Gregorio Billikopf
27th January 2006, 02:35 PM
In this thread we will examine some topics associated with the quizzes:
I. Motivating you to take the quizzes
II. Quiz requirements
III. How do I take a quiz?
IV. Practice quiz
V. Questions you might have about study materials
VI. Study concepts
VII. Links to quizzes
I. Motivating you to take the quizzes
Test taking is a challenging aspect of adult learning. As adults we tend to have quite a bit of stress issues related to taking tests. Plus, we do not like other people knowing if we did not do well. As a result, we have attempted to develop tests that help the learning process and are fun. We have also adopted an approach which we trust will help us deal with the issue of test stress. This means that you can take the tests anonymously, until you are ready to take them for credit. We wish you to feel confidence regarding the covered topics and to prepare for the most exciting portion of the course, the practical field application. We will, then, use a two-step process in terms of taking quizzes:
First step, anonymous test taking
1st Option: When you click on a quiz link, you will be asked for your name and E-mail. Simply put any name you want to make up and no E-mail. I will receive notification that someone took the test, the score received, but will not know who took the test.
2nd Option. The same as the first, but when you have one question left, close your test window before finishing the test. We will not know that someone took the test.
Second step, getting credit for quiz
Once you have taken the quiz several times and feel confident in your understanding of the topic (and receiving scores that are 90% or better), go ahead and put your real name and E-mail when taking the test. (In the worst of cases, if you do not like how you are doing, you can still delete the test by closing the test window before you answer the last question.)
II. Quiz requirements
Now that we have adopted a much more informal quiz taking process, and participants can take the quizzes as often as they wish, we will be requiring a 90% score or better. In case you do not obtain it, please re-take the quiz again until you do. There are five principal topics that will involve tests (two quizzes per topic): 1) employee selection; 2) performance appraisal; 3) compensation; 4) conflict resolution; and 5) discipline and termination.
We have a number of requirements mentioned below regarding the honor code.
III. How do I take a quiz?
When you link on any of the quizzes, you will be asked for your name and E-mail. As you take the test you will notice a number of items: 1) a timer with the remaining time left; 2) the total number of questions in this particular quiz; 3) the number of the question where you are at; 4) the percentage score of questions answered correctly (the score is updated every time you answer correctly) and 5) a suggestions window with more details about your response to a question.
If you wish to get credit for a test, you need the results window pop-up to come up at the end of the quiz. When taking the quiz, you can close the test window anytime before that results window pops up to avoid sending the results to us (that is, any time up to the time when you have only one question left to answer).
If you do want us to get the results, on the other hand, the results window must open. Make sure you have permitted pop-ups from our site. I am studying why the result window sometimes does not open. Meanwhile, it is imperative that you follow the following procedure. We mentioned earlier that there is a window that simply provides further suggestions or information after you answer each question. This is different from the window that pops up at the end of a quiz to tell you that the results were sent to us.
Here is the critical thing to remember. When you are satisfied with the test results and come to the last question, after you answer the last question DO NOT CLOSE the suggestion window until the results pop-up has fully finished displaying. If the results window does not come up after answering the last question, it means that you have to permit the software to timeout on its own. After the 30 minutes are up, the results window will come up within one minute of the clock timing out. Once again, this results window is your only indication that we have been mailed your results.
Here is a sample of how the pop-up results window might look:
Thanks!
Below is what you submitted to gebillikopf@ucdavis.edu on Wednesday, March 01, 2006 at 10:38:10
realname: Billikopf gebillikopf@ucdavis.edu
Exercise: Practice Quiz
Score: 66%
Start_Time: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 10:32:52 AM
End_Time: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 10:38:08 AM
A few more instructions:
Every time you answer a question correctly you will see a smiley face :) and incorrect answers will be displayed as an X.
Once again, make sure you have permitted pop-ups from our test site.
The test introduction is long enough that you may not realize that there is a question at the bottom of the page.Read the following instructions carefully: (They are the same as found at the beginning of each quiz, and it will save you time to read them now.)
The purpose of each quiz is to make sure you have a thorough comprehension of theoretical aspects of the material covered. To pass a quiz you need a score of 90% or better. If you do not obtain this score, please retake the quiz until you do. The important thing is to understand the materials rather than the number of times you take the quiz.
After each question you will get some feedback, including a smile for correct answers and an X for incorrect ones, as well as a review comment. In order to retain the information, it is worthwhile reading these review comments.
Each topic has two quizzes that must be passed. Gregorio Billikopf will be the only person who will know how you did on the test (unless you are taking this course through a different university, in which case your professor will also be aware of how you did).
The review comments are mostly taken from the book (or may indicate a footnote from the book) Agricultural Labor Management: Cultivating Personnel Productivity unless otherwise notified.
Here are the honor code requirements you agree to abide to by taking this test.
As part of the honor code I agree:
1) Not to bring, nor make use, of any reference materials or notes while taking the test.
2) Not make copies of test questions nor share test contents with others.
3) Not to discuss test questions with others (except Gregorio Billikopf or my professor if this is another person).
4) Not to re-take a test until a) I have studied over the assigned materials again; or b) at least two hours have elapsed.
IV. Practice quiz
The quiz software is somewhat obtuse, so it is a good idea to take a practice test first. The practice test has three questions and lasts less than 5 minutes (while regular tests take 30 minutes). Try out the practice quiz at:
http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/practiceQuiz.htm (http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/practiceQuiz.htm)
V. Questions you might have about study materials
If you have any questions about the study materials please feel free to chat with Gregorio via Skype, or through gebillikopf@ucdavis.edu (gebillikopf@ucdavis.edu) or even through the vBulletin, or you can converse with other course participants. If you do pose a question through vBulletin, you might want to start a new thread or it is likely to get lot in this one. You will also find basic answers to your questions at http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/ag-labor/ (http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/ag-labor/) especially in the books Agricultural Labor Management: Cultivating Personnel Productivity and Helping Others Resolve Differences: Empowering Stakeholders.
VI. Study concepts
Each of the five main topics has a section below, with concepts and vocabulary worth studying. Feel free to use additional references, also.
VII. Links to quizzes
Links to quizzes will be posted here as they are completed. We hope you enjoy taking these. If you find any errors, please let me know as soon as possible through gebillikopf@ucdavis.edu (gebillikopf@ucdavis.edu)
A) employee selection;
Test 1: http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/selection_1.htm (http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/selection_1.htm)
Test 2: http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/selection_2.htm (http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/selection_2.htm)
B) performance appraisal;
Test 1: http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/appraisal_1.htm
Test 2: http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/appraisal_2.htm
C) compensation;
Test 1: http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/compensation_1.htm
Test 2: http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/compensation_2.htm
D) conflict resolution;
Test 1: http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/conflict_1.htm
Test 2: http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/conflict_2.htm
E5) discipline and termination.
Test 1: http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/discipline_1.htm
Test 2: http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/discipline_2.htm
I. Motivating you to take the quizzes
II. Quiz requirements
III. How do I take a quiz?
IV. Practice quiz
V. Questions you might have about study materials
VI. Study concepts
VII. Links to quizzes
I. Motivating you to take the quizzes
Test taking is a challenging aspect of adult learning. As adults we tend to have quite a bit of stress issues related to taking tests. Plus, we do not like other people knowing if we did not do well. As a result, we have attempted to develop tests that help the learning process and are fun. We have also adopted an approach which we trust will help us deal with the issue of test stress. This means that you can take the tests anonymously, until you are ready to take them for credit. We wish you to feel confidence regarding the covered topics and to prepare for the most exciting portion of the course, the practical field application. We will, then, use a two-step process in terms of taking quizzes:
First step, anonymous test taking
1st Option: When you click on a quiz link, you will be asked for your name and E-mail. Simply put any name you want to make up and no E-mail. I will receive notification that someone took the test, the score received, but will not know who took the test.
2nd Option. The same as the first, but when you have one question left, close your test window before finishing the test. We will not know that someone took the test.
Second step, getting credit for quiz
Once you have taken the quiz several times and feel confident in your understanding of the topic (and receiving scores that are 90% or better), go ahead and put your real name and E-mail when taking the test. (In the worst of cases, if you do not like how you are doing, you can still delete the test by closing the test window before you answer the last question.)
II. Quiz requirements
Now that we have adopted a much more informal quiz taking process, and participants can take the quizzes as often as they wish, we will be requiring a 90% score or better. In case you do not obtain it, please re-take the quiz again until you do. There are five principal topics that will involve tests (two quizzes per topic): 1) employee selection; 2) performance appraisal; 3) compensation; 4) conflict resolution; and 5) discipline and termination.
We have a number of requirements mentioned below regarding the honor code.
III. How do I take a quiz?
When you link on any of the quizzes, you will be asked for your name and E-mail. As you take the test you will notice a number of items: 1) a timer with the remaining time left; 2) the total number of questions in this particular quiz; 3) the number of the question where you are at; 4) the percentage score of questions answered correctly (the score is updated every time you answer correctly) and 5) a suggestions window with more details about your response to a question.
If you wish to get credit for a test, you need the results window pop-up to come up at the end of the quiz. When taking the quiz, you can close the test window anytime before that results window pops up to avoid sending the results to us (that is, any time up to the time when you have only one question left to answer).
If you do want us to get the results, on the other hand, the results window must open. Make sure you have permitted pop-ups from our site. I am studying why the result window sometimes does not open. Meanwhile, it is imperative that you follow the following procedure. We mentioned earlier that there is a window that simply provides further suggestions or information after you answer each question. This is different from the window that pops up at the end of a quiz to tell you that the results were sent to us.
Here is the critical thing to remember. When you are satisfied with the test results and come to the last question, after you answer the last question DO NOT CLOSE the suggestion window until the results pop-up has fully finished displaying. If the results window does not come up after answering the last question, it means that you have to permit the software to timeout on its own. After the 30 minutes are up, the results window will come up within one minute of the clock timing out. Once again, this results window is your only indication that we have been mailed your results.
Here is a sample of how the pop-up results window might look:
Thanks!
Below is what you submitted to gebillikopf@ucdavis.edu on Wednesday, March 01, 2006 at 10:38:10
realname: Billikopf gebillikopf@ucdavis.edu
Exercise: Practice Quiz
Score: 66%
Start_Time: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 10:32:52 AM
End_Time: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 10:38:08 AM
A few more instructions:
Every time you answer a question correctly you will see a smiley face :) and incorrect answers will be displayed as an X.
Once again, make sure you have permitted pop-ups from our test site.
The test introduction is long enough that you may not realize that there is a question at the bottom of the page.Read the following instructions carefully: (They are the same as found at the beginning of each quiz, and it will save you time to read them now.)
The purpose of each quiz is to make sure you have a thorough comprehension of theoretical aspects of the material covered. To pass a quiz you need a score of 90% or better. If you do not obtain this score, please retake the quiz until you do. The important thing is to understand the materials rather than the number of times you take the quiz.
After each question you will get some feedback, including a smile for correct answers and an X for incorrect ones, as well as a review comment. In order to retain the information, it is worthwhile reading these review comments.
Each topic has two quizzes that must be passed. Gregorio Billikopf will be the only person who will know how you did on the test (unless you are taking this course through a different university, in which case your professor will also be aware of how you did).
The review comments are mostly taken from the book (or may indicate a footnote from the book) Agricultural Labor Management: Cultivating Personnel Productivity unless otherwise notified.
Here are the honor code requirements you agree to abide to by taking this test.
As part of the honor code I agree:
1) Not to bring, nor make use, of any reference materials or notes while taking the test.
2) Not make copies of test questions nor share test contents with others.
3) Not to discuss test questions with others (except Gregorio Billikopf or my professor if this is another person).
4) Not to re-take a test until a) I have studied over the assigned materials again; or b) at least two hours have elapsed.
IV. Practice quiz
The quiz software is somewhat obtuse, so it is a good idea to take a practice test first. The practice test has three questions and lasts less than 5 minutes (while regular tests take 30 minutes). Try out the practice quiz at:
http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/practiceQuiz.htm (http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/practiceQuiz.htm)
V. Questions you might have about study materials
If you have any questions about the study materials please feel free to chat with Gregorio via Skype, or through gebillikopf@ucdavis.edu (gebillikopf@ucdavis.edu) or even through the vBulletin, or you can converse with other course participants. If you do pose a question through vBulletin, you might want to start a new thread or it is likely to get lot in this one. You will also find basic answers to your questions at http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/ag-labor/ (http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/ag-labor/) especially in the books Agricultural Labor Management: Cultivating Personnel Productivity and Helping Others Resolve Differences: Empowering Stakeholders.
VI. Study concepts
Each of the five main topics has a section below, with concepts and vocabulary worth studying. Feel free to use additional references, also.
VII. Links to quizzes
Links to quizzes will be posted here as they are completed. We hope you enjoy taking these. If you find any errors, please let me know as soon as possible through gebillikopf@ucdavis.edu (gebillikopf@ucdavis.edu)
A) employee selection;
Test 1: http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/selection_1.htm (http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/selection_1.htm)
Test 2: http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/selection_2.htm (http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/selection_2.htm)
B) performance appraisal;
Test 1: http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/appraisal_1.htm
Test 2: http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/appraisal_2.htm
C) compensation;
Test 1: http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/compensation_1.htm
Test 2: http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/compensation_2.htm
D) conflict resolution;
Test 1: http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/conflict_1.htm
Test 2: http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/conflict_2.htm
E5) discipline and termination.
Test 1: http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/discipline_1.htm
Test 2: http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/Examen/discipline_2.htm