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Instacert only for computer test?
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Anyone ever take a test with just instacert questions? I was given the wrong info. for books for testing and took it and missed by three points. Now I want to take the Dantes. Do I need more than instacert to pass?
Kez
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I have passed most of my exams using nothing but Instantcert. But it is not a bad idea to get supplementary study material.
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Kez Wrote:Anyone ever take a test with just instacert questions? I was given the wrong info. for books for testing and took it and missed by three points. Now I want to take the Dantes. Do I need more than instacert to pass?
Kez



for both the clep cis and intro to computers i have used only the instantcert
DSST Environment & Race to Save Humanity *  51/80 Clep CIS  63/80
College Math  66/80 * DSST Business Law II  -  No Pass
Principles of Mgmt  61/80 * A/I Lit  51/80 retest 61/80
Social Sciences and History -  66/80  -  A * Freshman Composition  -  60/80
Intro to Computers  426 -Current System - p/f = pass * Intro to Modern Middle East Studies -  61/80
Human Cultural Geography  -  61/80 * US History I  - A   -61/80
US History II - A  68/80 * Civil War  -  A   57/80
Intro to World Religions  - A  68/80 * Intro to Bus Law -  64/80    A
Public Speaking 55/80  A * MIS 429/500 * Statistics 459/500 * MacroEconomics  57/80
MicroEconomics   53/80 (ran out no money in meter) * Criminal Justice 418/500
English Comp with Essay 58/80 * Personal Finance 406/500 (Ran thru IC once & test once... 40 minutes/98 questions.. close call) 
Principle of Supervision -  436/500 * Clep American Government 67/80  
FEMA's Completed - 49 (sorry i'm addicted to them).

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Dumb question - what is CIS?
Is there a lot of difference between the CLEP and Dantes computer test?
Sure you can take tests with just instacert; look at your scores and how many you've taken! How did you test so well in Spanish?
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Kez Wrote:Dumb question - what is CIS?
Is there a lot of difference between the CLEP and Dantes computer test?
Sure you can take tests with just instacert; look at your scores and how many you've taken! How did you test so well in Spanish?


computer information systems... is CIS
no real difference between Dantes and clep computer test..

for the spanish question... its possibly a native language
DSST Environment & Race to Save Humanity *  51/80 Clep CIS  63/80
College Math  66/80 * DSST Business Law II  -  No Pass
Principles of Mgmt  61/80 * A/I Lit  51/80 retest 61/80
Social Sciences and History -  66/80  -  A * Freshman Composition  -  60/80
Intro to Computers  426 -Current System - p/f = pass * Intro to Modern Middle East Studies -  61/80
Human Cultural Geography  -  61/80 * US History I  - A   -61/80
US History II - A  68/80 * Civil War  -  A   57/80
Intro to World Religions  - A  68/80 * Intro to Bus Law -  64/80    A
Public Speaking 55/80  A * MIS 429/500 * Statistics 459/500 * MacroEconomics  57/80
MicroEconomics   53/80 (ran out no money in meter) * Criminal Justice 418/500
English Comp with Essay 58/80 * Personal Finance 406/500 (Ran thru IC once & test once... 40 minutes/98 questions.. close call) 
Principle of Supervision -  436/500 * Clep American Government 67/80  
FEMA's Completed - 49 (sorry i'm addicted to them).

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Kez Wrote:Anyone ever take a test with just instacert questions? I was given the wrong info. for books for testing and took it and missed by three points. Now I want to take the Dantes. Do I need more than instacert to pass?
Kez
From reading previous posts on this forum some have passed with IC alone. It would depend on how much previous knowledge you have on the subject.
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I have never tried taking a test with only using InstantCert, but I think you probably could. I would study the IC flashcards and then take a Peterson's practice test. If you score above a 55 or 60, you should most definitely go ahead and take the real test.
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What is that? I know so little about all of this!
Thank you for everyone's help so far.
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Go to this website to download Peterson's practice tests.

Search for Colleges and Universities, Graduate Schools, Online Degree, Private Schools - Peterson's

These are very helpful. If you can score a 55 or higher on a Peterson's test, then you are probably ready to take the real one.

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Yes Thank-you! Smile

I missed the Dantes Intro. to Comp. with a 377 instead of 400. Does anyone know with the new scoring system approx. how many questions I missed? I don't know how this is scored.
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~Kez
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