Hi,
I am completely snowed in and decided to study this am and attempted to log in to Peterson's and they say that a license has expired and i can't log in?
Any ideas?
Brenda

What are the difference(s) if any?

Hello,

I need advice on 4 DSST tests. I am looking for 4 easy tests that require minimal prep/study time, so I can graduate this May? :confused: I originally needed 16, however, I just passed Drug & Alcohol Abuse and Here's to Your Health. Thank goodness Regis University switched to CBT in October 2006.

Anyway, I have the list narrowed down to
[INDENT]Criminal Justice
Principles of Finance
Principles of Supervision
Intro to Business
Organizational Behavior
Management Information Systems
Introduction to Law Enforcement
Fundamentals of Counseling
Human Resource Management
Money and Banking
[/INDENT]

Also, does anyone have advice on what order to take them in? It looks like some of the information may be overlapping, and I don't want to waste anytime.

Thanks in advance for your input!

Got a quick question. Does Petersons offer a free principles of mareting test prep? I looked for sample tests for this one but couldnt find it. Any help would be appreciated as I am giving it a go next Wednesday.

Did anyone who passed money & banking, use Rud Rudman's Red book for Money & Banking ? if did, how was it ?

NAT SCI.

Understand how the cell works, parts, functions, division, meiosis vs. mitosis. B asic human dvelopment from the sperm and egg to fetus, be able to explain the various parts of the process.
Understand ovulation, menopause, and inherited sicknesses. Know what sickle cell anemia is, osteoperosis, and emphysema.
Understand DNA/RNA
Know your atomic structures.
Basic ecology and geography, tectonic plates, continental drift, etc.
Phases of the moon, solar and lunar eclipse.

Drug Abuse:
IC is all you need to pass this.

As always, please provide feedback if you take the exam!

This is probably one of the most frustrating exams I have ever taken and not because of any difficulty with the subject matter but more due to the questions and options provided. I scored a 74 on this test but after working in the industry for 20+ years I expected better. Here is a summary of my experience with the Intro to Computing exam.

Test – DANTES Introduction to Computing
Questions – 98
Time – 120 minutes

General Observations

The test questions were basic with an emphasis on software applications, basic hardware, basic programming techniques, basic networking and the Internet usage. If someone has a handle on the terminology and acronyms they will pass the exam. If you have industry training and experience you will have no problems scoring well on the exam. What I found difficult was when a question was asked that went along the lines of – all of the following except one will …..? or What will a computer never be able to do? Or What can’t you do in this type of software package? And then provide options where all options are possible and without any strictly correct answers. In most cases it was obvious which answer they were after but not in all cases and worse than that it changed the mindset from looking for the correct answer to looking for which answer do I think they want. All-in-all I shouldn’t complain too much and the exam took less than 40 minutes so time was never an issue and a pass is a pass.

My Preparation

I didn’t pick up a book or look at a flashcard at all for this exam and relied purely on past experience. For those without experience I suggest that IC is probably all you would need or if it would make you feel more comfortable pick up any recognized text on intro to computing. The subject isn’t very deep and a basic understanding of terms and how to use spreadsheets and word processors would probably get you through it.

There isn’t much else I can offer in regards to advice with this one as for me most of it was second nature. If anyone has any specific questions relating to this exam let me know and I will help if I can.


Best of luck to all

Regards

I doubt that I have much to offer that hasn’t already been posted on the forum but on the off chance that I do include something that is of help to someone here is my experience with the macroeconomics test. Keep in mind, I passed with a 66 but as my score suggests, I am no authority on the subject.

Test – CLEP Principles of Macroeconomics
Questions – 80
Time – 90 minutes

General Observations

The test questions seemed to run pretty much in the order that they are presented in the CLEP Official Study Guide. That is, the questions started with Basic Concepts, moved onto Measurements and ended with International Trade and Finance. Out of the first 20 questions I felt fairly confident about 17 or 18 of them which reduced any anxiety I may have been feeling about the rest of the questions. I found that the time allowed was more than adequate with over 30 minutes still available when I finished the test.

My Preparation

I utilized Cliffs AP – Economics Micro and Macro for my preparation. I found this a very concise guide which was easy to understand with plenty of review and test questions for practice (a number of which seemed almost identical to the CLEP official study guide questions). I believe this resource would be enough (though I suggest using IC to supplement the book) to produce scores in the 70s with proper use and adequate preparation time. Maybe I shouldn’t admit this in public but I only went through the Macroeconomics section of the book and only bothered to complete 1 of the 3 available practice exams in the book. I took 2 weeks to prep for this test but what I didn’t realize was that in the book there was an additional section (at the end of the microeconomics section – far from the macro section) that dealt with International Economics which made up 10%-15% of the exam questions.

The exam questions

There weren’t any real surprises in the exam with only some basic math required and an understanding of the concepts. If anything, I thought there were a disproportionate number of questions relating to Fiscal and Monetary policies but that may have been a perception issue. There was a tendency to ask similar questions in different ways, for example:

What is the Fed trying to achieve when it buys bonds?
To increase the money supply the Fed can?
What tool could be used as part of an expansionary monetary policy?

The only thing that could be a bit tricky with these questions is the use of distracters in the answer options. If the question was about Monetary policy at least two options were related to Fiscal policy and vice versa so it is imperative to have these clear in your mind. And intermingled with 3 questions like those above were 3 questions relating to Fiscal policy so it could be easy to start confusing them with each other.

Anyway, I didn’t come across any real demons and here’s hoping that those of you taking this exam in the future don’t either.



Best of luck to all

Regards

Listen , If you request the scores from E.T.S. to send scores to another school; can you ask them to only send the passing scores....and omit the low scores...

just a question...