Shmoop, Proctored?

[Ekelley]

I have read a lot about Shmoops but I can't tell if the exams are proctored. Can someone please advise? Thanks! I just need to make sure the laptop to get.

[bjcheung77]

I have read a lot about Shmoops but I can't tell if the exams are proctored. Can someone please advise? Thanks! I just need to make sure the laptop to get.

Nothing is proctored from Shmoop! Go get it! Go go go!

[bellbaby]

Has anyone here taken the US History I at Shmoop? My friend and I are considering signing up our 9th graders. We're trying study.com currently for Biology. It's their first class and they will be nervous about the proctoring.

We just want to know if there is a lot of busy work required, or if it is straight lesson-quiz repeatedly, followed by the final? I think we were previewing another of Shmoop's courses and were turned off by the project-work. That probably sounds lazy! It's just they both require a lot of work as far as extra time and video tie-ins, so, uh... yeah.

Thanks.

[bjcheung77]

Has anyone here taken the US History I at Shmoop? My friend and I are considering signing up our 9th graders. We're trying study.com currently for Biology. It's their first class and they will be nervous about the proctoring.

We just want to know if there is a lot of busy work required, or if it is straight lesson-quiz repeatedly, followed by the final? I think we were previewing another of Shmoop's courses and were turned off by the project-work. That probably sounds lazy! It's just they both require a lot of work as far as extra time and video tie-ins, so, uh... yeah.

Thanks.

It's lesson and quiz, lesson and quiz, then after all 10+ lessons, there's a final. They just need 70% to get credit for the course.
The only downer about Shmoop is, the quiz/exams are worded really weird...in a very "funky" way, they're not 'traditional' at all.
Just make sure to have your quiz/exam open, and the course material open as well to refer to... it's open book!

[txnicole]

It's lesson and quiz, lesson and quiz, then after all 10+ lessons, there's a final. They just need 70% to get credit for the course.
The only downer about Shmoop is, the quiz/exams are worded really weird...in a very "funky" way, they're not 'traditional' at all.
Just make sure to have your quiz/exam open, and the course material open as well to refer to... it's open book!

Yep, totally agree. Some weird test questions sometimes. Might want to be around when they take the exam in case they don't understand something (not that you always will either, I seem to remember an exam question without a question....).

An idea... My daughter did a copy / paste of the text content on each page and we turned it into a big searchable pdf she could use while taking the exam.

[Ideas]

We just want to know if there is a lot of busy work required, or if it is straight lesson-quiz repeatedly, followed by the final? I think we were previewing another of Shmoop's courses and were turned off by the project-work. That probably sounds lazy! It's just they both require a lot of work as far as extra time and video tie-ins, so, uh... yeah.

With Study.com, they only need about 56-59% on the final exam if they are careful with the quizzes.

I wouldn't suggest Shmoop yet. It can really hurt someone's confidence. There are threads where people really knew the subject, but didn't do very well on the Shmoop exam. This is because Shmoop has some really convoluted questions sometimes. They're trying to make it harder to cheat, but they end up making it frustrating.

[bellbaby]

With Study.com, they only need about 56-59% on the final exam if they are careful with the quizzes.

I wouldn't suggest Shmoop yet. It can really hurt someone's confidence. There are threads where people really knew the subject, but didn't do very well on the Shmoop exam. This is because Shmoop has some really convoluted questions sometimes. They're trying to make it harder to cheat, but they end up making it frustrating.

Thanks for all the feedback.

[Collegelady2]

I'm surprised any college out there would accept this if they are an accredited school.

[bjcheung77]

I'm surprised any college out there would accept this if they are an accredited school.

Haha, there are a few courses that are FREE and yet have college credit to them. ALEKS and Shmoop are cheap and non proctored.
Those are the only ones available that have credit for cheap without proctoring exams... get it while they last... that's all there is!

[Ideas]

I'm surprised any college out there would accept this if they are an accredited school.

I thought so too about Shmoop, until I was taking a course there. Then you realize it's pretty hard despite being "open book".