Course Questionaire
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A Test to Take for Every Class and Subject
Directions: Repeat this test for every
subject.
Subject:
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Can I explain the underlying system of ideas that defines this subject? (What would you say about the subject if you were writing an encyclopedia entry?) |
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Can I explain the most basic ideas in it to someone who doesn’t understand it? (Can I answer his or her questions?) |
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Can I write a glossary of its basic vocabulary? |
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Can I put technical terms in my own words? |
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Do I understand the extent to which the subject involves a great deal of expert disagreement or very little disagreement? |
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Have I written out the basic logic of the subject? (Its main purpose is . . . ) |
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Can I compare and contrast the logic of the subject I am learning about to that of other subjects I have learned? |
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Can I relate this subject to significant problems in the world? |
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Has thinking in this field helped me to become more intellectually independent? |
