RE: [HAPS-L] Comprehensive final exam - pros and cons

["David Evans" <devans@xxxxxxx>]

We at Penn College are required to give a comprehensive final. I would
defend this rule because the students need their A&P knowledge to pass
their board certification exams and to do their jobs later on.

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From: HAPS-L-owner@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:HAPS-L-owner@xxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Marsha Sousa
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 7:36 PM
To: HAPS-L@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [HAPS-L] Comprehensive final exam - pros and cons

I always give a comprehensive final, but I give out a long list of 
objectives from which the questions are drawn.  I try to emphasize the 
big picture things, and the important concepts they need to take with 
them to the next level.  The list, as long as it is, seems to alleviate 
the anxiety and help them focus on reviewing major concepts rather than 
going over old tests.

marsha

Carl Shuster wrote:

> Hello, everyone,
> 
> I am right in the middle of putting together my final exam for A&P2.
For years, I have given a comprehensive final exam, but I am starting to
have second thoughts.  I was wondering how many of you give a
comprehensive final exam at the end of each semester, and what the
arguments for or against might be.
> 
> I know it is the end of the semester, and I'm not likely to get many
responses right now, but I give my comprehensive exam this coming
Monday, and the sheer neurosis/stress/panic/hypertension this is causing
my students got me to re-evaluate my own arguments for giving one in the
first place.  Is it worth the angst????  Or am I creating all this
tension for nothing?   Is it a silly hoop?
> 
> Discuss.....
> 
> Carl S (sitting on the fence on this one)
> 
> Carl Shuster
> Biology
> Madison Area Technical College
> (608) 246-6203
> CShuster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.matcmadison.edu/faculty/cshuster/
> 
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-- 
Marsha Sousa, PhD
Associate Professor
Coordinator of Allied Health Programs
Tanana Valley Campus
University of Alaska Fairbanks

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