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Literature AnalysisLiterature analysis is the cornerstone of many college classes, in subjects ranging from English literature to history. Literature analysis papers as you to consider how and why a literary text was written and conveys some kind of message. The ability to take apart a text and break it down into its separate parts enables you to judge how effective an author’s argument is, what symbols or motifs are important throughout the novel, poem or other text, and ultimately, to

Data Analysis StrategiesEvery assessment tool will produce particular forms of data. Matching, tool, data, and analysis strategy is critical to getting valuable information that will help you answer questions about what/how students are learning in your classes. See the table below for some common data types with corresponding data analysis strategies. Contact the director of assessment for help selecting assessment tools and/or analysis strategies. Data TypeAnalysis Strategies Test

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Why Study History?The discipline of history focuses on critical analysis of text-based evidence from the past and seeks a detailed, complex understanding of individual and collective human behaviors as they have emerged, intersected, and altered over time. Historical study examines and attempts to explain processes of change over time as they pertain to cultures, nations, institutions, value systems, and other major social phenomena. Historians also consider and outline patterns of causation

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