TECEP SOC-210-TE Marriage and the Family test change

[petersouth]

I took the test today and found it really challenging (Another user said it was really easy so I guess varies). Saw that it is getting tougher in September though:

Thomas Edison State College: All TECEPÂ Tests

[ajs1976]

How long did you study? How did you study for it?

I'm planning to take it in a few weeks.

[jawbreakingrr]

Wow! They really revamped it for September. Two essays now and 10 more points to pass.

[petersouth]

How long did you study? How did you study for it?

I'm planning to take it in a few weeks.

I got an old version of the textbook and read the first 300 pages quickly. Another member here recommended just studying the chapter summaries so i did that and scanned the rest of the pages pretty fast. The textbook is filled with tons of statistics like "After 5 years marriage , Latinos are 30% likely to get divorced." I tried to focus on that stuff and there was hardly any on the test. You'd do better off knowing bold term definitions, details of theories, and general concepts that the author repeats multiple times throughout. I did not feel like there were too many gimmes and had to make educated guesses on a bunch of questions and came out with a 70% -> was not confident that I was going to pass but I guess that's my fault for not studying more (I maybe studied 10 hours?)