Hello again everyone:

Today I sat for my final DSST-Environment and Humanity. It went pretty much as I expected with no surprises. As others who sat for this test will attest to, it is not an "easy" test if you go in cold. I believe that IC will get you over the hump. The "Pass Your Class" book was my other main source of study. This book is not enough to pass the exam in and of itself, but combined with IC it is good. Originally, I also used the Rudman book, but was uncomfortable with the Q and A format. I did use this book the night before and once you have a grasp on the material, the Rudman questions are useful.

The other sources that I must thank for passing this and my other DSST exams are my fellow IC members. The insight and tips I got were not only useful, but were a motivational factor as well. I really appreciate the support and feedback I got from these boards. Conservatively, I estimate I picked up 10 questions from previous discussions on Environment and Humanity. I could visualize the discussions as i progressed through the exam, and the answers jumped off the page in many instances

Now, it is my pleasure to pass on my insights and recall of today's exam to others studying:

Be familiar with the term "Cultural Euthrophication "

Know the role of the EPA

Recognize what form of transportation is NOT considered mass transit

Be familiar with the causes and effects of infant mortality in developing nations- I chose "poverty":confused:

What is an "omnivore"?...Oink-oink

Layers of the atmosphere and how ozone effects certain layers

How a law is formulated in Congress

Effects of U.S. government subsisdies for "Big Oil" corporations

What country is the biggest producer of Hazardous Waste
The feature found in "state of the art" landfills

The primary suggested method of disposing municipal solid waste as per EPA guidelines

What region of the U.S. is most affected by acid rain

Where the "Taiga" biome figures in as related to temperate climates

The two main factors that influence a region's climate

The definition of "ecology"

Global warming and the Geernhouse Effect- I had at least 5 questions on this subject. If you read any of the IC material, you should be fine. There were no real trick questions in this area.

The effect industrialization initallly has on birth and death rates--a VERY confusing set of answers...read carefully

Where "screening" fits into wastewater treatment

I also recall 2 questions about phosphorous and how it figures into cultural euthrophication and wastewater treatment

The ocean water pollutant that is the most damaging- I chose Raw Sewage:confused:

The version of the test I took had no questions on the following:

Soil composition
Prehistoric man
The Green Revolution
Rain shadows
The person who started the phrase: "Greeenhouse Effect"
These points were covered on the DSST practice exams, so i would be familiar with them-it could not hurt.

I hope that this post is not redundant with any of the others on the subject.. I also hope it helps someone as much as the other posts helped an guided my study on this topic. If I pass Environment and Humanity, i will be finishe dwith exams. Once I finish my last Excelsior course in April, I too will become a college graduate-and the first in my immediate family to boot!

Although I will not be using the IC study material anymore, I will stay a member of the IC discussion board until I graduate from Excelsior. The collective experience and support found here is priceless.

Till next time,
Mike

Hey everyone! I just had to share that I passed HG&D with a 62!!! I was so scared that I failed it, because there were a lot of questions that I didn't recognize. What I did was marked the ones that required deeper thinking and came back to them later, and that seemed to work. I even had 26 minutes left to spare!!! I never would have had the courage to do this if it weren't for InstantCert and this great forum! I used mostly InstantCert for my study materials, but also used Petersons. I now officially have 60 credits under my belt!

Just had to share! Next is Educational Psychology (if it is approved by my college).

Machelle

Hello,
just a quick update, that I did the 16 credit German test from NYU today and my recommendation is, if you are not bilingual, don't do it.

There were no multible choise questions in this test.
The first section was listening to a silly text and answering 5 questions. (EASY). The second and third was a translation from German to English and from English to German. This was VERY hard. The text chosen for the German English translation had componants with cultural differences about the school system which (at least in my opinion) are not directly translatable:confused: . Getting a Bachelor in German is different and the school system in Germany in general is different. So translating this into English was really hard.
The second translation was about travelers from the 18th century. Your really need to have your vocablulary together .
The last was a 350 word essay about money spent on outer space...:eek: .

If you have the choise, go with the CLEP 12 credit, as this is a multible choise test, so even if you don't know the answer, you at least can guess. (not really possible with translations).

Keep your fingers crossed for me, and I keep my fingers crossed for you ,

Good luck,

Kckusek

Can anyone reccommend a good source for studying for this exam. I can't find anything on it. I have mu membership here of course, but I am looking for something to supplement this material.

I was just wondering what the passing scores are on ECE exams are they like CLEP "anything over 50" or like dantes "between 45 and 50" on different exams?

I am in the midst of studying for my last test, ECE's Social Psychology. I've seen that there are several people interested in this test, and that Steve has it on the list of future IC guides, so I'd thought I'd post some great web sites that offer flash cards, Power Point presentations, varieties of quizzes, and a ton of Social Psychology text book chapter reviews; basically a crammer's dream come true.

Hope someone else out there can use the info contained. I know I always like to take practice quizzes to test my knowledge of a subject. Enjoy! Lee

Introduction to Social Psychology

Social Psychology

Brehm, Social Psychology, 6e

Social Psychology, 3/E

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY - CHAPTER QUIZZES - MAIN LIST

Choose A Interactive Practice Exam

Self-Quiz on Social Psychology

Social Psychology

Social Psychology, 11/e

Psychology Journal Psychology Site Links Glossary News Quizzes Resources Colleges Teachers Students

http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_aronson_socpsych_5 GREAT!! PP presentation, notes, quizzes ect...

Brehm, Social Psychology, 5e

Social Psychology, 3/e

:: Welcome to Social Psychology :: GREAT!!! Flash cards, chapter reviews, quizzes...

Took my last CLEP last night - Human Growth and Development and passed with a 65! I used IC, the CLEP official study guide, as well as the passyourclass.com study guide. I studied all of these for a week.

Be sure to study Piaget, Erickson, language development, parenting types, habituation, semantics, superego, etc....

Now I just have to wait for my scores to get to U of P so I can apply for my degree. How long does this usually take?

Thanks IC!

Shawn

Hi everyone!

If you had a choice between these two U/L exams, which one would you pick/avoid as far as difficulty is concerned? I am trying to prep for a "less difficult" U/L exam and it's down to these two mind bogglers (uggh).

Thank you much!
-sky

Just finished my last exam Intro to Psychology and passed with a 64 which means I am a University of Maryland college graduate. Thanks to everyone at InstantCert and to everyone who took the time to put up valuable information in the discussion forum. By taking the clep exams I saved a whole lot of money, and a whole lot time. So to everyone Domo Arigoto, and now on to my Masters Degree. hilarious

I looked online and found a 1993 edition of the recommended book [I]Living in the Environment[I] for $1.99. Anyone know if this old edition is worth buying and studying from? In addition to ic of course. Thanx in advance. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.