1. Test 1 ECN3860 Version 1251
1. (4%) (TRUE or FALSE) This class is built around a set of meta-tests.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
2. (4%) (TRUE or FALSE) No tests will be taken on-line through the WebCT system.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
3. (4%) (TRUE or FALSE) Units of measure do not matter. If your answer lacks a label that is in
the key or if your answer is incorrectly labeled, then your answer is correct anyway as long as
you have the numeric part correct.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
4. (4%) In fill-in-the-blank or short-answer questions, units of measure should generally be entered
in the field.
a) first
b) second
c) third
5. (4%) (TRUE or FALSE) If your answer differs meaningfully from that in the key and the
computer marks it wrong, you should place a check mark in the “click here to request human
grading” box and click on the “submit appeals” link.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
6. (4%) (TRUE or FALSE) Test guides will provide information on the ways in which individual
instances of a test may vary.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
7. (4%) (TRUE or FALSE) The number of sample tests required to adequately test the robustness
of a proposed solution technique varies with the complexity of the question; the more you do,
the safer your are.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
8. (4%) (TRUE or FALSE) Each student is responsible for contingency planning and should work
ahead enough to create a buffer against the unexpected.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
9. (15%) Suppose that a student has completed segment 2 by taking the following culminant tests
with scores, dates and times as indicated.
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date score time
(%) (minutes)
6/16/2010 50 52
6/17/2010 80 30
6/18/2010 90 43
6/19/2010 90 29
6/20/2010 80 34
How many points did this student earn on segment 2? ( ±0.03)
10. (15%) Suppose a student has scored 76 percent on 1200 points attempted thus far. What
average percent score must the student achieve on those points still available to achieve at least
a grade of C in the class? ( ±0.5)
11. (4%) (TRUE or FALSE) Students should not expect to be able to pass these tests right away
after reviewing the accompanying material. Initial failures are to be expected on segments
beyond the first. Students should diagnose their errors and use what they find to revise their
understanding. Subsequent practice tests will permit students to test their knew understanding.
If it is not yet sufficient, they should repeat the cycle (attempt-evaluate-revise-repeat) until they
are ready to take the test for points and, of course, students can get help from the instructor.
To make help possible, students should present quality questions and should start preparing
early enough to leave time for questions to be answered.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
12. (15%) To answer the following question, use the model provided in the guide and the following
assumptions. You can work for three and a half hours before requiring help from the instructor.
Your instructor’s workday lasts eleven hours and ends at eight pm. Your workday lasts seven
hours and ends at nine pm. Responses from your instructor arrive a half hour after you send
your questions to him. How many days before segment three is due must you start working
on the material in order to finish well and on time if doing well requires you to exchange eight
questions and eight answers with the instructor? ( ±0.25)
13. (4%) (TRUE or FALSE) When you think the key is wrong, you should place a check mark in
the “click here to request human grading” box and click on the “submit appeals” link.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
14. (5%) (TRUE or FALSE) If you lose many points on one test that all stem from a single error,
you should not petition the instructor for relief because the risk of such an occurance was known
or should have been known before hand. The option to divide the segments points up into five
culminant tests each worth one fifth the segment points exists specifically because of this risk.
Since the student has the opportunity to mitigate the consequences of this risk, those students
who do not take advantage of that opportunity will be expected to bear the consequences of
their risk taking.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
15. (5%) (TRUE or FALSE) Numeric problems end with an indicator of how precise the students
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answer must be to recieve credit. An indicator like ±.02 means that only answers within .02 of
the precise answer may be eligible to receive credit. For example, if the true answer is 2, then
answers between 1.98 and 2.02 are correct as to the numberic part of the answer and will be
credited if the text part of the answer, if any, is also acceptable.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
16. (5%) (TRUE or FALSE) When you ask a question, you need to help the instructor to help
you. You can do this by providing enough information for the instructor to figure out where
there is a gap in your understanding. It is often helpful if you briefly review what you have
already tried or where you have already looked for an answer. It is often helpful if you briefly
explain your current understanding of the issue at hand. It is often helpful if you can send the
instructor your written work on a specific version of a problem. You can send a scan by email
to jrbruehler@eiu.edu with ECN3860 in the subject line or you can send a fax to 888-211-5130.
The more you can narrow your question, the more effective the answer is likely to be.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
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