Jennifer i am not complaining. I am actually so grateful that i even passed this exam. I am just lost as to why i didn't know most of the questions.
Simple- you didn't know all of the questions because you would have had to know every possible event, contribution, research paper, experiment, and outcome of everything that happened in that field for the past 75 years LOL. No small task.
I did study for 3 weeks, 4 hours a day except for weekends. I knew all the material given by InstantCert by heart and also the REA and the CLEP exam guide i took it a few times and was very comfortable with everything.
I am just concern about my other exams. What if i am not so lucky anymore. My next Exams are CLEP History 1, CLEP English Freshman Composition and Dantes "Here's to Your Health", Dantes "Ethics in America" as per my advisor.
Ok, I understand now. You feel like you didn't really "know" the info, only that you got lucky. Well, to some extent that is correct. Before a test, I always tell my husband "I hope they ask me questions about things I know about" LOL! Really, there is SO much that they COULD ask you about. As you test more and more, you will notice trends in how they ask questions. For example, I find it easier and easier to predict what might be included by how mainstream it is. Everything you might expect to be covered absolutely will be.
So anyone has any suggestions about any of them please let me know.
Just test more. Study hard. Use more resources if you like. I always used a variety of sources, I'm a little "type A" that way, but rest assured there are dozens (hundreds?) of people here who will tell you IC was all they needed to pass. (remember- pass, not ace)
Jennifer thanks for the tips for History 1. Does this mean that i shouldn't focus too much on InstantCert for History 1?
Heck no. Know it all. 