TECEPS: English Comp I & II

[Silly_Me]

I would suggest Tech Writing before English just so that you can get a feel for how TECEP's that aren't all multiple choice work. The setup of the whole thing sucks beyond belief, but the actual test isn't that hard. Then take English I & II.

Do you think the hassles would be less if I chose the "pen and paper" version of the test? According to TESU's website, there is an online option & a "pen and paper" version of all the TECEPs. At the moment, I'm seriously considering the CLEP (even though I need all the TECEPs I can get) - just because the reviews are so much better than what I've read about the TECEP. But, maybe the old-fashioned "pen and paper" method would lessen the frustrations?

[aviator guy]

Do you think the hassles would be less if I chose the "pen and paper" version of the test? According to TESU's website, there is an online option & a "pen and paper" version of all the TECEPs. At the moment, I'm seriously considering the CLEP (even though I need all the TECEPs I can get) - just because the reviews are so much better than what I've read about the TECEP. But, maybe the old-fashioned "pen and paper" method would lessen the frustrations?

The primary difference between paper and electronic TECEP testing is that with the electronic tests you have to do one section at a time, and you can't skip around. You get the first section, you complete it, you submit it and go to the second section. Once you submit, there's no going back to change your answers, so there's no way to look through the entire test before you start. I'm sure you can see the difficulty here - it's a little more difficult to manage your time that way.

I've not taken a paper TECEP, but my understanding is that you are given the whole thing on paper and can see all of the questions from the start, so that would make it easier to manage your time. What I'm not sure of is if you can use a typewriter or word processor - I would absolutely hate to have to hand write any of the writing tests, and I would pity anyone that would attempt to read it.

[bricabrac]

The primary difference between paper and electronic TECEP testing is that with the electronic tests you have to do one section at a time, and you can't skip around. You get the first section, you complete it, you submit it and go to the second section. Once you submit, there's no going back to change your answers, so there's no way to look through the entire test before you start. I'm sure you can see the difficulty here - it's a little more difficult to manage your time that way.

I've not taken a paper TECEP, but my understanding is that you are given the whole thing on paper and can see all of the questions from the start, so that would make it easier to manage your time. What I'm not sure of is if you can use a typewriter or word processor - I would absolutely hate to have to hand write any of the writing tests, and I would pity anyone that would attempt to read it.

I took my exams using the paper version and actually prefer it. The test is in a booklet format so I was able to first read through the exam and then began by answering all the questions I knew first. It benefits the tester in a few ways: it allows time for memory recall, sometimes hints can be found in other areas, and most beneficial is time management. I had quite a bit of time left at the end to outline answers for the questions I was not sure about. Those brief answers were balanced by full and complete answers of the questions I did know. The only downsides, your hand does get tired and grading takes longer. Overall, in my opinion, this method allows the student to make the most of points awarded for partial answers.

[Silly_Me]

I took my exams using the paper version and actually prefer it. The test is in a booklet format so I was able to first read through the exam and then began by answering all the questions I knew first. It benefits the tester in a few ways: it allows time for memory recall, sometimes hints can be found in other areas, and most beneficial is time management. I had quite a bit of time left at the end to outline answers for the questions I was not sure about. Those brief answers were balanced by full and complete answers of the questions I did know. The only downsides, your hand does get tired and grading takes longer. Overall, in my opinion, this method allows the student to make the most of points awarded for partial answers.

Did you take *both* English Comp I & II via the paper format? According to the TESU's description, it looks like English Comp I is just three essays w/ no other "tasks." So, maybe that one is manageable via the online option?

[bricabrac]

Did you take *both* English Comp I & II via the paper format? According to the TESU's description, it looks like English Comp I is just three essays w/ no other "tasks." So, maybe that one is manageable via the online option?

No, I took them at my community college. Actually, I would probably prefer these two exams n an electronic format; must faster to type and edit on computer. To save time, I would go in using the 5+5 format to avoid getting overly wordy.