Hello everyone,

I imagine since it is a requirement that someone has taken Information literacy. I plan on taken this pretty soon to get it out of the way, so if anyone can offer some feedback on what this course is like I would appreciate it.

I have not spoken to an EC advisor yet regarding the Info lit course, but I will next week, and besides it would be nice getting feedback from people that have actually taken the course.

Questions; Is this a pass/fail or is it graded?
Does it require a full 16 weeks to complete?
Is it pretty easy or something intense?

Thanks again,
Mike

I am trying to simplify the following equation:

[3(x + 2) + 2x] - [4(y + 2) - 3(y - 2)]

This is how I'm processing it:

[3x + 6 + 2x] - [4y + 8 - 3y + 6]
[5x + 6] - [14 + y]
5x + 6 - 14 + y = 5x + y -8

However, the text gives the answer as:

5x - y - 8

So what am I doing wrong? Thanks.

I am not, I repeat, Not a comfortable test taker. I am a Business major and cannot for the life of me figure out why an LD test for a medical student would even be offered for my major. Out of the 229 IC flash cards, I only scored well in two categories. I have to take the test tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM and I am quite frustrated.

I could find no current threads for this test. I hope when I get ready for the Human Resouce Management I can get more.

Yesterday I did both Org. Behavior (64) and Intro. to World religions (71).

Here are some quick thoughts.

World Religion:

Know the key words from Confucian thought (ren, li, etc.), as well as the basic timeline of the individual scholars and the things they added to the philosophy.

Basic Hindu Gods

Aboriginal religions; dreamworld

Christian timeline, as well as be able to name list denominations by size.

Know about Buddha's life history (basics only) understand Therevada, Mahayana, and Zen

Org, Behavior:

No real advice just study this well and understand the different theories of organizations.

The exam is Organizational Behavior. I used IC only, and knew the material backwards and forward before test day. I was ready. Or so I thought. So, imagine my surprise after learning my grade was a D. I was shocked because I answered most of the questions without guessing, and I thought the exam was rather easy at the time. Boy, was I wrong! Another unpleasant surprise was when I learned that Excelsior does not grant credit for a D. But why, I thought a pass was a pass? Well, after I received my grade, I requested my exam be re-graded. Here's the response from EC:

Please note the following about your exam results:

A. You correctly answered 57% of the questions on the exam - both in the scorable set and the overall question set. The overall set includes questions that are not included toward your final grade, but are included for developmental purposes to test their effectiveness in measuring knowledge. If they are judged to be effective by our Test Developers, they will be made scorable questions in future versions of this exam. The scorable question set is the basis for your grade, and does not change from test to test. All students who take the exam form you took are evaluated using the same set of scorable questions.

B. You were relatively close to passing the exam - your grade of D was a "high" D, so some further focused preparation using our exam content guide for this test should help you succeed next time.

I'll have to re-test, or just let this one go altogether. It stings a little, but what else can I do? Any advice?

On a much happier note, I just received my grades today for Psy. of Adulthood & Aging, and Foundations of Gerontology ---I received a B on both, woohoo! Again, using just IC for both. Next up, Abnormal Psy.

Thanks,
Anne

Does anyone know how many questions are on this exam? Just wondering since there are 878 flashcards to study :eek: .


Anne

Hi,
I was looking for opinions about this CLEP. Is IC and Petersons enough?? I need 3 more credits and thought this may be an easier one versus a language or humanities...any input??

Thank you

I've got Sociology and American Govt. scheduled for this afternoon, my last 2 CLEPs.

Last evening, attended orientation at Missouri State, got registered for my classes, and ordered books. School starts on the 20th. This 40-something Grandma is excited about going back to school! When we were waiting for orientation to start last night, I realized everyone standing around who looked about my age was parents of students -- I was handed a program for the Parent session that was held last night when I walked in the door.

My total bill for 16 credits was around $1800 -- cheap by college standards, but I couldn't help but compare to the 18 credits I'll hopefully have completed after today, for about 1/3 the cost, and without the hassle of attending a semester's worth of classes!

I was invited to join the Honors program, which is sure an honor.

Thanks to IC, I feel pretty good about today's tests. Will post this evening with my scores.

Becky

This may be old news, but I found this on the college board website and thought I would post it for the veterans on the forum. It appears that the VA will cover the cost of standardized tests (including ECE exams!!!) as well as any administrative fees. If I read this correctly, this is not part of the GI bill therefore if you GI bill has lapsed, you can still get reimbursed. Please see the links below.

College Board Info

College Board Press Release

Veterans Administration Info

Seems like ages since our beloved Kiwi Lover has joined our ranks....could she be off on another of her beloved vacations? Must be nice!