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Department of History - Senior Exit Survey

Congratulations on completing your Senior I.S.! Please take a few minutes to fill out this brief, anonymous survey, which is designed to help us identify strengths and weaknesses in the history curriculum.  Thank you for your help!  Return the completed survey to Tracie Posten in Kauke 125. 

1.  How prepared were you in the following areas when you began your Senior Independent Study: Unprepared     Very Well Prepared
Defining a Research Topic & Formulating a Historical Question? 0 1 2 3
Developing Historical Arguments? 0 1 2 3
Analyzing Primary Sources? 0 1 2 3
Critically Reading Secondary Sources (Historiography)? 0 1 2 3
The Ethical Use of Sources? 0 1 2 3
Taking Notes and Managing Sources? 0 1 2 3
Using Databases, Libraries, and Archives? 0 1 2 3
Writing? 0 1 2 3

 

2.  How well has your course of study and the experience of your Senior I.S. prepared you in the following areas: Unprepared     Very Well Prepared
Understanding the History of One Area/Period? 0 1 2 3
Understanding the Diversity of Cultures? 0 1 2 3
Understanding Competing Interpretations of One Area/Period? 0 1 2 3
Historical Skills of Research and Analysis? 0 1 2 3
Writing? 0 1 2 3

 

3.  Did you take a History 101? Yes     No

4.  What courses, assignments, or experiences best prepared you for your Senior Independent Study project?  How?

5.  What courses, assignments, or experiences would have helped you deepen your historical thinking, broaden your historical knowledge, sharpen your critical thinking, or improve your writing skills?

6.  Additional comments?

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