Hello all and Happy New Year!

I was wondering if anyone could share their opinions on which two ECE tests would be easier as far as taking and studying for - Gerontology or Research Psychology?
I wanted to start the New Year on a positive (and confidence-building) note and also needed to start my long, 2007 "test" journey as well.

Thanks in advance everyone!
-MailDog (woof-woof!)

G'day Everyone,

I am a newcomer to the forum and thought I'd take the time to introduce myself after spending the last week lurking around picking up all sorts of great tips from the many helpful threads and members.

I recently moved to the US from Australia with my US born wife and have spent the last two years getting my permanent residency status in order. Now that that has been taken care of I need to concentrate on furthering my education. Although I am currently employed fulltime in a good position with a large company I have found that future prospects are limited without a degree. So, at the age of 40+ and having been out of school for over 20 years I find that I am studying again.

That is not to say that I ever stopped studying. I have a Diploma of Business - Frontline Management and a Diploma of Training and Assessment Systems through the Australian education system. Unfortunately I have found that these qualifications do not translate directly to anything recognizable in the US. They do assist with the portfolio submissions I need to make but I have found that without a degree from a US College employers and potential employers do not put a lot of weight on what I currently have.

So to make a long story short, I have formulated a plan and expect to spend quite a bit of time at IC and the forum. I will try not to ask too many dumb questions but it is amazing how much people take for granted. For instance, when I got my drivers license over here I was told that most 6th graders could pass the written test yet I had to study for it and forget a lot of what I had learned and been doing over the last 25 years. So not having gone through the US education system and not having lived it my entire life I feel that a lot of what would be common knowledge to the average citizen will remain foreign to me. So please be gentle when I do ask what may seem to be obvious to everyone else.

Well that is my story so far. I will share with you my progress as I take this journey and look forward to spending time here at the forum.

Regards

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Thanks!

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Hello everyone,
I took Gerontology today and passed with a score of B.The exam was much harder compared to Adulthood and Aging.I had expected both of them to be on the same level but no! Gerontology had a lot more statistics related questions and many of the other questions were subjective.In fact i was expecting maybe a C after the exam so was happy to see my score
I used Instantcert and the companion website quizzes posted by Beckysharp in another thread.Thanks for those Crystal
I do think if i had worked harder and studied more i could have done better.I got overconfident after Adulthood and Aging.
Instantcert is enough to pass for for both these exams.The quizzes are good for reinforcement and as a supplement to instantcert.
I plan to take Abnormal Psychology next and all i have and will use are instantcert and the ECE practice exams.
Do you think this will be enough for this one.I have read on other threads that this a hard exam.
Also Crystal if you are reading this...is there a similar companion site for quizzes for this exam and the research exam.
Thanks a bunch everyone,
Adoncia

Ok....I am getting ready to take US History II on 1/10. I am a little nervous as I took US History I last July and failed (by one point). I wanted to get some opinions on something. I have been studying IC and the REA book pretty hard for a couple of weeks now, but one thing I have noticed is that this exam covers so much material, by the time I get to Kennedy/Johnson/Reagan Era, I have completed forgotten most of Reconstruction/Progressive/Imperialism Era material. I have gone over this stuff with a pretty good amount of detail, it just concerns me that the exam is so broad-based (chronologically).

Here's what I plan to do to remedy this. Since I have a pretty solid "high-level" understanding of the material, I plan to cram for 3-4 hours on the entire era (1865-present) for a couple of nights before the exam. I am hoping this will keep most of the material fresh in mind, at least enough to get a passing score.

Thoughts???

Thanks in advance for any advice or suggestions....