cakesincups Wrote:1. What is your opinion on taking the CLEP for Micro and Macro versus Straighterline?
2. ALEKS vs Straighterline for Statistics?
Not sure about CLEP vs. Straighterline (SL) for macro/micro - depends whether you prefer working through a lot of material and setting yourself up for a good score and possible letter grade or just blasting out the CLEP.
If you are taking several courses with SL, then it would be cheaper and potentially easier than several CLEPs.
A similar argument applies for ALEKS - I really liked ALEKS' format and it was worth 12 credits. So, work through ALEKS' programmes, maximise the credit for the monthly subscriptions, then look at doing the same for SL for its other courses or the other way around?
If you are completely new to a maths subject, I would have to say that the material and teaching style of ALEKS accurately matches the assessment style, while SL is a little less accurate but has the advantage of animated blackboard/simultaneous voice lectures/etc.
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Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Excelsior College 2012
Master of Arts in International Relations, Staffordshire University, UK - in progress
Aleks
All courses taken, 12 credits applied
CLEP
A&I Literature (74), Intro Sociology (72), Info Systems and Computer Apps (67), Humanities (70), English Literature (65), American Literature (51), Principles of Mangement (65), Principles of Marketing (71)
DSST
Management Information Systems (469), Intro to Computing (461)
Excelsior College
Information Literacy, International Terrorism (A), Contemporary Middle East History (A), Discrete Structures (A), Social Science Capstone (A)
GRE Subject Test
Psychology (93rd percentile, 750 scaled score)
Straighterline
English Composition I&II, Economics I&II, Accounting I&II, General Calculus I, Business Communication
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Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Excelsior College 2012
Master of Arts in International Relations, Staffordshire University, UK - in progress
Aleks
All courses taken, 12 credits applied
CLEP
A&I Literature (74), Intro Sociology (72), Info Systems and Computer Apps (67), Humanities (70), English Literature (65), American Literature (51), Principles of Mangement (65), Principles of Marketing (71)
DSST
Management Information Systems (469), Intro to Computing (461)
Excelsior College
Information Literacy, International Terrorism (A), Contemporary Middle East History (A), Discrete Structures (A), Social Science Capstone (A)
GRE Subject Test
Psychology (93rd percentile, 750 scaled score)
Straighterline
English Composition I&II, Economics I&II, Accounting I&II, General Calculus I, Business Communication
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