Experts agree that learning requires action. You have to actively question, study, rehearse and use information if you wish to learn it. Experts also agree that different people learn differently, some learn by reading and listening, while others learn better by talking and writing. A quick glance around the room will tell you that there are significant limitations on the assessment methods that can be used in Psychology 101-02. The grade you take away from this class will be determined by your performance on quizzes and examinations.
Examinations -Three midterm examinations and a final examination are scheduled.
Each exam will cover material presented in both the textbook and the lectures . Lecture and textbook material will cover the same topics each week, but much of the text material will not be discussed in lecture, and new information and reinterpretations of text material will frequently be introduced. Midterms exams I, II and III will each be composed of 60 multiple-choice questions scored at one point each. The comprehensive Final Examination will be composed of 120 multiple-choice questions. Fifty questions will be taken directly from the three midterm exams and 40 new questions will be sampled from text and lecture material from across the entire semester.