09-16-2009, 05:29 PM
I apologize if this has been posted before, I haven't been visiting IC for quite some time now. Apparently the new exam will be available 1st of July 2010. There will be two essays, and exam time is up from 90 to 120 minutes. Here's the info from ACE's website:
College Composition
Credit Type: Exam
ACE Course Number: 0040
Organization: College Board's College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)
Dates Offered: 7/1/2010 - Present
Description: The College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) is introducing a new examination, College Composition, in July 2010. The redesigned examination will replace CLEP English Composition with Essay. The CLEP College Composition examination assesses writing skills taught in most first-year college composition courses. Those skills include analysis, argumentation, synthesis, usage, and research. Candidates will be expected to apply the principles and conventions used in longer writing projects to two timed writing assignments, and to apply the rules of standard written English. CLEP College Composition contains multiple-choice items and two mandatory, centrally scored essays. The exam contains approximately 50 multiple-choice items to be answered in 50 minutes and two essays to be written in 70 minutes (for a total of 120 minutes testing time).
Skills Measured: Multiple Choice Section: 10% Conventions of Standard Written English: This section measures candidates' awareness of a variety of logical, structural, and grammatical relationships within sentences. 40% Revision Skills (including sentence-level skills): This section measures candidates' revision skills in the context of works in progress (early drafts of essays). 25% Ability to Use Source Materials: This section measures candidates' familiarity with elements of the following basic reference and research skills, which are tested primarily in sets but may also be tested through stand-alone questions. In the passage-based sets, the elements listed under Revision and Rhetorical Analysis may also be tested. 25% Rhetorical Analysis: This section measures candidates' ability to analyze writing. This skill is tested primarily in passage-based questions pertaining to critical thinking, style, purpose, audience, and situation.
Written Exam: Essay Section: The College Composition examination includes an essay section that tests skills of argumentation, analysis, and synthesis. The section consists of two essays, both of which measure a candidate's ability to write clearly and effectively. The first essay is based on the candidates' reading, observation, or experience, while the second requires candidates to synthesize and cite two sources that are provided. Candidates have 30 minutes to write the first essay and 40 minutes to read the two sources and write the second essay. The essays must be typed on the computer and are administered following the multiple-choice section of the exam. Shortly after each administration of the College Composition examination, college English faculty from throughout the country score the essays via an online scoring system. Each of the two essays is scored independently by two different readers, and the scores are then combined. This combined score is weighted equally with the score from the multiple-choice section. These scores are then combined to yield the candidate's score. Relationship of CLEP College Composition to College Composition Modular: The CLEP College Composition exam contains multiple-choice items and two mandatory, centrally scored essays. A similar exam, College Composition Modular, contains all multiple-choice questions, and may be supplemented with an essay section developed and scored by the college, or one provided by CLEP and scored by the college. Please see the College Composition Modular description for more details. (N.B.: Candidates can receive credit for College Composition or for College Composition Modular, but not credit for both.)
Credit Recommendation: At the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree level, 6 semester hours of credit are recommended (12/08).
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Notice the 'Modular' version where an all multiple-choice test can be supplemented by an essay provided by your college or by CLEP and scored by the college. Interesting. I wonder if Excelsior would consider the revised exam.
College Composition
Credit Type: Exam
ACE Course Number: 0040
Organization: College Board's College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)
Dates Offered: 7/1/2010 - Present
Description: The College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) is introducing a new examination, College Composition, in July 2010. The redesigned examination will replace CLEP English Composition with Essay. The CLEP College Composition examination assesses writing skills taught in most first-year college composition courses. Those skills include analysis, argumentation, synthesis, usage, and research. Candidates will be expected to apply the principles and conventions used in longer writing projects to two timed writing assignments, and to apply the rules of standard written English. CLEP College Composition contains multiple-choice items and two mandatory, centrally scored essays. The exam contains approximately 50 multiple-choice items to be answered in 50 minutes and two essays to be written in 70 minutes (for a total of 120 minutes testing time).
Skills Measured: Multiple Choice Section: 10% Conventions of Standard Written English: This section measures candidates' awareness of a variety of logical, structural, and grammatical relationships within sentences. 40% Revision Skills (including sentence-level skills): This section measures candidates' revision skills in the context of works in progress (early drafts of essays). 25% Ability to Use Source Materials: This section measures candidates' familiarity with elements of the following basic reference and research skills, which are tested primarily in sets but may also be tested through stand-alone questions. In the passage-based sets, the elements listed under Revision and Rhetorical Analysis may also be tested. 25% Rhetorical Analysis: This section measures candidates' ability to analyze writing. This skill is tested primarily in passage-based questions pertaining to critical thinking, style, purpose, audience, and situation.
Written Exam: Essay Section: The College Composition examination includes an essay section that tests skills of argumentation, analysis, and synthesis. The section consists of two essays, both of which measure a candidate's ability to write clearly and effectively. The first essay is based on the candidates' reading, observation, or experience, while the second requires candidates to synthesize and cite two sources that are provided. Candidates have 30 minutes to write the first essay and 40 minutes to read the two sources and write the second essay. The essays must be typed on the computer and are administered following the multiple-choice section of the exam. Shortly after each administration of the College Composition examination, college English faculty from throughout the country score the essays via an online scoring system. Each of the two essays is scored independently by two different readers, and the scores are then combined. This combined score is weighted equally with the score from the multiple-choice section. These scores are then combined to yield the candidate's score. Relationship of CLEP College Composition to College Composition Modular: The CLEP College Composition exam contains multiple-choice items and two mandatory, centrally scored essays. A similar exam, College Composition Modular, contains all multiple-choice questions, and may be supplemented with an essay section developed and scored by the college, or one provided by CLEP and scored by the college. Please see the College Composition Modular description for more details. (N.B.: Candidates can receive credit for College Composition or for College Composition Modular, but not credit for both.)
Credit Recommendation: At the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree level, 6 semester hours of credit are recommended (12/08).
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Notice the 'Modular' version where an all multiple-choice test can be supplemented by an essay provided by your college or by CLEP and scored by the college. Interesting. I wonder if Excelsior would consider the revised exam.
Excelsior BSB - MIS concentration (119 credits in the bank)
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