
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