Psychology

[Merlin]

I took Study.com's Social Psychology class, then reviewed their UExcel prep coursework for the UExcel exam. The prep coursework appears to be identical to the SDC Social Psychology class.

I'm registered for the UExcel Social Psychology class. I took the pre-exam tonight, and...only about 15% of the questions on the UExcel pre-test were closely related enough to the SDC prep material to be useful.

As a result, I ordered the e-textbook tonight for the class - 500 pages worth.  I love Study.com, but I was disappointed in the disconnect between their prep material for the class as it related to the practice exam.

FWIW, the SDC "prep" courses share the same lessons that they use for the rest of their curriculum; that material isn't designed to match any specific exam other than their own. Well, that is to say, it is intended to cover the same subject areas as indicated in a UExcel or TECEP exam overview but it does not teach the same material, so there will always be differences. Many exams are based off a specific text and the questions and answers will only come from that text. The Study.com material will give you a grounding in the subject but you will likely need the same text if you want to be sure you are reviewing the material that will be on the exam.

IMO, the only exam prep courses that really work for using Study.com as a sole source of prep material are probably courses like math where the subject matter isn't really subject to interpretation. Even then, there are some math courses that SDC doesn't cover in enough depth, so you'll need to supplement them with Khan Academy and other external sources.