Friday, April 26, 2013

More pointers on prepping for the final

I gave a few hints in class about how best to prep for the final - I'll repeat it here online students:

Since a handful of the questions will be repetitions of old assessment questions, I strongly advise reviewing them. A lot. Memorize them if you can. The assessments are about learning and retaining facts anyway (the written work is about critical thinking) so do it.

Also, since some of the questions will be brand new but based on past assessment questions, use the assessment questions as starting points for thinking broadly about the material presented. If an assessment question is about the equal protection clause for example, consider the different ways it has been interpreted, and the various standards used to do so.

A small group will be based on information not asked previously, but contained in the power points, so don't forget to review those.

I also strongly advise you - especially 2305 students - to review fundamental documents, especially the constitution - whichever you are focusing on. I tend to pull a large number of questions from it.

More to follow.