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HWST 107 AND HIST 152- LEARNING COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE SURVEY -
SPRING '09

Is this Survey being conducted at the BEGINNING or at the END of the Semester?
Beginning of Semester End of Semester
Please tell me a little about yourself (all data collected is aggregate).
Female Male
Are you male or female?

4 3 2 1 None
How many Hawaiian courses have you taken at the college level in the past?
How many History courses have you taken at the college level in the past?
How many semesters have you been a student at HCC?
Yes No
Have you taken English 100, or the equivalent at another campus, prior to taking this course?

4 3 2 1 None
How many Hawaii-related books do you read in a year?
How many history-related books do you read in a year?

This is a Knowledge Survey rather than a "test." There are no right or wrong answers. While you will not be graded on this survey, please be very candid in your responses!

By completing this survey, both at the beginning and at the end of the semester, your instructor will be able to gauge your initial level of knowledge and then measure the amount of knowledge you gain during the semester. This information will help your instructor modify and improve the course.

Read each statement carefully and then choose a response based on the following instructions:

Mark A as your response to the item if you are not confident in your skills in the area and do not feel you can adequately demonstrate these skills on a test/essay/research paper.

Mark B as your response to the item if you feel somewhat confident that you are reasonably skilled in the area and can demonstrate these skills at a reasonable level on a test/essay/research paper.

Mark C as your response to the item if you feel very confident that you are highly skilled in the area and can demonstrate these skills at a high level on a test/essay/research paper.


CONFIDENCE IN HISTORICAL TERMS/CONCEPTS - YOUR ABILITY TO DEFINE, DESCRIBE, CITE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FOLLOWING:
Your skill level in area:

Low Somewhat Very
Who discovered the Hawaiian Islands?
What language did Hawaiians speak pre-contact?
The kind of government Hawaiians had pre-contact.
The kind of government Hawaiians had in the 1800's.
The kind of government Hawaiians have today.
Mana
The staple food of the Hawaiian people
Wayfinding
Pono

CONFIDENCE IN HISTORICAL ESSAY WRITING

FOR THE FOLLOWING POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS, rate your confidence in being able to address the main points in a clear, concise, and organized essay answer of 1 1/2 - 2 pages.

Low Somewhat Very
Describe how royal centralization increased the unity and power of Spain, France, and England
Discuss and compare the course of the American and the French revolutions and analyze the reasons for and significance of the different outcomes of these three revolutions.
Explain the relationship between the industrialized world and the non-industrial world as demonstrated in the cases of Russia, Egypt, and India.
Explain the concept of nationalism and be able to give concrete examples of the development and uses of nationalism in Europe.
Describe the process by which Central and Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands were brought under the domination of the great powers.
Describe the ways in which the First World War, economic growth, technological change, and scientific advances led to social and cultural change in Western Europe and North America from 1918 to 1929.
Assess the causes of the Cold War and its political and environmental consequences for Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the two superpowers.
Assess the dynamics of Latin American, Middle Eastern, and Asian political and economic development from about 1975 through the 1990s.
Discuss the main benefits and dangers of growing political, economic, and cultural integration.
Explain where one can find mana?
Discuss the development of wayfinding.
Discuss why reciprocal relationships are so important to pono.
Explain the difference between Western and Polynesian/Hawaiian ideas of art.
Discuss the importance of land to the Pacific Island cultures.
Demonstrate your perspectives on kuleana (responsibility) as a result of being exposed to the history of the world in HST 152.
Mahalo for taking this knowledge survey.