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Technical Writing DSST
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I went and took five exams yesterday. Ironically, the three I studied for, I didn't pass. (Ironic, I know.) I've been in a bit of a testing funk lately. I was originally studying 2 more topics but wasn't comfortable taking exams for those subjects. Since I'd already paid my registration fee, one of the exams I took was Technical Writing and I scored a 51 one it, cold. That roughly relates to a B. It was 101 questions with one essay question asking me to describe an item in detail.

Since there isn't an InstantCert entry for the subject, I thought I would just go ahead and state: The Research Methods ECE information is of great help on technical writing. If you are good with your grammar or majored in English, that will be of great help, because there are questions that ask how to reword sentences, if needed. Knowing APA format is beneficial. Knowing what an abstract is, and the parts of a technical document are necessary. Just giving you guys a heads up in case anyone wants or needs to take that DSST.
Charter Oak State College- BS in General Studies with a concentration in Psychology- Finished Coursework Sept 22. Anticipated Graduation Dec 31, 2013
Charter Oak State College- AS in General Studies- complete Dec. 31, 2012



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COSC: Cornerstone (A-), Capstone Seminar (A)
University of Idaho Independent Study: Systems and History of Psychology (B), Psychology of Learning (A)
Metropolitan Community College: Human Sexuality (A)
Kennesaw State University: 105 credits
CLEP: Principles of Management, Principles of Marketing, Intro to Psychology, Intro to Sociology
DSST: Intro to Computing , Intro to World Religion, Intro to the Middle East, History of the Vietnam War, Contemporary Europe, Fundamentals of Counseling, Lifespan Developmental Psychology, Principles of Supervision, Substance Abuse, Organizational Behavior, Intro to Law Enforcement, Intro to Business, Technical Writing
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dartheminence Wrote:The Research Methods ECE information is of great help on technical writing. .

Is the Insta-Cert material? Any particular part? Had you completed it before the Tech Writing test?
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I had to take Research Methods three times to pass the ECE exam. Yes, definitely study the Insta-Cert material. That's where I learned the most about APA guidelines, which will be very important for the technical writing exam. Good luck!
Charter Oak State College- BS in General Studies with a concentration in Psychology- Finished Coursework Sept 22. Anticipated Graduation Dec 31, 2013
Charter Oak State College- AS in General Studies- complete Dec. 31, 2012



15 FEMA
COSC: Cornerstone (A-), Capstone Seminar (A)
University of Idaho Independent Study: Systems and History of Psychology (B), Psychology of Learning (A)
Metropolitan Community College: Human Sexuality (A)
Kennesaw State University: 105 credits
CLEP: Principles of Management, Principles of Marketing, Intro to Psychology, Intro to Sociology
DSST: Intro to Computing , Intro to World Religion, Intro to the Middle East, History of the Vietnam War, Contemporary Europe, Fundamentals of Counseling, Lifespan Developmental Psychology, Principles of Supervision, Substance Abuse, Organizational Behavior, Intro to Law Enforcement, Intro to Business, Technical Writing
ECE: Social Psychology ©, Abnormal Psychology ©, Aging ©, Research Methods ©
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Thanks! My daughter's taking this one on Tuesday, and we hadn't reviewed APA much. She knows Abstracts forwards and backwards, though!
CLEP's and DSST's passed: Fund. of Counseling, Tech Writing, Here's to your Health, Intro to Computers, Analyzing and Interpreting Lit, Human Growth and Devel, Intro to Soc., Crim Just, Law Enforcement, Env. and Humanity, Astronomy.
Completed 2 PLA's through LearningCounts.org.
Completed Capstone at TESC.
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