Exams & Quizzes

Previous research has shown that frequent quizzing improves students’ learning and retention of information, and results in better performance on exams (see, for example, Roediger, McDermott, & McDaniel, 2011). As a result, quizzes will be given frequently in this course without prior warning or announcement using Poll Everywhere. 

Note: You must bring your phone, tablet, or laptop computer to class every day as this is the way in which quizzes will be given (through Poll Everywhere). This is 100% your responsibility. If you fail to bring your devive to class and there is a quiz that day, you will not receive points for that quiz. To register for Poll Everywhere, please visit https://PollEv.com/ginniblackhart636/register. 

Quizzes will cover the lecture material discussed in class as well as material from the assigned readings and assignments, so it is important to take thorough notes, to regularly review your lecture notes, and to read the assigned readings. Each quiz will be worth 5 points. 

Quizzes cannot be made up; no exceptions. As a result, it is your responsibility to be in class for the entire time period and to bring your device to class every day. The number of quizzes given during the semester will vary. Your three lowest quiz scores will be dropped at the end of the semester and will not be included in the calculation of your final grade.

Missed In-Class Quizzes Policy

In-class quizzes cannot be made up; no excpetions. As a result, it is your responsibility to be in class for the entire time period.

Unit exams will cover information from the lectures, textbook, video presentations, assignments, and class discussions. Most of the exam question material will be covered in the in-class lectures and in the textbook, but some exam question material will only be covered in the textbook or in video presentations. 

To study for the exams, use the unit learning objectives found at the beginning of your lecture notes for each unit as a study guide. See tips below on how to study for the exams in this course.

Each exam will be given online in D2L, NOT in class. Each unit exam will open at 3:00pm on the day it opens and will close two days later at noon (i.e., each unit exam will be available for a 45-hour period). Once the 45-hour window has passed, you will no longer be able to take that exam. 

You will only be allowed to take each exam once and NO MAKEUP EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN. Exams can be taken on any computer that has an Internet connection and you will NOT need the Respondus Lock Down Browser to take the exams. There will be 4 unit exams, each consisting of 50 multiple-choice questions. You will have 60 minutes to take each exam (once you begin the exam, the clock starts and does not stop). Each exam is worth 50 points.  

Missed Exam Policy 

Each exam will be available for 45 hours. Once the 45-hour window has passed, you will no longer be able to take that exam. You will only be allowed to take each exam once and no makeup exams will be given.  

All students will be required to take a comprehensive final examination at the end of the semester. This exam will consist of 100 multiple-choice questions covering all of the topics we will discuss throughout the semester (including questions from the last unit) and is worth 100 points. This exam will be given online through D2L, and you will have 120 minutes to complete the exam (it is a timed exam).

In addition, you will have an opportunity to retake the final exam once if you are not happy with your initial grade. Because the questions included on the final exam are randomly selected from a larger pool of questions, however, it is unlikely that you will get the same questions on your second attempt. You will NOT see the answers to any questions you miss on your first attempt. The highest score of your two attempts will be entered into the grade book for the final exam. 

You may take the final exam in D2L between 12:00am (midnight) Friday, April 28th and 11:59pm Thursday, May 4th. If you miss this window, you will NOT be allowed to make up the final exam. 

Most of the quiz and exam questions will be conceptual or applied, rather than factual, which are more difficult. You should mainly focus on the material covered in class, unless otherwise noted in the unit learning objectives found at the beginning of your lecture notes for each unit.