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Struggling with Foundations of Gerontology - Help Appreciated! - SuZQ2 - 08-23-2014
Hi All,
I am having a terrible time preparing for EC's (UExcel) Foundations of Gerontology and would greatly appreciate ANY advice/help. I passed Psych of A & A in July and thought I'd move on to "FOG" quite quickly, but this exam has me ripping my hair out!:ack: I'm working with IC's flashcards, did a run through the textbooks, and have taken the 2 EC practice exams scoring my worst grades ever - 69 and 71 respectively. If it weren't for the $400+:ack: I've already invested in this test, I'd drop it completely and move on to another subject - (it doesn't help that I have NO background or interest in gerontology...)
Is the actual test as difficult as the practice exams? Can anyone out there share their EC practice scores - am I anywhere close to being able to master this? As I said, if anyone can share any info regarding this test, I'd greatly, greatly appreciate it!
I am an incredibly slow when it comes to preparing for tests, and it's taking me forever to accumulate credits, so this has really got me discouraged. banghead
Thanks so much!
Struggling with Foundations of Gerontology - Help Appreciated! - GoodYellowDogs - 08-24-2014
I actually thought FOG was easier than PAA. As I recall, I only got about 75 on my practice exams. I got an A in FOG, and a B on PAA. The test was very similar to the practice exams. As I recall, I was able to narrow it down to 2 answers that I thought were correct - giving me a 50% chance if I had to guess. I did the flashcards on my tablet right before I went into exam, just to make sure I was really focused.
Good luck!
Struggling with Foundations of Gerontology - Help Appreciated! - Hunter91 - 08-24-2014
I don't know about the exam, but I took gerontology in nursing school, so if there's any concepts you need help in maybe I can assist. (If I remember any of it LOL!)
Struggling with Foundations of Gerontology - Help Appreciated! - SuZQ2 - 08-25-2014
GoodYellowDogs Wrote:I actually thought FOG was easier than PAA. As I recall, I only got about 75 on my practice exams. I got an A in FOG, and a B on PAA. The test was very similar to the practice exams. As I recall, I was able to narrow it down to 2 answers that I thought were correct - giving me a 50% chance if I had to guess. I did the flashcards on my tablet right before I went into exam, just to make sure I was really focused.
Good luck!
I did well on PAA, so I assumed FOG would be fairly doable in a short period of time, but as I've mentioned, FOG has me in a FOG:willynilly:!! Thanks so much for the advice...I'll just keep plugging along. I so want to get this test over and done with - the now almost $500 investment is not helping reduce my stress level...YIKES!
I've been reading your posts...Congrats on getting close to your big goal - you're doing GREAT:hurray:
Struggling with Foundations of Gerontology - Help Appreciated! - SuZQ2 - 08-25-2014
Hunter91 Wrote:I don't know about the exam, but I took gerontology in nursing school, so if there's any concepts you need help in maybe I can assist. (If I remember any of it LOL!)
Thanks so much
- the problem with Excelsior exams is you need to know the answer THEY say is correct, not necessarily the answer that IS correct - not to mention the wording they use for some of the questions is mindbogglingly confusing - to me, anyway...banghead