World History
For years, social studies teachers in Virginia have felt like outcasts when it comes to getting released Standards of Learning exams. Until a year ago, the state had not released any social studies tests, but even now there is only one while other subjects like math and English have many.
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World History
Global Studies Test Archive - New York Regents
For years, social studies teachers in Virginia have felt like outcasts when it comes to getting released Standards of Learning exams. Until a year ago, the state had not released any social studies tests, but even now there is only one while other subjects like math and English have many. For a rich source of SOL-like test items, check out the New York Regents test archive for Global History. The archive contains 20 tests going back over 10 years, with 50 multiple choice questions and 2 essay questions on each test.
Did you know that about 30% of questions on the history SOL exams contain some kind of graphic for the student to use to answer the question? The Regents test archive contains plenty of graphics-driven questions, including maps, charts, and political cartoons.
The Regents exam covers all of world history, so Virginia teachers will need to pick out questions dealing with their specific time periods.
- Book Recommendation: How We Learn By Benedict Carey
There aren't many books about teaching that truly excite me, but I just finished reading a book that every educator should read. How We Lean: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens by Benedict Carey details several techniques...
- Regents' Review
Thanks to Frank Franz for this one. If you ever need great test questions, go to the NY Regents' page. If you want great review for you classes, here is one that goes with the Regents' exams. ...
- World History I Review
So it is about time that I put up some review assignments. I wish I knew who to credit for the two I am posting now, but the minute I became dept chair I created a digital folder for all of our subjects and it has been added to and used by all of...
- Online Interactive Tests For Your Students
I have never met Tami Maloney, but have followed her work for years and it keeps getting better. She has put a tremendous number of questions into databases so that your students can take practice tests in civics, US and world history and instantly...
- Regents Exams Released Tests (review Idea #2)
I live in a state (VA) that started a new type of state exam last year and will not release any guiding test questions until 2014 (no wait that is not fair, VADOE did release 14 (WHI, WHII questions!). But a nice place to find test questions...