10-11-2016, 10:13 AM
Hello All,
I'd like to take a quick couple of minutes to share my experience with Shmoop History Courses so far. First off I will start by saying if you don't like to read or hate extremely wordy things they you probably shouldn't even try Shmoop. Overall Shmoop is working for me, I have completed US History I and I am in progress on US History II. I was able to just pass (with a 72% overall) but that was with very little studying in between doing a Unit and taking the test.
On the very first test I took, I read all of the "Readings" and all of the clickable links (I will hit on these in a few). I did both of the "Activities" which were like 5 question quizzes (did not count for anything). Scored perfect on both. So I was like yeah I'm ready for this test lets go. I managed a 55!!
To my surprise the questions where not like I expected. You have to read paragraphs or pick out a quote some famous person was most likely to say. I feel like I didn't do nearly as well as I should have with the types of questions they ask. Although, I think they do this to prevent googling of answers. I didn't even try because I knew there was no possible way Google would give an answer.
After I got my method down I was able to manage 70+ on most of the Unit Tests and then finished out with a 74 on the final. I did notice that retest seemed to be a lot easier then the first versions. I only re took 3 test and they all went from 50's to 85's.
Lastly they need to update there links because a lot of them just go to a site or page that no longer exists making you look for some information in other areas which no clue if that's what they are looking for.
Overall its a manageable system. I think the setup definitely warrants college credits for completing. It is much harder then ALEKS or any other things I have done. I all most canceled my membership and just did the CLEPs for these instead. With any luck I will be able to get 3 classes done in the month membership.
I'd like to take a quick couple of minutes to share my experience with Shmoop History Courses so far. First off I will start by saying if you don't like to read or hate extremely wordy things they you probably shouldn't even try Shmoop. Overall Shmoop is working for me, I have completed US History I and I am in progress on US History II. I was able to just pass (with a 72% overall) but that was with very little studying in between doing a Unit and taking the test.
On the very first test I took, I read all of the "Readings" and all of the clickable links (I will hit on these in a few). I did both of the "Activities" which were like 5 question quizzes (did not count for anything). Scored perfect on both. So I was like yeah I'm ready for this test lets go. I managed a 55!!
To my surprise the questions where not like I expected. You have to read paragraphs or pick out a quote some famous person was most likely to say. I feel like I didn't do nearly as well as I should have with the types of questions they ask. Although, I think they do this to prevent googling of answers. I didn't even try because I knew there was no possible way Google would give an answer.
After I got my method down I was able to manage 70+ on most of the Unit Tests and then finished out with a 74 on the final. I did notice that retest seemed to be a lot easier then the first versions. I only re took 3 test and they all went from 50's to 85's.
Lastly they need to update there links because a lot of them just go to a site or page that no longer exists making you look for some information in other areas which no clue if that's what they are looking for.
Overall its a manageable system. I think the setup definitely warrants college credits for completing. It is much harder then ALEKS or any other things I have done. I all most canceled my membership and just did the CLEPs for these instead. With any luck I will be able to get 3 classes done in the month membership.
Thomas Edison State University - BSBA: Accounting - September 2017
B&M: Stats, Business Law I, Microeconomics, Business Comm, Computer Concepts and Apps, Financial Accounting, Intermediate Accounting II, Managerial Accounting, Not-for-Profit Accounting
CLEP: Sociology, Psychology, Marketing, College Comp Modular, Human Growth and Development
Institutes: Ethics 312
Aleks: Intermediate Algebra, College Algebra, PreCalculus
Shmoop: U.S. History I, U.S. History II, Modern European History
Study.com: Principles of Finance, Advanced Accounting I, Applied Managerial Accounting, American Government, Macroeconomics, Principles of Management, Globalization and International Management, English Composition II, Intro to Computing, Public Speaking, Info Systems and Comp Apps
SL: Intermediate Accounting I, Introduction to Religon, Cost Accounting, Western Civilization I/II
TECEP: Strategic Management, Federal Income Tax
B&M: Stats, Business Law I, Microeconomics, Business Comm, Computer Concepts and Apps, Financial Accounting, Intermediate Accounting II, Managerial Accounting, Not-for-Profit Accounting
CLEP: Sociology, Psychology, Marketing, College Comp Modular, Human Growth and Development
Institutes: Ethics 312
Aleks: Intermediate Algebra, College Algebra, PreCalculus
Shmoop: U.S. History I, U.S. History II, Modern European History
Study.com: Principles of Finance, Advanced Accounting I, Applied Managerial Accounting, American Government, Macroeconomics, Principles of Management, Globalization and International Management, English Composition II, Intro to Computing, Public Speaking, Info Systems and Comp Apps
SL: Intermediate Accounting I, Introduction to Religon, Cost Accounting, Western Civilization I/II
TECEP: Strategic Management, Federal Income Tax
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