Thanks for the upgrades, Steve! Haven't played with all the new tabs/links, etc. but it looks like they are going to be a big help in being able to find good information quickly in this ever-growing, wonderful resource. Appreciate that you are being so on top of it.

Hello everyone,
I need to fufill Excelsior's english requirement and am totally confused about which exam would be best for me.
I am not a native english speaker and so i would like to opt for the easiest one of the 3: TECEP,ECE English Comp with Essay,ECE College Writing.
For the TECEP the biggest problem for me is that it is pass/fail.I have recd some enginnering credits(38.50) recently and because of those my GPA has fallen to 2.6 i have B's and C's in almost all those exams...
I do think i could do well on the College Writing exam because it has 3 essays and nothing else but i am worried about the topics.I heard one person had a topic on global warming and if was in his place i would'nt know what to writeMy general knowledge is not bad and i can write an average essay(i think)....but only on topics that i know a lot about:o
The ECE English Comp exam- I ahve heard a lot of negatives about this one..that it's too lengthy,challenging,etc...
I think i will do alright in the multiple choice section of this one and then there is just one essay with options.Also i believe the multiple choice questions could save me (i can get some right and guess on others)if i write a bad essay.
I need to take a decision soon because i need to register in order to take the exam in Jan.Please help me:confused:
Adoncia

Does anyone know of a test that is considered an upper division finance class? I am one short of my degree, and I really dont want to sit through another finance class

Just passed Human Growth and Development this morning! I got a 63, and thought the test was pretty easy and straightforward - although I did find that there was some information on the exam that was not on IC. I only studied for 10-12 hours for this one, so the lack of info on IC wasn't a problem obviously, but just so everybody knows.

And I passed (with my girlfriend) Ethics in America on the 30th of November with a 66. It was easy and straightforward as well, so I would recommend either of these exams as average to easy, and say that IC is enough for both of them.

My study schedule is: read through the IC cards and take notes on everything. Then I read back through each section twice in a row. That's working for me for these middle of the road tests.

17 classes to go!
David

Fellow Psych Wanabees,
To further hone our not-so-razor-sharp knowledge on this subject matter, I thought I'd go out on the web and see what I quizzes I could dig up; this is what I came up with. From what I saw, most of it is very applicable to the study guide. Enjoy and good luck, Lee

http://methods.fullerton.edu/framesindex.html

http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/tut...torial.htm

http://psychology.about.com/library/quiz...s_quiz.htm

http://www.ithaca.edu/beins/methods/quiz...ac-f02.htm

http://www.usu.edu/psycho101/lectures/qu.../meth1.htm

http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_nevid_abnorm...1-,00.html


http://www.glencoe.com/sec/socialstudies...Statistics

http://www.missouri.edu/~psydgm/ex1w00.htm

Research Methods is now up and available. As always, please provide feedback after taking the test--I think the developers did a great job, but what we design in the laboratory doesn't always have as much external validity as we'd like!

I plan to take Heres to Your Health soon. Based on the posts IC alone should do the trick.

Then I would like to take the DSSTs Organizational Behavior and Foundations of Education. Should I get the DSST study guides for each of these in additional to IC?

Also, I do not need any more upper level credits (all my upper level are in my art program since I am an art major) I have read posts on D & AA, and I am wondering if it is worth it. Same feeling about Macro and Microeconomics. Perhaps I should put my efforts into a different test. Perhaps Social Sciences...Any opinions?

Anyone take this course or TECEP? What did you use for study?

It happened today. My first computer-based CLEP exam. My first CLEP failure. I decided to take Business Law and Marketing on the same day. For this I had to drive 40 miles to a technical college because my old fashioned base education center only offers 14 out of 35 CLEP subjects, on paper at that.

I have read that Business Law is pretty easy, so I decided to take that first. I went into the center confident, even though I didn't have the chance to study. I maybe looked through 2 InstantCert sections a week ago. The exam got pretty confusing, and seemed to be based around the same scenarios and basic contractual law terms (which I did not know because I didn't study.) About a quarter ways through the exam, the network crapped out and I had to go get the proctor. After waiting a few minutes I had to move to another computer and log on, only to repeat the process one more time. By this point I could no longer concentrate, especially with these scenario-based questions that required me to read. I could hardly focus on the last ten questions in anxiety of anticipation of my results. The network crashed again right as I hit report score! I think I like waiting 2 weeks now for the paper and pencil score to come in, at least I am mentally prepared to find out my score in a couple of weeks! With this I knew it was only minutes away...and my blood pressure showed it! 47. After some cussing, and having to go to the back of the line to wait for another computer to take Marketing--I got a killer spot in the corner, focused and forgot my previous failure. Marketing was probably the most straightfoward exam I have taken so far, I looked at 65 InstantCert questions the night before and recalled a lot, pretty much all I studied was memorizing the 4 P's, and most of the questions can be answered by applying them, except for maybe 10 questions about e-commerce. The report score screen came, and I overpowered my shaking fingers and got my score--62. I think I miss waiting for my score!

The moral of the story, I believe I flunked Business Law because of the curve. Since it is perceived as an "easy" test, I think you have to answer more correct to get a high score. I dunno though, I don't write the tests.

Well, I never wanted to take the DSST Business Law 2, because I read it is hard, but I might have to now if I don't wanna wait 6 months!

So, I plan to take the CLEP test for Management. I have taken the Peterson's CLEP practic test and have consistently scored in the high 60's and low 70's? Am I prepared enough to take the CLEP?