03-30-2021, 03:26 PM
Provider: Sophia.org
Course: Human Biology (3 credits)
Score: 97%
Course Content: The course is available in either a PDF/text form or a video. There is no other textbook or other materials required other than the ones provided by Sophia. The course consists of 6 units, each with 2 - 5 challenge quizzes of 4 - 10 questions, and each unit concludes with a Milestone exam of 15 - 26 questions. The course concludes with a 25 question Milestone final exam.
Final Exam Content: The final exam is a 25 question multiple choice test.
Final Exam Content vs Course Content/Practice Exams: The entire course seemed fairly consistent between the course text, the challenges, and the exams. There was a couple parts where it was asking you to apply things that were learned without being explicitly stated, but overall it was fine in this regard.
Time Taken On Course: 9 hours, 25 minutes over two days. Admittedly, I blitzed through the class without reading the text and was just trying to get more classes done before my Sophia membership expires next week. There was a LOT of CTRL+F over those 9 hours...
Familiarity With Subject Before Course: As mentioned in other reviews of mine, I have some prior education in the sciences, but the last time I took a biology course was in my Honors Bio class in my Sophomore year of HS, 20 years ago. There were elements here that I sort of remembered, but not a lot.
Pitfalls, High Points, Things Others Should Know: The milestones and challenges mostly focus on a lot of definitions, which are often pulled word for word from the text. CTRL + F is your friend!
1-10 Difficulty Level: 6, and that's acknowledging that I wasn't putting much effort into learning the material, just passing the test. It looks like a well done class, but very dense and very informative. I'd imagine this is in the 8-10 range if you approached it more seriously.
Course: Human Biology (3 credits)
Score: 97%
Course Content: The course is available in either a PDF/text form or a video. There is no other textbook or other materials required other than the ones provided by Sophia. The course consists of 6 units, each with 2 - 5 challenge quizzes of 4 - 10 questions, and each unit concludes with a Milestone exam of 15 - 26 questions. The course concludes with a 25 question Milestone final exam.
Final Exam Content: The final exam is a 25 question multiple choice test.
Final Exam Content vs Course Content/Practice Exams: The entire course seemed fairly consistent between the course text, the challenges, and the exams. There was a couple parts where it was asking you to apply things that were learned without being explicitly stated, but overall it was fine in this regard.
Time Taken On Course: 9 hours, 25 minutes over two days. Admittedly, I blitzed through the class without reading the text and was just trying to get more classes done before my Sophia membership expires next week. There was a LOT of CTRL+F over those 9 hours...
Familiarity With Subject Before Course: As mentioned in other reviews of mine, I have some prior education in the sciences, but the last time I took a biology course was in my Honors Bio class in my Sophomore year of HS, 20 years ago. There were elements here that I sort of remembered, but not a lot.
Pitfalls, High Points, Things Others Should Know: The milestones and challenges mostly focus on a lot of definitions, which are often pulled word for word from the text. CTRL + F is your friend!
1-10 Difficulty Level: 6, and that's acknowledging that I wasn't putting much effort into learning the material, just passing the test. It looks like a well done class, but very dense and very informative. I'd imagine this is in the 8-10 range if you approached it more seriously.
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