EGR 103/Fall 19/Skills Quiz

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• Where/how to scan into a PDF: Scanning. When scanning, start with the cover page, then the test page for Problem 1, then any additional work for problem 1, then the test page for problem 2, then any additional work for problem 2, etc, etc.

Round 1: 75-minute closed notes

• First, after you feel you are prepared to take the test, find 75 minutes in a quiet space with no distractions where you can take the test. Print it out from Sakai in the Resources folder, have 5 or 6 extra blank pieces of paper and a dark pen or pencil handy. Only write on one side of each page and only put work for one problem on any given piece of paper. Be sure your name and NetID are on every page. Do *not* look at the solution before trying the Quiz -- there is NO POINT in looking at the answers in advance; the goal here is to see where *you* are in your preparation for the test.
  • For Problem I, put the answers on the test page in the grid
  • For Problem II, put your answers on the test page in the space below each prompt
  • For Problem III and IV, put your code on a separate piece of paper but make it clear which function or which part of the script you are writing; you can use a comment such as # Part (2) to indicate what code is doing what
• After 75 minutes, stop yourself - if you were unable to complete the work, that's an indicator about needing to possibly work on time management for the test.
• You will be scanning the test to a PDF and uploading it to Gradescope. See Scanning for details on that. Go to a Duke public scanning station, scan your test to a PDF, send it to yourself on e-mail, and then upload it to Gradescope. That part is due MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, at 10PM Please do *not* use a camera phone to take pictures of your qork - the quality of those "scans" is almost always too poor to grade.
• See Student Submission for information on how to upload and then organize your upload. You basically need to let us know which page or pages include material for each problem. Include the test page even if all you wrote on the test page is your name and NetID.
• This will be graded based on *completion* rather than *correctness*. Do your best as this will serve as a valuable diagnostic tool for further studying.

Round 2: "Unlimited Time" "Open Notes"

• Second, once you have taken the test by hand, scanned it, and uploaded, find time to correct it given that you can now use Python, notes, and the book. You cannot ask other people questions directly or indirectly (i.e. no posting on message boards) with the exception of private notes to the Fall 2019 instructors of EGR 103. Take as much time as you want. Then, once you believe it is finished, open the solution file and compare your answers to the correct answers. Take notes about places you did things the same way as the solution key, places you did things differently that still work, places where you had minor typographical issues, and places where you had major errors. You need to get this done before FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, at 10PM because it is a part of the next section.

Round 3: Reflection

• Third, once you have re-taken the test, look back at the original handwritten version as well as the version you were able to do with notes, the book, and the computer. Write down / type out reflections on what you did well, what needs work, what was clear, what wasn't, improvements you would make to the test, etc, etc. This third part is meant to help you prepare for Test I but is also meant for me to get an idea of how I can improve the test document and your preparation for it. You will be uploading this as a PDF to Gradescope by FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, at 10PM and I would imagine it will be about a page long.