This document outlines the assessment structure for a course. It is made up of 100% coursework, including essays, group discussions, listening comprehension, presentations, and a synthesis exam. The synthesis exam, worth 40% of the grade, requires students to answer a question by selecting, paraphrasing, and referencing information from 3 articles on the same topic in a 2-hour in-class test.
2. Assessment
100% Coursework
• Cause and Effect / Discursive Essay (15%)
• Small group problem-solving discussion (15%)
• Listening (15%)
• Mini-presentation (15%)
• Synthesis (40%)
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6. Assessment structure
• Number of assessments: students will take 2 tests
• Number of times recording is played: 2
• Length of test: 1 hour
• Average of the 2 tests taken
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8. Synthesis (40%)
• 2 hour test in-class
• Answering a question by selecting,
paraphrasing, re-working and referencing
information from 3 articles on the same topic
