Struggling with Foundations of Gerontology - Help Appreciated!

[SuZQ2]

Hi All,

I am having a terrible time preparing for EC's (UExcel) Foundations of Gerontology and would greatly appreciate ANY advice/help. I passed Psych of A & A in July and thought I'd move on to "FOG" quite quickly, but this exam has me ripping my hair out!:ack: I'm working with IC's flashcards, did a run through the textbooks, and have taken the 2 EC practice exams scoring my worst grades ever - 69 and 71 respectively. If it weren't for the $400+:ack: I've already invested in this test, I'd drop it completely and move on to another subject - (it doesn't help that I have NO background or interest in gerontology...)

Is the actual test as difficult as the practice exams? Can anyone out there share their EC practice scores - am I anywhere close to being able to master this? As I said, if anyone can share any info regarding this test, I'd greatly, greatly appreciate it!

I am an incredibly slow when it comes to preparing for tests, and it's taking me forever to accumulate credits, so this has really got me discouraged. banghead

Thanks so much!

[GoodYellowDogs]

I actually thought FOG was easier than PAA. As I recall, I only got about 75 on my practice exams. I got an A in FOG, and a B on PAA. The test was very similar to the practice exams. As I recall, I was able to narrow it down to 2 answers that I thought were correct - giving me a 50% chance if I had to guess. I did the flashcards on my tablet right before I went into exam, just to make sure I was really focused.

Good luck!

[Hunter91]

I don't know about the exam, but I took gerontology in nursing school, so if there's any concepts you need help in maybe I can assist. (If I remember any of it LOL!)

[SuZQ2]

I actually thought FOG was easier than PAA. As I recall, I only got about 75 on my practice exams. I got an A in FOG, and a B on PAA. The test was very similar to the practice exams. As I recall, I was able to narrow it down to 2 answers that I thought were correct - giving me a 50% chance if I had to guess. I did the flashcards on my tablet right before I went into exam, just to make sure I was really focused.

Good luck!

I did well on PAA, so I assumed FOG would be fairly doable in a short period of time, but as I've mentioned, FOG has me in a FOG:willynilly:!! Thanks so much for the advice...I'll just keep plugging along. I so want to get this test over and done with - the now almost $500 investment is not helping reduce my stress level...YIKES!

I've been reading your posts...Congrats on getting close to your big goal - you're doing GREAT:hurray:

[SuZQ2]

I don't know about the exam, but I took gerontology in nursing school, so if there's any concepts you need help in maybe I can assist. (If I remember any of it LOL!)

Thanks so much - the problem with Excelsior exams is you need to know the answer THEY say is correct, not necessarily the answer that IS correct - not to mention the wording they use for some of the questions is mindbogglingly confusing - to me, anyway...banghead