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Taking the DSST Art of the Western World test tomorrow. Didn't get nearly as much studying in as I would have liked...will be reading the AP Art History book tonight and going through some of the practice questions. Will that be enough to get me a passing score?? I'm not taking it cold...but it's pretty darn close to that!
If you've taken this specific test, please tell me if you think I have a good chance of passing. Is this an easier, more straightforward test? I got a 71 in Humanities (I think)...is that a good sign??
Thanks!!
Stressing out,
greatwall
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CLEP Eng. Comp. w/Essay 65
CLEP Humanities 71
CLEP Human Growth and Development 61
CLEP Western Civ. I 63
CLEP Social Sciences and History 60
CLEP College Math 80
CLEP College Algebra 80
CLEP American Lit. 66
CLEP English Lit 66
CLEP A&I Lit 74
CLEP Introductory Psych 73
CLEP Introductory Soc 70
CLEP US History I 64
CLEP Natural Sciences 58
DSST Technical Writing 71
DSST Here's To Your Health 431
DSST Intro to World Religions 452
DSST Art of the Western World 66
Courses passed:
BCC Shakespeare I - A
BCC Writing Fiction I - A
BCC Writing Poetry I - A
BCC Drawing for Animation I - A
BCC Accounting 101 - A
TESC Intro to Children's Lit - A
TESC Literary Roots of Western Culture - A
TESC African Encounters - A
18 FEMA credits passed
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greatwall Wrote:Taking the DSST Art of the Western World test tomorrow. [SIZE="4"]Didn't get nearly as much studying in as I would have liked...[/SIZE]will be reading the AP Art History book tonight and going through some of the practice questions. Will that be enough to get me a passing score?? I'm not taking it cold...but it's pretty darn close to that!
If you've taken this specific test, please tell me if you think I have a good chance of passing. Is this an easier, more straightforward test? I got a 71 in Humanities (I think)...is that a good sign??
Thanks!!
Stressing out,
greatwall
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greatwall Wrote:I got a 71 in Humanities (I think)...is that a good sign??
That
is a good sign, but if you are uncomfortable taking the test tomorrow, consider putting it off a while. Also, think about the past: have there been other tests where you didn't feel prepared and wished you had studied more even after you took the test? Putting off the test is better than barely squeaking by, in my opinion.
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I would rather not put it off...I'm trying to get everything done before our family leaves on vacation in a few weeks. I want to get all of this TESC stuff out of the way so I don't have to worry about it...
I took the sample questions - there were 12, I got half right. I have 3 hours to study, I think I'm just going to study hard and go for it. Passing score is a 48...I think it's doable. I remember not being very ready for HG&D but I still managed to squeak by with a 60+ score. Hopefully it'll be the same in this case...?
[SIZE="1"]Tests passed:
CLEP Eng. Comp. w/Essay 65
CLEP Humanities 71
CLEP Human Growth and Development 61
CLEP Western Civ. I 63
CLEP Social Sciences and History 60
CLEP College Math 80
CLEP College Algebra 80
CLEP American Lit. 66
CLEP English Lit 66
CLEP A&I Lit 74
CLEP Introductory Psych 73
CLEP Introductory Soc 70
CLEP US History I 64
CLEP Natural Sciences 58
DSST Technical Writing 71
DSST Here's To Your Health 431
DSST Intro to World Religions 452
DSST Art of the Western World 66
Courses passed:
BCC Shakespeare I - A
BCC Writing Fiction I - A
BCC Writing Poetry I - A
BCC Drawing for Animation I - A
BCC Accounting 101 - A
TESC Intro to Children's Lit - A
TESC Literary Roots of Western Culture - A
TESC African Encounters - A
18 FEMA credits passed
I'M ALL DONE!! Thank you, Lord! :coolgleam:
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How about watching the Annenberg series on the Art of the Western World
Resource: Art of the Western World
This series is a great resource for the test.
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I would, but I have no time.
Test is in less than 2 hours...I'll be getting ready to go in about an hour. I'm writing out important information that I'll need to know, based off of the test outline. I'll let you all know how it goes once I'm done.
I do have one question...the test is computerized, but do I still have to wait a few weeks for results? Or will it show up right away?
[SIZE="1"]Tests passed:
CLEP Eng. Comp. w/Essay 65
CLEP Humanities 71
CLEP Human Growth and Development 61
CLEP Western Civ. I 63
CLEP Social Sciences and History 60
CLEP College Math 80
CLEP College Algebra 80
CLEP American Lit. 66
CLEP English Lit 66
CLEP A&I Lit 74
CLEP Introductory Psych 73
CLEP Introductory Soc 70
CLEP US History I 64
CLEP Natural Sciences 58
DSST Technical Writing 71
DSST Here's To Your Health 431
DSST Intro to World Religions 452
DSST Art of the Western World 66
Courses passed:
BCC Shakespeare I - A
BCC Writing Fiction I - A
BCC Writing Poetry I - A
BCC Drawing for Animation I - A
BCC Accounting 101 - A
TESC Intro to Children's Lit - A
TESC Literary Roots of Western Culture - A
TESC African Encounters - A
18 FEMA credits passed
I'M ALL DONE!! Thank you, Lord! :coolgleam:
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greatwall Wrote:I do have one question...the test is computerized, but do I still have to wait a few weeks for results? Or will it show up right away?
It should be computerized, but it does depend on your testing center. If your other DSSTs have been computerized, chances are this one will be too.
Tell us how it goes! Hope you nail it,
R.
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I passed! I got a 66. What I did with my limited study time: read the wikipedia article on western art. Read through the AP Art History study guide. Used the accompanying CD to familiarize myself with famous works of art. Looked up some other images on Google. Skimmed through the study guide again and wrote down important people and movements (the act of writing it down really helps establish it in my mind!!). Ate some food, played a little piano to relax myself...and then took the test!! And passed! Whew. What a relief to get that over with. I was tempted to reschedule, but am glad I didn't. Now onto Natural Sciences..and then I'll be ALL DONE!! Thanks everyone for your encouragement and advice.
[SIZE="1"]Tests passed:
CLEP Eng. Comp. w/Essay 65
CLEP Humanities 71
CLEP Human Growth and Development 61
CLEP Western Civ. I 63
CLEP Social Sciences and History 60
CLEP College Math 80
CLEP College Algebra 80
CLEP American Lit. 66
CLEP English Lit 66
CLEP A&I Lit 74
CLEP Introductory Psych 73
CLEP Introductory Soc 70
CLEP US History I 64
CLEP Natural Sciences 58
DSST Technical Writing 71
DSST Here's To Your Health 431
DSST Intro to World Religions 452
DSST Art of the Western World 66
Courses passed:
BCC Shakespeare I - A
BCC Writing Fiction I - A
BCC Writing Poetry I - A
BCC Drawing for Animation I - A
BCC Accounting 101 - A
TESC Intro to Children's Lit - A
TESC Literary Roots of Western Culture - A
TESC African Encounters - A
18 FEMA credits passed
I'M ALL DONE!! Thank you, Lord! :coolgleam:
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greatwall Wrote:I passed! I got a 66. What I did with my limited study time: read the wikipedia article on western art. Read through the AP Art History study guide. Used the accompanying CD to familiarize myself with famous works of art. Looked up some other images on Google. Skimmed through the study guide again and wrote down important people and movements (the act of writing it down really helps establish it in my mind!!). Ate some food, played a little piano to relax myself...and then took the test!! And passed! Whew. What a relief to get that over with. I was tempted to reschedule, but am glad I didn't. Now onto Natural Sciences..and then I'll be ALL DONE!! Thanks everyone for your encouragement and advice.
Great Job and Great Feedback! Make sure you drop a line in the Specific Exam Feedback section for the benefit of posterity. Playing piano to relax before testing -- I like it. I'm going to do from now on (provided I remember).
Good luck on Natural Sciences.
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So you passed! Excellent job!!!!!
See it wasn't so bad.
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