Here at the Samurai Tech Academy, we’re always thinking about our students! (That’s not quite as creepy as it sounds.)
In yet another example of the STA’s devotion to the needs of our students, we have added new Module Exams to most of the modules in the technical courses. Many of you were asking for more challenges along the way to make sure you’re really getting the material. Module Exams are a great way to revisit the info from all of the units you’ve studied and make sure you’ve nailed it before moving on to a new module.
IMPORTANT: if you are currently working through Core training or Refrigerators, you will have to go back and take any exams for modules you’ve already completed before you can move forward. I hope you will see this as an opportunity to review and practice the material from those modules, and know that it will help you when you get to the Final Exam!
If you have already completed either course, you can still go back and take the exams for funsies!
But wait! There’s more!
Another change we made was a three-attempt limit on the quizzes that come after each unit (lesson). We did this because if a student needs to re-do a quiz more than three times, there’s something wrong either with the student’s attention to the material presented in the unit or with the way the material is presented. Either way, we need to troubleshoot that!
So here’s the drill: if a student requires more than three attempts to pass a quiz (and all unit quizzes require a score of 100% to pass and move on to the next unit) then the software sends me an email and the student’s progress is temporarily stopped until we can talk either by phone, email, or the Student Forums.
After I’ve administered the appropriate gray matter massage, the student is re-enabled to re-take the quiz and continue on their merry way. Ultimately, the goal is to encourage more student-Samurai interaction as needed to help the student master the material.