Review of Study.com for those who are ADHD - Predominantly Inattentive

[sanantone]

Everyone with ADHD is different. Some might appreciate the short videos offered by Study.com. However, a lot of people with ADHD suffer from procrastination when it comes to long projects, and having over 80 quizzes to do can be daunting. In my opinion, making anyone answer over 400 quiz questions on top of taking a lengthy final is excessive and poor instructional design. I have never taken a course that has included that much in the way of assessment. With Study.com, about as much time is spent on answering questions as it is on learning the material. Imagine spending almost half of your time in a classroom taking quizzes and tests.

Study.com says that you aren't supposed to use any external materials, but the only way I could get through a Study.com course is by preparing for the proficiency exam at the beginning with the hopes of waiving most of the quizzes. Sophia has a similar format to Study.com, but their videos are of higher quality. Study.com courses come off as being very rushed in design. Each lesson consists of a transcript of a few paragraphs. The video is a very cheap one that is nothing but a narration of the few paragraphs with 1990s graphics. You're pretty much watching a PowerPoint presentation. I saw someone say that the quizzes and lessons didn't really prepare him or her for the final. I could see that because the lessons and quiz questions seemed very basic for something that's supposed to be a college-level course.

Straighterline used to be cheaper than Study.com until they recently raised their course prices to include the cost of books. However, Straighterline is still cheaper for one course or 4 or more courses in a month. It's only slightly more expensive ($6) for three courses in a month . You'll save $17 with Study.com if you take two courses in a month. I'd rather pay more for Straighterline, but I still prefer credit-by-exam.