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How has the reading comp section changed over time?
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 12:52 pm
by BillsFan9907
Aside from the dual passages, has the section changed in any other ways (difficulty etc..)
Re: How has the reading comp section changed over time?
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 1:00 pm
by Kurst
Re: How has the reading comp section changed over time?
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 1:05 pm
by BillsFan9907
Wow, thanks this is great.
Re: How has the reading comp section changed over time?
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:28 pm
by BillsFan9907
So the consensus in they're harder?
Re: How has the reading comp section changed over time?
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:31 pm
by well-hello-there
I think they've gotten much harder
Re: How has the reading comp section changed over time?
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:46 pm
by BillsFan9907
well-hello-there wrote:I think they've gotten much harder
How so? The passages are denser? Questions harder? Can u give me a little more insight into your experience?
Re: How has the reading comp section changed over time?
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 6:45 pm
by mac35352
well-hello-there wrote:I think they've gotten much harder
I agree
Re: How has the reading comp section changed over time?
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 7:45 pm
by BillsFan9907
You guys are just jerking me around, right?
Re: How has the reading comp section changed over time?
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 11:29 am
by bp shinners
Talking with a few other instructors at our last meeting, I think the consensus we came up with was that, over the past few administrations, the passages became slightly more straight-forward/easier to comprehend, while the questions became more difficult. Which I like, as some of the more difficult passages were giving an advantage to people with a background in those areas. I know people who majored in a science definitely had an easier time getting through the science passages.
Re: How has the reading comp section changed over time?
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:39 pm
by BillsFan9907
bp shinners wrote:Talking with a few other instructors at our last meeting, I think the consensus we came up with was that, over the past few administrations, the passages became slightly more straight-forward/easier to comprehend, while the questions became more difficult. Which I like, as some of the more difficult passages were giving an advantage to people with a background in those areas. I know people who majored in a science definitely had an easier time getting through the science passages.
Okay cool then that is good for me as I value easier passages over easier questions. Easy questions are useless if your comprehension of the passage is lacking.