DSSTs now available online for EVERYONE

[dfrecore]

Prometric owns DSST, and their name is on the testing software for in-person testing. I've never used ProProctor.

It's Prometrics's own online proctoring system. (PROmetric, PROproctor).  I'm guessing it's decent.

[sanantone]

Prometric owns DSST, and their name is on the testing software for in-person testing. I've never used ProProctor.

It's Prometrics's own online proctoring system. (PROmetric, PROproctor).  I'm guessing it's decent.

I'm aware, but I've used about a half a dozen proctoring services and haven't come across this one yet. They seem to be focused on certification boards, especially healthcare ones. 

https://www.prometric.com/test-takers/se...ESC&page=0

[vetvso]

Today I took the DSST in Organizational Behavior and the testing went well. However, I had to use around 30 minutes to get set up with pre-screening, just to get to the proctor. Now it will go much faster next since I fully understand the rules better. 

My advice would be as follows:

1. Plan for 30 minutes of pre-screening for your first time online.
2. Leave all of your pockets empty
3. Don't expect them to be on time. Yes it's $100 and they most likely will be late.
4. I had zero issues with the proctor and only pre-screening took time.
5. Still 100 questions and the report from prometric was additional information.

I still have not seen the test show up on my DSST account so hopefully, it's not something different.

An important item of note. When you take the online test I didn't see a place to sign in to your DSST account to where your credit will be stored. Now I did ahead of time tell the system where to send my scores but as of today, no scores have shown up in my account for DSST.

[Rtat]

Live in NYC 10022 and trying to book appointment for “principles of public speaking parts 1 and 2”.  Told it needs to be at a national testing site (prometric only partners) and web site national testing sites listed on web page either don’t answer, don’t return calls or number disconnected   Anyone have ideas?  Thanks

Anyone 

[dfrecore]

Live in NYC 10022 and trying to book appointment for “principles of public speaking parts 1 and 2”.  Told it needs to be at a national testing site (prometric only partners) and web site national testing sites listed on web page either don’t answer, don’t return calls or number disconnected   Anyone have ideas?  Thanks

Anyone 

That test in particular has always been tricky.  I'm surprised they even offer it any more.  A lot of testing sites don't offer it.  No idea why it wouldn't work at a home-based test.

[Murdockb]

Today I took the DSST in Organizational Behavior and the testing went well. However, I had to use around 30 minutes to get set up with pre-screening, just to get to the proctor. Now it will go much faster next since I fully understand the rules better. 

My advice would be as follows:

1. Plan for 30 minutes of pre-screening for your first time online.
2. Leave all of your pockets empty
3. Don't expect them to be on time. Yes it's $100 and they most likely will be late.
4. I had zero issues with the proctor and only pre-screening took time.
5. Still 100 questions and the report from prometric was additional information.

I still have not seen the test show up on my DSST account so hopefully, it's not something different.

An important item of note. When you take the online test I didn't see a place to sign in to your DSST account to where your credit will be stored. Now I did ahead of time tell the system where to send my scores but as of today, no scores have shown up in my account for DSST.

This thread is a few months old, but did your scores show up in your account?

[vetvso]

Today I took the DSST in Organizational Behavior and the testing went well. However, I had to use around 30 minutes to get set up with pre-screening, just to get to the proctor. Now it will go much faster next since I fully understand the rules better. 

My advice would be as follows:

1. Plan for 30 minutes of pre-screening for your first time online.
2. Leave all of your pockets empty
3. Don't expect them to be on time. Yes it's $100 and they most likely will be late.
4. I had zero issues with the proctor and only pre-screening took time.
5. Still 100 questions and the report from prometric was additional information.

I still have not seen the test show up on my DSST account so hopefully, it's not something different.

An important item of note. When you take the online test I didn't see a place to sign in to your DSST account to where your credit will be stored. Now I did ahead of time tell the system where to send my scores but as of today, no scores have shown up in my account for DSST.

This thread is a few months old, but did your scores show up in your account?

They did not show up in my account and I had to work with customer service to correct the issue. This was a major hassle.

[jazzcat]

Does anyone know free resources for preparing for these DSST exams? I know a few young people that may be interested.

Study Guides (PDF)
https://www.dantestestprep.com/free-study-guides

@SweetSecret

Yeah it's kind of an old thread, but came upon it when I was looking for other stuff. Not sure if this will help you any, but here's a list of sites that have more free textbooks online. Not sure what to tell you about free printed materials though. Anything helps in the "(in)justice corrections system". Will post back if I find anything more.

From: https://mhc.ab.libguides.com/c.php?g=703460&p=5190045
Open Education Alberta
OEA features a variety of openly-licensed textbooks produced by Alberta institutions.
BC Campus OpenEd
One of the leading OER producers in Canada, BC Campus OpenEd features numerous quality open textbooks in a variety of digital formats.
eCampus Ontario
The home of Open Educational Resources in Ontario, eCampus Ontario features more than 500 free and openly-licensed educational resources.
Openstax
An ed-tech initiative based at Rice University, Openstax provides peer-reviewed, openly-licensed textbooks which are available in free digital formats, and in print for a nominal fee.
Open Textbook Library
The Open Textbook Library provides a growing catalogue of free, peer-reviewed, and openly-licensed textbooks in a wide variety of subject areas.
LibreTexts
The LibreTexts approach is a highly collaborative open textbook environment, under constant revision by students, faculty, and outside experts to supplant conventional paper-based books.
Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)
DOAB is a community-driven discovery service that indexes and provides access to scholarly, peer-reviewed open-access books.
Wikibooks
Wikibooks includes textbooks, annotated texts, instructional guides, and manuals.  These materials can be used in a traditional classroom, an accredited or respected institution, a home-school environment, as part of a Wikiversity course, or for self-learning.  
Intech Open
Intech Open is the world's leading publisher of science open-access books, built by scientists for scientists.
Lyryx - Advanced Learning
Lyryx works within the OER community to provide instructors and students with quality online learning options that includes open textbooks.
OER for English Language Learners
With funding from Open Education Alberta, Bow Valley College and NorQuest College collaborated to create OER in the form of eTextbooks intended for immigrant adult learners who require English language programming.
Affordable Learning Georgia
This collection features a variety of open textbooks and ancillary materials, in a variety of disciplines.
Iowa State University Digital Press
A unit of the Iowa State University Library that aims to publish high quality scholarship and features numerous open books and textbooks.