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sanantone Wrote:What I didn't know is that the test would have 5 essay questions. The essay questions weren't complicated and didn't require much writing, but I was not prepared for them. I just tried my best to BS an answer. The other 95 questions were multiple choice. I do not know if the essay questions are worth more than the multiple choice questions.
I just checked in the syllabus and it says 95 questions are 1 point each, and the 5 short-answer essay questions are 5 points each.
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I concur with the earlier advice about this CBE. I went through the same CBE and found it easy even though I crammed for it the day before. I have a corporate IT background, so keep that in mind. You need the textbook. The online material and the practice quiz is not enough to pass.
The best use of time is to read the end-of-chapter summary carefully, skim the chapter, then read the summary again. 1 hour per chapter the day before/day of should be sufficient to pass. I recall there were only a few repeats from the practice quiz, so I would not waste time on it beyond taking it once and reading through the wrong answers. I also agree that the actual exam is harder than the practice.
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I just finished taking the test, and pretty sure I failed (as expected
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TrailRunr Wrote:I concur with the earlier advice about this CBE. I went through the same CBE and found it easy even though I crammed for it the day before. I have a corporate IT background, so keep that in mind. You need the textbook. The online material and the practice quiz is not enough to pass.
The best use of time is to read the end-of-chapter summary carefully, skim the chapter, then read the summary again. 1 hour per chapter the day before/day of should be sufficient to pass. I recall there were only a few repeats from the practice quiz, so I would not waste time on it beyond taking it once and reading through the wrong answers. I also agree that the actual exam is harder than the practice.
Thanks for your advice! You're right, the quizzes and the Pre-test didn't really help much on the final exam, even though I kept retaking them all until I got a 100%.
Going to have to read the book and study hard for this. :ack:
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Nixi Wrote:I just finished taking the test, and pretty sure I failed (as expected milelol.
Thanks for your advice! You're right, the quizzes and the Pre-test didn't really help much on the final exam, even though I kept retaking them all until I got a 100%.
Going to have to read the book and study hard for this. :ack:
Nixi did you pass the exam? What are your thoughts?
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Has anyone taken the Consumer Behavior, Managing Supply Chain, or Market Research CBEs through CSU-Global?
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Has anyone taken the Political Science Exam? Is it different than the American Government CLEP?
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yb1 Wrote:Nixi did you pass the exam? What are your thoughts?
Yes I passed on the second attempt. Read the book and you'll pass (I spent one focused hour per chapter thanks to TrailRunr's suggestion and passed). Skip the quizzes/practice tests--they didn't help me in the final at all.
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Nixi Wrote:Yes I passed on the second attempt. Read the book and you'll pass (I spent one focused hour per chapter thanks to TrailRunr's suggestion and passed). Skip the quizzes/practice tests--they didn't help me in the final at all.
Thanks Nixi. Was the exams the exact same the second time?
I am getting ready to plan to do this either this Monday or this upcoming Wednesday. I am hoping I can knock it out the first attempt. Otherwise I will plan to do my retake on the 3rd of May.
How long did it take to be graded?
Do you have any suggestions on flashcard sets to use?
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yb1 Wrote:Thanks Nixi. Was the exams the exact same the second time?
I am getting ready to plan to do this either this Monday or this upcoming Wednesday. I am hoping I can knock it out the first attempt. Otherwise I will plan to do my retake on the 3rd of May.
How long did it take to be graded?
Do you have any suggestions on flashcard sets to use?
No, the exam and essay questions were different the second time around.
In my case, grading took less than a week.
I didn't use any flashcards, all I used was the book. Read the chapters, do the checkpoint and review questions at the end of each chapter and you should be good.
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Nixi Wrote:No, the exam and essay questions were different the second time around.
In my case, grading took less than a week.
I didn't use any flashcards, all I used was the book. Read the chapters, do the checkpoint and review questions at the end of each chapter and you should be good.
Thank you. I have started today.
Dumb question: But are the CSU Global ACE accredited or am I actually sending college credit from CSU to TESU when I finish. How long did that process take?
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