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)

 

 

Practical Issues That Students Frequently Want to Know

The two parts of the exam are:

All of the objective questions are done as sets:

Information that students frequently want to know about the two parts of the tests

Practical Issues About Content That Students Frequently Want To Know

Information that students frequently want to know about writing an answer:

 

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Practical Issues That Students Frequently Want to Know

The two parts of the exam are:

·         The objective part means methods that are machine gradable with a scan-tron or gradable on by the instructor just scanning down a sheet (such as multiple choice, true/false), ordering items, and matching items. With Unit 1 Objective Exam, you will have all of these types.

·         The written part means a good, competent and factual explanation of something in the history covered from Chapter 1 to Chapter 4. You know all of the possible questions from my writing them on the board in class. What you don’t know is which one fate will give you.

All of the objective questions are done as sets:

·         The objective part consists of 4 different versions of the test that I hand out, with each question number being in a set (term explained in class).

The objective part consists of 22 questions at 4 points each, with some of the questions based on the primary sources.

o   1 through 4 (16% of the test) are from this quiz
in Evidence Matters:
Caution: Basics of History You Need to Know and Do (Also in Unit 1 Objective Exam) - for Self-Testing (Only .01 points each) – You can take it 1 time only.
FYI: If you click Review under the tutorial called 5 Good Habits for Evidence- the Keys to Successful Critical Thinking, you will see the same quiz for 5 points that you can take as many times as you wish.

o   5 through 8 (16% of the test) are from this quiz
in Unit 1 Chapter 1
Caution: Chapter 1 - Basic Quiz on Nation States, Servitude, and the Primary Source for This Chapter

o   9 through 22 are from the chapters in Unit 1 with between 3 and 4 questions from each chapter.

The objective part also consists of 12 questions at 1 point each:

o   4 questions on matching of nation states with the major traits

o   4 questions from this quiz
in Unit 1 Chapter 1
Caution: Chapter 1 - Basic Quiz on Order of Eras

o   4 questions from this quiz
in Unit 1 Chapter 2
Caution: Chapter 2 Instructor's Map Quiz of Colonies and Sections

 

·         The written part is 1 question worth 40 points (20 for its content and 20 for whether you follow the 5 Good Habits for Evidence)—but there are multiple versions (a through e for this test only) of the written test that I hand out. Some of the questions will be easier to answer if you read the required primary sources.

Tip:  The links used in class and available in Figuring It Out (Learning is More Than Memorizing) frequently cover facts worth being on the Objective part of the exam and on the Written part of the exam.

Information that students frequently want to know about the two parts of the tests

·         You have one hour for the two parts of the test. Listen for the offer in class for this test only.

·         The questions are meant to be ones that are useful understanding about history. They will not be trick questions. You do need to pay attention to the words in the questions to answer successfully—the meaning of the words in history matter.

 

Practical Issues About Content That Students Frequently Want To Know

Information that students frequently want to know about writing an answer:

·         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 that you learned from the textbook or sources in the course.

·         When writing an answer in class, you must cite pages. Caution: Bring your textbook

·         You must follow the 5 Good Habits for Evidence.

·         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.

 

Tip: In class, I tell the students who are present the possible essay questions that the lecture and the students’ answers were meant to cover.

 

 

 

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