<p>I was looking at the Autumn time schedules that just went up. For a lot of the classes there is a bigger classroom, and then a bunch of smaller ones that are "quiz sections." What are these? I am confused, can someone explain please?</p>
<p>Quiz sections are just smaller “break out” sessions with a TA (sometimes undergrad, sometimes grad students). You review whatever happened in lecture, do practice exercises, or ask the TA questions.</p>
<p>It’s called “Quiz” section because sometimes you are given quizzes. At least, that’s what I heard the origin of the term was. It depends on your teacher though. Some teachers give quizzes every week, others don’t “believe” in quizzes.</p>
<p>Speedsolver, thanks! Are quiz sections mandatory to enroll in besides the actual lecture course? Thanks!</p>
<p>yes,
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<p>And for more information…here is the actual guide for TA’s leading quiz sections:
[Leading</a> Quiz Sections: Teaching and Learning @ UW](<a href=“http://depts.washington.edu/cidrweb/TAHandbook/LeadingQuizSections.html]Leading”>http://depts.washington.edu/cidrweb/TAHandbook/LeadingQuizSections.html)</p>
<p>reallyconfused12: to add onto travelgirl’s “yes,” some classes also require a lab section (ie chem) to register for the course.</p>
<p>Basically you register for all the sections at the same time … otherwise you will be sent back to the registration page with an error message. :)</p>
<p>Edit: Some classes do NOT have quiz sections or labs, just lecture!</p>
<p>To add onto speedsolver’s Edit: Some classes do NOT have quiz sections or labs, just lecture! </p>
<p>FYI for the new people, those will be the ones that do not have the QZ under the lecture listed</p>
<p>Depending on the major, the ones without a Quiz Section are sometimes a professor, sometimes a graduate student. For example, in my experience math is a Ph.D student, same with Economics, but in the International Studies/Area Studies stuff it is a Professor. Shining in these non-giant-lecture classes is where you get good LORs.</p>