12-20-2008, 02:05 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-21-2008, 02:41 PM by CouchPotato.)
Here is what I wrote down after taking U.S. History I. But I haven't had a chance to put anything in the feedback section.
My version of the exam did not have any real questions from early explorers. Most of InstantCert is not in the exam. The Petersons exam was harder than the real thing, but some questions were similar. I think studying the answers from Petersons would be beneficial. The exam wasn’t too difficult, but I felt like InstantCert covered too much information that I didn’t need.
After taking the exam I went through and circled my notes from InstantCert that were applicable. Looks like 'Section Tensins and the Civil War', and 'Philosophy and Politics of the Time Period' were very applicable.
I only had 4 questions on material from 1490's-1650s. Several on events, Acts, and Laws of 1763.
Suggested Study material:
• InstantCert
• SparkNotes 101 book – reading the Essays at the end of each chapter gives you a perspective
• Biography of America videos at Teacher Professional Development and Teacher Resources by Annenberg Media – not too much details, but it’s a nice overview
• Petersons Practice exam – I only got 43 out of 120 right, but using it as a study guide would help
• CLEP Official study guide looks harder than real test, but some questions are similar or reference same topics, could be helpful as study guide
NOTHING on Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Townshend, Tea Act, almost nothing on main historical names like John Adams, Abigail Adams, George Washington, Spanish explorers, Sir Walter Raleigh, John Rolfe, Cornwallis, or Declaration of Independence – my version anyway – they seemed to like slavery, women’s suffrage, Indians, and “side” famous people except Jefferson, Hamilton, Ben Franklin, and Andrew Jackson
As a co-worker said this seems more like a 'footnotes' exam. I really doubt a lot of what's on this exam is covered in a normal college history class. There's a lot of questions on obscure facts that you would only know if you read books on the specific material. I scored in the high 50s.
I took the DSST Civil War exam and InstantCert covers that exam very well.
My version of the exam did not have any real questions from early explorers. Most of InstantCert is not in the exam. The Petersons exam was harder than the real thing, but some questions were similar. I think studying the answers from Petersons would be beneficial. The exam wasn’t too difficult, but I felt like InstantCert covered too much information that I didn’t need.
After taking the exam I went through and circled my notes from InstantCert that were applicable. Looks like 'Section Tensins and the Civil War', and 'Philosophy and Politics of the Time Period' were very applicable.
I only had 4 questions on material from 1490's-1650s. Several on events, Acts, and Laws of 1763.
Suggested Study material:
• InstantCert
• SparkNotes 101 book – reading the Essays at the end of each chapter gives you a perspective
• Biography of America videos at Teacher Professional Development and Teacher Resources by Annenberg Media – not too much details, but it’s a nice overview
• Petersons Practice exam – I only got 43 out of 120 right, but using it as a study guide would help
• CLEP Official study guide looks harder than real test, but some questions are similar or reference same topics, could be helpful as study guide
NOTHING on Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Townshend, Tea Act, almost nothing on main historical names like John Adams, Abigail Adams, George Washington, Spanish explorers, Sir Walter Raleigh, John Rolfe, Cornwallis, or Declaration of Independence – my version anyway – they seemed to like slavery, women’s suffrage, Indians, and “side” famous people except Jefferson, Hamilton, Ben Franklin, and Andrew Jackson
As a co-worker said this seems more like a 'footnotes' exam. I really doubt a lot of what's on this exam is covered in a normal college history class. There's a lot of questions on obscure facts that you would only know if you read books on the specific material. I scored in the high 50s.
I took the DSST Civil War exam and InstantCert covers that exam very well.
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