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Unit Exams
Unit exams will cover information from the modules within the textbook units, other assigned readings for the unit, assignments, and other activities related to those units. Exams are to be taken online on D2L on any computer that has a reliable Internet connection (exams are located under “Assessments”). Students will NOT need the Respondus Lock Down Browser to take the exams. You will have an opportunity to retake each unit exam once if you are not happy with your initial grade on that exam. However, you must receive 40% (i.e., get 20/50 questions correct) on your first attempt in order to be allowed to retake the exam. Because the questions are randomly chosen from a larger pool of exam questions, it is unlikely that you will receive the same questions when you take an exam the second time. In addition, 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 each exam.
There are 5 exams (one for each unit), each consisting of 50 multiple-choice questions. Exams will be timed; you will have 75 minutes to take each exam. Each exam is worth 50 points. Each unit exam is to be taken by the end of the day on Friday of each week.
Missed Unit Exam Policy
Failure to complete the exams by listed deadlines will result in a grade of 0 for the exams not completed.
Studying for Exams
There is a lot of material covered in each unit and many of the questions are conceptual or applied, rather than factual, which are more difficult. The exam questions come straight from the notes provided and related materials (e.g., readings, assignments).
Research has shown the following study practices help students learn and improve their exam scores:
Research has shown the following study practices help students learn and improve their exam scores:
Self-testing (or frequent quizzing). Quiz yourself over the material frequently.
Distributed practice. Spread your studying over several days (as much as is possible) rather than trying to cram it all in within a few hours.
Overlearning. Once you think you know the material, keep studying. This results in better retention of the information.
Generation. This is when you generate your own answers rather than reading the answers or being given the answers. This may include self-explanation, elaboration, generating your own examples of the material, and explaining the concepts to others. When you quiz yourself on the material, try not to refer back to the reading material but to instead come up with answers on your own. Elaborate on the concepts and make up your own examples of the concepts (this will especially help with those conceptual and applied questions). Find ways in which the material relates to you and your own life. Make up examples that mean something to you. Explain what you are learning to others, such as family members or friends.
These are study practices that research shows tend NOT to work
These are study practices that research shows tend NOT to work
Highlighting material in notes and in the textbook chapters.
Rereading the chapter material.
Massed practice, or what is commonly referred to as "cramming."
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