FAQ


 * FAQ re: logistical issues (assignments, etc)**

Has anyone noticed that there is a page missing from the Case Study B...the pages jump from 143 to 145 we are missing page 144?? - NMR  Follow-up to my above question ...

Hi Natasha Yes I checked. It's ok. There is a page missing but that's only because that page would have made the case even more complex and involved alot more work than time would allow for. So technically even though the page is missing-- it really isnt (for the purposes of your analysis). You have everything you need to analyze case B at the level (& time frame) for which it is designed for this course. Hope this helps, Katherine.

Lorna, I thought it as only the group assigned to clashing views were supposed to post about it. - Natasha

The homepage says that you are expecting a 3 paragraph summary on the clashing views article this week. Is this just for the group assigned to summarize it or is that for everyone? Thanks, Lorna

I am having a hard time deciding on what I feel should be on the exam. I personally don't feel I have mastered any of the concepts well enough to perform at my optimal level on an exam. I currently rely heavily on the book and notes to reflect on our readings etc. Am I alone in feeling this way? - Natasha I second that Natasha and I feel it would be much more productive to be given a study guide of what will be on it, rather then us adding questions since they may not end up on it anyways. Any chance we can be given a few options of what the essay could be rather than going into it blind? -Deby


 * For multiple choice and structured questions: The exact questions may not end up there but the general topic from which these questions were generated will be game for the midterm. Now that the window for adding topics has been closed-- the midterm study guide consists of topics that have been posted on the midterm page. That is, where there are questions about vygotsky and piaget, this means you have to be familiar with cognitive development. Likewise, where someone posted 'reinforcement, punishment' etc, that means you have to be familiar with the broad topic from which these questions stem-- ie. operant conditioning, etc.**
 * The essay will be short. Not a manuscript. And I will choose from one of the suggested essay topics available on the midterm page. Hope this helps.**

Question about the midterm exam. What's known about the exam according to the syllabus: -10 multiple-choice questions - 5 structured questions - 1 theory to practice question Questions: 1) Approximately how long will the exam be scheduled for? ==> **I havent set it yet but be prepared to do it for a maximum of 1.5 hrs nothing more. The majority of this time will likely be for the structured questions and written essay (essay will NOT be as long as your case studies)** 2) What's the grading rubric for the exam? ==> **Im not sure I get what you are asking but I'll try to answer. You get the answer correct, you get the points for multiple choice and structured questions. Essay question will have rubric similar to what you are already being graded on for the case studies. That is, I will guage how well you know the theory and use it to answer the question.** 3) Are the multiple choice questions going to test for our knowledge of the material? and or also how we take multiple choice exams?


 * Im not sure what you are asking. Multiple choice questions will ask questions based on the material you have learned so far.**

-Joe