Hello everyone,
After a year and a half of using this site I finally figured out how to post to the forum. Must be the higher education kicking in. I thought I would post some comments on the last few tests I've taken and give a brief history of my process on the off chance it will encourage someone.

I just completed research methods in psychology- "A", first 130 questions was like reading the study material. The last 30 was a 50/50 chance at best, I needed more time with statistics. Received an "A" on Adulthood and Aging- most of the questions came from the Gerontology study material, and I got a "C" in Gerontology.

Other Excelsior tests:

Abnormal Psychology-C
Organizational Behavior-C
Human resource mgmt-C (thought I did better:mad: -study hard!)

NOTE: The largest percent of questions I got correct on an excelsior exam was 70.6% on Adulthood and Aging, my "C"s are a byproduct of impatience.

CLEP:

Social Science and History (54)
Intro to sociology (55)
Principles of Microeconomics (52)
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature (55) (failed first time, passed second) no studying
Info systems and computer applications (55)

DANTES:

General Anthropology-(51) B (picked up additional books from the library)
Civil War and reconstruction-(54) B (Got some video tapes from the library and a map with battles to help place events)

Here's to your health- (54) A
Environment and Humanity (55) A
Ethics in America-(58) A
Drug and Alcohol Abuse-(62) A

After completing some online courses with Excelsior-ENG-101, BUS statistics, managerial accounting and info literacy and throwing in 30 ish credits for military experience, I am now a Biology test away from a BS- liberal arts (failed Biology the first time by 1 point, did not study)

As you can see I did not tear up the tests like some people, but going from nothing to a BS in 14 months with a B average is not bad considering I graduated high school in 1985 with a 2.:confused: GPA.

I only used instant cert for study material, except for the two subjects I listed.

Study Method: I went through the study material writing down anything I did not think I could remember on a 3X5 card (stack of cards would be 1/2 - 1 1/2 in thick, depending on topic). Over a period of 2 or 3 days I would read my notes as time allotted. The whole process took about 1 week (10-12 hours) per topic.

Congratulations to the people that have made it and good luck to those still progressing.

Steven, Thanks for instantcert! It's been nice doing business with you. The forum was very helpful.

Ron

Just wanted to let everyone know that I passed Principles of Management with a 61 yesterday. I went through the IC stuff about a month ago a couple of times. I kind of let it fall the wayside and decided on Tuesday I was going to take it on Wedneday. I went through the IC stuff one more time and took one of the Petersons tests. The questions to me seemed like they were worded funny. Definitly know what person is responsibility for which theory. Other than that I found alot of it was commons sense and really focusing on the words in the question helps to narrow answer selections.

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