contents of Straighterline History and government courses

[bhome83]

hey guys,

I just received my textbooks for these classes in the mail and was going to attempt the 4 classes I need for my college. I need a "C" in all 4 classes (70%) so was curious if you guys think about how much time would I have to dedicate to get a "C" in each of these classes? I'd like to get them done in a month because of monthly cost, and am thinking I could do that if I knew what the exam contents were beforehand.

For instance, for each history exam (US 1 and 2) what does each test cover (certain chapters, etc?)

This way I could start reading now before signing up to get a head start. I assume the exam contents don't change from person to person 9(i.e. test 1 covers certain chapters, etc).

Thanks for the help!

[bricabrac]

Under each course subject link there are two options: view details and course syllabus. Click on couse syllabus and download the pdf. The syllabus lists all chapter topics. (Topic=Chapter) Look for course evaluation criteria. Next to each exam you will see the topic number/chapters covered.

Example for US History I: Exam 1 covers chapters 1-4, Exam 2 chapters 5-8, Midterm 1-8.

Hope this helps. Good luck!

[bhome83]

Under each course subject link there are two options: view details and course syllabus. Click on couse syllabus and download the pdf. The syllabus lists all chapter topics. (Topic=Chapter) Look for course evaluation criteria. Next to each exam you will see the topic number/chapters covered.

Example for US History I: Exam 1 covers chapters 1-4, Exam 2 chapters 5-8, Midterm 1-8.

Hope this helps. Good luck!

for american government though it doesn't look like topics are aligned with chapters (i.e. topics end at 15 for govt. but there are 18 chapters in the book).

Finally, are the exam questions mostly from the book? if I just study the book should I be able to get a 70%? I assume there is a lecture or powerpoint that goes with the book?

Thanks!

[bricabrac]

The same happened in one of my courses, if memory serves it was one of the economics. I matched up the titles listed on the syllabus to the book chapters.

From my experience the exams are created directly from the book. Sometimes to the most minute detail. You could search google for test banks for your text and to use as a study tool.

[Devanna]

for american government though it doesn't look like topics are aligned with chapters (i.e. topics end at 15 for govt. but there are 18 chapters in the book).

Finally, are the exam questions mostly from the book? if I just study the book should I be able to get a 70%? I assume there is a lecture or powerpoint that goes with the book?

Thanks!

I'm specifically addressing American Goverment because I recently finished it:

Several topics in AG have you read more than one chapter for that topic. Under each topic in the Straighterline course you will see the chapters assigned.

The exam questions all come from the book. You can watch the powerpoints if you wish, they're interesting, but they mostly regurgitate stuff from the textbook. You can skip them and not have it impact your grade negatively.