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*the lists may represent recent (and thereby important-to-learn) trends in the [[canon]] as having the same frequency as older works that are rarely asked anymore
 
*the lists may represent recent (and thereby important-to-learn) trends in the [[canon]] as having the same frequency as older works that are rarely asked anymore
 
*inclusion of seemingly non-academic material, such as children's literature on the literature list
 
*inclusion of seemingly non-academic material, such as children's literature on the literature list
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*non-inclusion of important and frequently-asked about works do to inconsistencies in NAQT's topic tagging system
  
 
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Revision as of 12:40, 16 July 2013

NAQT publishes frequency lists for purchase in the categories of Literature, Non-Fiction, music, and Art (all visual).

These lists also provide an advantage over regular list studying in that the frequencies give teams a better idea of how important it is to learn each item on the list, and perhaps how Important the given works are generally.

Disadvantages of frequency lists include:

  • the easy potential for the lists to go out of date (NAQT also lets teams purchase updates to the list for a lower price than the initial list)
  • the lists may represent recent (and thereby important-to-learn) trends in the canon as having the same frequency as older works that are rarely asked anymore
  • inclusion of seemingly non-academic material, such as children's literature on the literature list
  • non-inclusion of important and frequently-asked about works do to inconsistencies in NAQT's topic tagging system