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US History 1 help? - Texas Gal - 11-13-2007
Ok....so I was scheduled to take the US History 1 test tomorrow:eek: , but due to not being ready, I will be postponing it for a week...any suggestions on what to do to up my scores? I am doing CollegePlus! as some of you may be doing as well, and I have found that it's a mite difficult to remember stuff that I hadn't reviewed in over 2 years in less than a week and a half...any suggestions?
My coach had said to find some good books to read on US Hsitory, but as to that, I am at a bit of a loss. :p
I'm using the Instacert (naturally)
, the REA book, and I'm reading the Patriot's guide to the United States (very long and dry book imho). Anything else you would suggest?Thanks in advance!
US History 1 help? - Mateo1 - 11-14-2007
Texas Gal Wrote:Ok....so I was scheduled to take the US History 1 test tomorrow:eek: , but due to not being ready, I will be postponing it for a week...any suggestions on what to do to up my scores? I am doing CollegePlus! as some of you may be doing as well, and I have found that it's a mite difficult to remember stuff that I hadn't reviewed in over 2 years in less than a week and a half...any suggestions?
My coach had said to find some good books to read on US Hsitory, but as to that, I am at a bit of a loss. :p
I'm using the Instacert (naturally)
Thanks in advance!
I took this test and passed it just with IC. Knowing the cards pretty well will assure you a pass. Concentrate in the Civil War years. Good luck!
US History 1 help? - Jubilee - 11-16-2007
here's the write-up I did on the test right after I took it.
The primary resource I used in studying was InstantCert flashcards. I was using this test to see how well the IC flashcards worked, because it was the first time I'd ever used them. Before taking the test I worked through each section of IC cards until I was consistently getting 100% correct. First I learned the cards in order. This helped me to learn the events in the order they happened. However, after the first or second time through I was starting to memorize the order of answers rather than the order of events. So, as soon as I started getting them all correct I randomized the order to be sure I was learning the facts, not just the order of answers. I would count a section as "learned" once I was consistently getting 100% of the randomized cards. After learning a section I would review it at least once daily to keep it fresh.
The second resource was REA's US History book. I actually started with this, because I hadn't heard of IC yet. I started working through the book making my own 3 by 5 flashcards. Though this forced close attention to details, it was a slow, cumbersome and ineffective way to study (not to mention frustrating!). On top of that, I wasn't sure what to focus on so I was pretty much trying to memorize the entire book. :eek: I did this for two of the seven chapters. Once I started with the IC flashcards I just read through the book once to help get the progression of events in my head, and fill in any extra details. I also took two of the three practice exams.
The final resource was a little book put out by Berean Bible Institute, God in American History. This book was not designed for CLEP and would be unsuitable for a primary study tool. Its main value was as a second viewpoint. I had already been through most of the flashcards, so when I read it I was familiar with most of the names. It helped provide background for people that I wouldn't have had otherwise, and that helped on the test with eliminating some answers.
Results
I passed with a 68. The test itself seemed surprisingly easy in comparison to the IC flashcards. Perhaps that is because I usually went through 355 questions, and the test itself is only 120. I probably could have passed using IC alone, however the extra information I had from reading through the REA book helped quite a bit. The practice tests helped as well, because there is extra information for any wrong answer. All told, this was a really good test to start with. Very much a confidence booster--and I'm officially in love with IC flashcards!!!
US History 1 help? - scottmc - 11-17-2007
How much time should I spend learning the explanation for US History I? IC says to know it but what do you think?
US History 1 help? - Texas Gal - 11-17-2007
Thanks...this should all help. I took the practice test again today (from teh official CLEP book) and got 63% right...or 36 out of 57 right. So, hopefully, I cna pass this all right. I just have a lot of trouble remembering stuff. Oh, and I have been memorizing the amendments, and have them down, so that hsould help as well.