New DSST (2008 version)

[categ]

Sorry to be dense here. Specifically which Dsst tests have changed? Which ones still receive a grade score at Excelsior?

Thanks

I posted a list (from the DSST website) of exams that have recently been updated. See if that is what you need. The title was:

DSST New Content

Hope that helps.

[Sharkfin]

I think DSST/Prometric really dropped the ball on this. I just got back from my testing location, and between what I heard there and what i've read here, a lot of people have gone in this week and failed exams because they were preparing for a different test with what is now insufficient material. It appears that a date for this change was not available to testing centers either. I'm just glad I found out so I could take a different exam. Judging by the most recent post in the dsst ethics thread, I don't think I will ever be taking this new version.

[motuterry]

I posted a list (from the DSST website) of exams that have recently been updated. See if that is what you need. The title was:

DSST New Content

Hope that helps.

Thanks. That's what I needed.

[pamprim]

What does it mean that the revised DSSTs are not graded? This doesn't sound good.

[robo]

It just means that you will not receive a letter grade. If you pass it will just say that you passed reguardless of how well you did. You will receive credit for it but it will not help your gpa.

[donvago1]

The following DSST exams have a new 2008 revised version. I was thinking about taking the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Exam (now Substance Abuse). I think I know of at least one testing center that only has the paper version they never made the transition to computer based testing. I am going to give them a call soon to see if they have this test, if they have it then I am taking it asap.



Substance Abuse
Introduction to Computing
Ethics in America
Criminal Justice
Personal Finance
Management Information Systems
Here’s to Your Health
Fundamentals of College Algebra
Principles of Statistics
Introduction to World Religions

[jkfuss]

I checked out the new DSST Technical Datasheet. On page two it lists all the exams, including the new ones at the top, with the pass score and B-level score. If you look at the last page, it shows the A-level score for all the old exams, including the retired ones that have been replaced by the new 3-digit score exams. There is no A-level score for the new exams.

So it seems there is enough data to give students a C or a B with the new exams, but not an A. I bet that is why EC went to pass/fail for the new ones. I wonder if they will ever bother to figure out an A-level score for the new ones.