Tests are usually given at the
beginning of the class period. It is your responsibility to
be on
time. Each test has a designated time period. If
you are late, you will not be given extra time to finish the test.
There are usually three different types of
test questions. The True/False questions are used to test you
understanding of subject matter where there are clear-cut choices. In
other words, which technology is faster/slower, expensive/inexpensive,
old/new, simple/difficult. If you understand the material, the answer
should be obvious.
Multiple-Choice questions test your
ability to either recognize concepts that best fit a given situation or
your understanding of what a specific acronym stands for. Most of the
choices will refer to topics we covered in class. However, one of them
might be a fictitious answer. Only one of them will be a match. Wild
guesses will probably not help you here. But you can use the process of
elimination to narrow down the possible choices. You can eliminate the
choices that are not relevant.
The Terminology section examines
your ability to associate technological vocabulary with the correct
definitions. There are usually two sections. The first one is like the
Multiple-Choice section except that there are only two terms to select
from. The second one requires you to Fill-In-The-Blanks in the
statement. Unless I tell you that the answer is a 2,3, or 4 word phrase,
all answers will be one word answers.
Sometimes there are LIST questions.
These require you to be able to list things like the characteristics of
certain technologies or the procedural steps to be followed when
implementing specific concepts. I will usually tell you during the
lecture that these are items "you need to know". So if you
annotate your notes accordingly, you should be prepared.
Although the number of questions on each
test may differ, none of the test will last more than one hour.
The Multiple Choice portion of the test requires
that you use capital letters on the answer sheet ... not lower case.
Some handwriting is so poor that it is difficult to tell the difference
between a lower case "a", "c", and an "e".
If you elect to use lower case instead, then my interpretation of your answer will
prevail. There will be no appeal
since it was your decision not to follow a procedure which would have
eliminated any confusion.
If any of the questions on the test are not clear,
ask me for clarification during the test session. Unless there are obvious errors in the answer key, I will not be receptive to "interpretations" or
"alternative views" of the wording of the question after the
tests have been graded. Many of these questions have been
"refined" over the years to eliminate any ambiguities.
You can see what your test score was by
checking the ITM 5000 web site. I usually have grades posted by the
following morning. Grades will only be identified by your personal PIN
number. So make sure that it is something you can easily remember.
Your test will be returned to you during the
following week's class. The correct answers to the questions will be
annotated on your answer sheet. You will have time to review your test
and to ask any questions.
All test and answer sheets must be
returned to
me immediately after this test review session. Failure to
return the test materials will result in an automatic
10% reduction in
your grade. For obvious reasons, I do not want copies of these tests to leave the
classroom.
