The Ed Tech Comprehensive Exam
| Purpose | The purpose of the comprehensive exam is to assess your general knowledge of the Ed Tech field, including major concepts, models, procedures, and principles. In addition, we will assess your ability to apply these concepts, models, procedures, and principles. |
| Components | Questions for the test are based on the core courses of the program including:
1. Foundations of Educational Technology EDCI 513 (formerly EDCI 591E) 2. Learning Theory for Instructional Design EDCI 591T 3. Instructional Design (572) 4. Computer-Based Instructional Development (561) 5. Educational Research (533) 6. Integration of Computers in Ed or business-related practicum (564/573) |
| Format | The Ed Tech Comprehensive Exam will serve as an exit exam for Master's students and as a qualifying exam for PhD students (to be taken prior to Prelims). NOTE: If you completed the exam as part of your Master's program, you do not need to take it again if you continue on in the PhD program. |
| Who | The Ed Tech Comprehensive Exam will serve as an exit exam for Master's students and as a qualifying exam for PhD students (to be taken prior to Prelims). NOTE: If you completed the exam as part of your Master's program, you do not need to take it again if you continue on in the PhD program. |
| When | The exam will occur on two consecutive days during the week before the semester begins (Fall and Spring semesters only). Students must notify their major professors of their plans to take the exam ONE MONTH prior to the scheduled date. |
| Preparation Guidelines | A list of sample questions is available on the Ed Tech website. Sample questions are based on the content of the core courses listed above and include questions that assess both general knowledge of, and ability to apply, course content. |
| Feedback |
Faculty will evaluate responses to questions based on their areas of expertise. Feedback will be provided no later than 4 weeks after the exam date and will indicate whether the student has achieved a pass or no pass on each question. In order to pass the comps, students must pass a total of 6 questions (one for each core course). If students receive a "no pass" on any question, feedback will be provided to indicate additional steps to take to increase mastery of this area (specific courses, books). |
| Written Retakes | One written retake is allowed for specific questions not yet passed. The earliest time that students can retake the test is the following semester, during the normally scheduled time. No additional testing times will be scheduled. |
| Oral Defense | In cases where students have successfully passed at least four questions after the 2nd written attempt, they will have the opportunity to orally defend their knowledge of the concepts related to the 1 or 2 remaining courses in front of a faculty panel. A successful oral defense means the student passes the comp exam. |
| Failure | If a student does not pass at least 4 of the 6 questions after two written attempts or does not successfully pass all questions defended during the oral, he/she does not pass the comprehensive exam. Failure to pass the comprehensive exam means that a master's degree student will not be granted the degree; a Ph.D. student will not be allowed to proceed in the program. |
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