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Unit 1 Study Guide – a
guide to preparation for all parts of the Unit Exam Tips: What Helps Learning?
from the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) |
If you have questions about any of this webpage, please ask. I will expand these answers based on your questions. Tip: the password is at the bottom.
· 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 from Chapter 1 to Chapter 4.
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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.
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The written part displays 1 question worth 20
points for its contents. A separate grade of 20 fis 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 16 possible written questions.
Also the questions do allow you to have a choice, but you must write on only 1 of the choices. For example, if
you get a question about colonial regions, the question also lists that you may
answer about New England, the Middle Colonies, OR the South. If you got that
question and you felt you understood New England best, you would answer the
question only about New England.
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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 requirements for citation covered in Evidence Matters.
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You really won’t have time to look up much, but
you may use your book and sources in the course.
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The questions are meant to be ones that are
useful understanding about history. They will not be trick questions.
· The textbook
· The Instructor’s quizzes
· 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.
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When writing an answer in Blackboard, you do not
have to cite pages.
However, if I do not recognize the facts instantly and where they came from, I
will record a temporary grade of 1.11 and you must cite each fact before I
record the grade.
· 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.
You may take exams only 1 time; therefore, the password is
onetimeonly – no spaces and no capital letters.
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