For those students taking the August Regents or RCT exams, which begin tomorrow, we would like to wish you the best of luck. Below is the August Regents Examination Schedule from the New York State website. You should check with your school or district for the exact time and location of your exams. August 2013 […]
For those students taking the August Regents or RCT exams, which begin tomorrow, we would like to wish you the best of luck. Below is the August Regents Examination Schedule from the New York State website. You should check with your school or district for the exact time and location of your exams.
Some people have contacted us regarding Regents review classes for the upcoming January Regents exams. Unfortunately, we only offer Regents prep courses for the June exams, but there are plenty of websites for content review and practice questions, including Regentsprep.org – Offering practice questions and other review materials, the goal of this nonprofit site is to […]
Some people have contacted us regarding Regents review classes for the upcoming January Regents exams. Unfortunately, we only offer Regents prep courses for the June exams, but there are plenty of websites for content review and practice questions, including
Regentsprep.org – Offering practice questions and other review materials, the goal of this nonprofit site is to help high school students meet the New York State Regents requirements in English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.
Regents Review 2.0 – This site provides video review sessions for all Regents exams.
NYSED Regents Exams – The official New York State Education Department website has a digital archive of past regents exams.
According to the National Council for Social Studies, the main purpose of social studies education is to provide students with the “content knowledge, intellectual skills, and civic values necessary for fulfilling the duties of citizenship in a participatory democracy.” In general, it is the goal of public education to prepare students to live in our democratic […]
According to the National Council for Social Studies, the main purpose of social studies education is to provide students with the “content knowledge, intellectual skills, and civic values necessary for fulfilling the duties of citizenship in a participatory democracy.” In general, it is the goal of public education to prepare students to live in our democratic society, but it is specifically the province of social studies education to provide students with the skills and knowledge to participate fully in all levels of society, from local to global. Given the importance of social studies, it seems surprising that the New York State Board of Regents is thinking about making the Global History and Geography Regents exam optional. In a recent Wall Street Journal article, NYS Education Commissioner John King said, “There’s certainly going to be a lot of jobs in the future in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and this new pathway will encourage districts and schools to create additional opportunities for their students to pursue those areas.” While this might be true, King and the Board of Regents fail to realize the importance of learning and understanding global events in our increasingly interconnected world.
Currently, New York State requires students to pass two social studies Regents exams, one on Global History and Geography and another on United States History and Government. Despite their flaws, namely the reductionist nature of requiring students to demonstrate their knowledge of complex national and international issues through series of multiple choice questions and short essays, these social studies exams require schools to focus on citizenship education, without which students would be ill-prepared to participate fully and competently in a democratic society.
The Global History and Geography Regents exam, a three-hour test, includes fifty multiple-choice questions and two essays, one thematic essay question and document-based essay question (DBQ). This exam, usually taken in 10th grade, assesses students on two years of global history content and includes the following topics: The Ancient World (Ancient Civilizations of Asia, Africa and Europe); Expanding Zones of Exchange and Encounter (from the Gupta Empire to the Crusades); Global Interaction (the interaction of the Japanese, Mongol and African Civilizations, and the Renaissance); The First Global Age (the Ming, Ottoman, Spanish, Portuguese and Mesoamerican empires); Age of Revolution (the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, political revolution, nationalism, industrialism and imperialism); Crisis and Achievement (World War I, the Russian Revolution, rise of dictatorships in Europe, the rise of nationalism in Asia and the Middle East, and how World War II affected the world); 20th Century Since 1945; and Global Connections and Interactions (overpopulation, urbanization, globalization, ethnic rivalry and other economic and political issues).
The United States History and Government Regents exam is the same length and format as the Global Regents exam, but it is typically taken at the end of 11th grade. The U.S. history course and exam include the following content: Colonial America, Constitutional Foundations, the Bill of Rights, basic democratic structure and constitutional principles, federalism, sectionalism, slavery, the Age of Jackson, antebellum reform movements (e.g., Abolitionism), the Civil War, Reconstruction, Industrialization, the New South, the Rise of Industry, Business and Labor, urbanization, Social Darwinism, arts and literature, the changing patterns of immigration, the Last Frontier, Agrarian Protest, the Progressive Movement, Women’s Suffrage, imperialism, World War I, the 1920s and return to “normalcy,” the Great Depression and the New Deal, World War II, the Cold War, postwar America, Civil Rights, Kennedy’s New Frontier, Johnson’s Great Society, the Vietnam War, Nixon, Reagan and the Conservative Ascendancy, and a study of 21st Century domestic issues, foreign policy, economic and political issues.
As social studies teachers, we understand the importance of this subject and hope that the NYS Board of Regents will decide to keep both exams mandatory for graduation to ensure that students continue to learn the skills and content associated with citizenship education. Additionally, regardless of the Board’s decision, we will continue to offer review classes for both social studies Regents exams.
Long Island Regents Prep is now blogging for the Farmingdale Patch, a local news site. We’ll be contributing occasional pieces about the NYS Regents Exams, and will include discussions about news, issues, and test-taking tips. Read our most recent blog post here!
Long Island Regents Prep is now blogging for the Farmingdale Patch, a local news site. We’ll be contributing occasional pieces about the NYS Regents Exams, and will include discussions about news, issues, and test-taking tips.
As the end of the school year approaches, you might want to start studying for your final exams and taking some practice Regents tests. Fortunately, you don’t have to go out and buy review books to prepare. There are plenty of practice questions online, in all subjects, and they’re free! To access every New York […]
As the end of the school year approaches, you might want to start studying for your final exams and taking some practice Regents tests. Fortunately, you don’t have to go out and buy review books to prepare. There are plenty of practice questions online, in all subjects, and they’re free!
To access every New York State Regents Exam that’s ever been given (they go back to the 1930s), check out the NYS Education Department website. There you can find exams, answers, and scoring rubrics, so you’ll know exactly how the tests are graded in June.
If you’re interested in studying course content and practicing Regents questions, then check out http://regentsprep.org, which is run by the Oswego City School District. This is a wonderful, nonprofit service that offers help in every subject.
We hope that you find these sites helpful. Good luck as you prepare for the end of the school year!
Well, it’s been a while since our last post, but we’ve all been waiting anxiously for the final version of the June 2011 Regents Exam Schedule, which you can access here. The release of the exam schedule has allowed us to finalize our 2011 Regents Review classes. The courses, which are listed below, will be offered […]
Well, it’s been a while since our last post, but we’ve all been waiting anxiously for the final version of the June 2011 Regents Exam Schedule, which you can access here.
The release of the exam schedule has allowed us to finalize our 2011 Regents Review classes. The courses, which are listed below, will be offered at Farmingdale State College on June 12th and June 18th.
June 12
Global History and Geography
United States History and Government
Comprehensive English
Geometry
Integrated Algebra
Algebra 2/Trigonometry
Physics
Earth Science
Chemistry
Living Environment
June 18
Spanish
Geometry
Algebra 2/Trigonometry
Chemistry
Living Environment
