Ethics In America DSST Questions Frustrating

[rachaelleigh]

I noticed you have taken and passed the Analyze and Interrupt Literature CLEP. How difficult was the test? How much studying did it require for you to get 70%? I take it next week and am currently taking my last class at Univeristy of Phoenix (if all goes well with the test of course). I was hoping to have a better idea of just how difficult this was going to be.
Thanks.

[Lydia]

I saw you took the A&I CLEP. How difficult was it? How hard did you have to study to get 71%? I am taking it in 1 week, but still juggling my final University of Phoenix class (if I pass the Lit test and Natural Science of course). I wasn't sure if I needed to split up the little time I had between studying for both or how intensly I neded to prepare.

Who was this question directed to?

[AllBusinessJoe]

Side Note: I'm taking the Ethics Exam tomorrow morning (9am) and just began studying IC flashcards tonight :eek:..... I'll let you know how it goes.....

You mention you are taking the "Ethics" exam "tomorrow", yet you have Ethics in America in your signature as on of the exams that you have already passed.

Whats the deal?

[bat21]

I took Ethics in America DSST and got a B, it was very doable with IC,

I only studied for it for 2 days, and and still passed with a B.

Now ECE exam is a different monster all together, it was ugly!

[Pattie]

You mention you are taking the "Ethics" exam "tomorrow", yet you have Ethics in America in your signature as on of the exams that you have already passed.

Whats the deal?

That post was from mid-June. Loredia obviously passed (CONGRATS!) and then updated her signature. When you do that, your signature in all posts is updated.

[bat21]

I find for me anyway, I get the best out IC by studying the answer to each question and reviewing it. That is the best way for myself to absorb the work.

[Lydia]

That post was from mid-June. Loredia obviously passed (CONGRATS!) and then updated her signature. When you do that, your signature in all posts is updated.

Thanks for the cograts, and for replying to the question for me....
Yup I passed it. Now I'm now on to World Relgion.:eek:

[BurnieGirl]

To me, it seems like these questions could not possibly reflect the reality of a test. That being said, I have not taken a Dantes test in about 23 years. Still, the problem I see is that the fill-in-the-blank questions don't put the blank where a specific term or label should be, but rather many times where a generic adjective is.

For example, using the sentence, "The Basketball Players Act of 1999 allows players to dunk the ball," I might rephrase it to say, "The _____ ______ Act of 1999 allows players to dunk the ball." It is clear there is a SPECIFIC title or words required to be correct. Close won't cut it.

However, if I rephrase a statement like, "The orange house is ugly," to say, "The orange house is _____," you might say homely, unattractive, or some other adjective synonymous with ugly and you would be correct. No title or proper noun is involved here. The test here would say you are wrong if you don't nail the particular word exactly.

I think the test could be rewritten to include, where appropriate, other suitable adjectives so that a person doesn't get dinged for no good reason.

:mad:

I agree 1000%!

[lward]

The Dantes Ethics revised 2008 version is no joke, you have to be able to reason. It doesnt have questions like "what is red?" You have to be able to apply what the terms mean. I failed it, I got 399 and the passing was 400. There were NO yes/no questions, all were multiple choice.

So I studied more and took the Ethics Theory and Practice from Excelsior, and got a B.

IC does provide the needed study materials. You just have to know and understand them in different situations.