06-19-2008, 12:13 PM
keylargo_diver Wrote:IIf you take a College Board test and follow their rules, in the strictest sense, you would be unable to discuss the most basic information about the subject. If I took a US history CLEP I would be unable to say "Know who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin" if it was on my test. Would it more a violation of their rules if I gave you the answer (Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1852) rather than make you google it? It would be hard to discuss any definition type question because there are very limited ways define some terms, particularly in a multiple choice format.
I don't have the exact quote either but what I walked away with from the first test I took is that I couldn't say ANYTHING about ANYTHING because it could be inferred that it somehow related to the questions on the test. This would be the strictest interpretation of the wording. I find that ridiculous though. History is history, certain basic things are going to be on the test. Math is math, certain things are going to be on the test. In a sense InstantCert would not be able, nor would anyone else be able, to have study items because this could be inferred as discussing what was on the test. I know that is going to extremes.
Personally, I like to fall somewhere in the middle ground. I think it's fair to mention things to study that could be on your version of the test just like what to review. The bottom line is that you have to pass the test, it's about whether you knew the material or not when you hit that final button.
Dawn
Taking the Road Less Traveled
The Journey of A Thousand Miles Starts with The First CLEP
BS-Psychology - Excelsior College
Enrolled in the School of Business, BS in Accounting
After MIS I'll be halfway there!
72 CLEP Credits, 21 DSST Credits, 25 ECE Credits (Including Inf Lit), 6 TESC Credits, 2 FEMA Credits = 126 Total
Withholding 6 Credits for Accounting = 120 for Psychology
12 credits completed toward my accounting degree
Taking the Road Less Traveled
The Journey of A Thousand Miles Starts with The First CLEP
BS-Psychology - Excelsior College
Enrolled in the School of Business, BS in Accounting
After MIS I'll be halfway there!
72 CLEP Credits, 21 DSST Credits, 25 ECE Credits (Including Inf Lit), 6 TESC Credits, 2 FEMA Credits = 126 Total
Withholding 6 Credits for Accounting = 120 for Psychology
12 credits completed toward my accounting degree