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Humanties CLEP Resources - 2L8 - 12-23-2017

Hello again! When it comes to CLEP Humanities it seems impossible to find some reliable resources , anyone take this exam and how did you prepare for it and what resources were good/great.( also how long did it take)

* I hear that the REA for the Humanities is a hit/miss. Has anyone had experience with this guide.

RE: Humanties CLEP Resources - quigongene - 12-24-2017

Crash Course?

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdrRx2zGbP4-b65GEdwjsr5B-k5m1FEbs

RE: Humanties CLEP Resources - 2L8 - 12-24-2017

(12-24-2017, 07:42 AM)quigongene Wrote: Crash Course?

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdrRx2zGbP4-b65GEdwjsr5B-k5m1FEbs

Thanks  Big Grin

RE: Humanties CLEP Resources - greencouch - 12-24-2017

I took this one a couple months ago. Definitely the most difficult out of the 14 exams I've taken. It's a mile wide and a mile deep, so there's basically no single resource that covers it all. 

Resources I used include:

  • ModernStates videos. I recommend starting with this as it provides a great foundation for the subject. It doesn't cover the depth or breadth of info you'll need, but it adds important context to timelines and facts you'll learn later. The teacher's accent makes the audio a little hard to understand, but turn on Closed Captioning. It's worth the inconvenience. 
  • IC flash cards were great. Be sure to Google each answer you don't know.
  • PrepStep practice exams (through Learning Express Hub. Check with your school or library for free access.)
  • REA Humanities book & practice exams. Honestly, I didn't find the book helpful at all. Way too vague. But the practice exams were helpful.
  • Guides on the exam feedback forum were also helpful.
When studying, it really helped to search YouTube for comic explanations of literature titles I wasn't familiar with (check out Thug Notes). Same for music. 

Know your periods inside and out. Even if you don't know the answer to a question, you can often use your knowledge of the period to make an educated guess.

Good  luck!!

RE: Humanties CLEP Resources - 2L8 - 12-24-2017

(12-24-2017, 11:26 AM)greencouch Wrote: I took this one a couple months ago. Definitely the most difficult out of the 14 exams I've taken. It's a mile wide and a mile deep, so there's basically no single resource that covers it all. 

Resources I used include:

  • ModernStates videos. I recommend starting with this as it provides a great foundation for the subject. It doesn't cover the depth or breadth of info you'll need, but it adds important context to timelines and facts you'll learn later. The teacher's accent makes the audio a little hard to understand, but turn on Closed Captioning. It's worth the inconvenience. 
  • IC flash cards were great. Be sure to Google each answer you don't know.
  • PrepStep practice exams (through Learning Express Hub. Check with your school or library for free access.)
  • REA Humanities book & practice exams. Honestly, I didn't find the book helpful at all. Way too vague. But the practice exams were helpful.
  • Guides on the exam feedback forum were also helpful.
When studying, it really helped to search YouTube for comic explanations of literature titles I wasn't familiar with (check out Thug Notes). Same for music. 

Know your periods inside and out. Even if you don't know the answer to a question, you can often use your knowledge of the period to make an educated guess.

Good  luck!!

Thanks!!! If you don't mind me asking how long did it take for you to study? I'm a history lover but I reviewed some of the material an hour ago and I'm thinking like 6 weeks - 2 months

RE: Humanties CLEP Resources - cookderosa - 12-24-2017

I was too afraid to take this exam when I was testing- for all the reasons mentioned in this thread, and most importantly, I didn't have a lot of preexisting knowledge in the topics, so I would have needed a lot of resources to help me build from scratch.

SINCE THEN, I have stumbled on a few resources / classes that I've passed on to homeschool families who follow my blog- I can't say for sure that you could get exact alignment, but again, this is one where you'd really need to be "well read" in the subject. I'm also posting the notes I have for alternatives to the CLEP humanities exam (Study.com, Shmoop, etc.)

So- when Udemy did their Black Friday sale and everything was $10, I scoured their site for courses that could be part of a humanities course (and others, but since you're looking for humanities). Prices will not be $10 now, so ymmv. But they have a ton of music and art courses. Here are 3 I had bookmarked:

Music Theory Comprehensive Complete! (Levels 1, 2, & 3) (regular price $60)

Music Theory Comprehensive Combined: Part 4, 5, & 6 (regular price $100)

Music Theory Comprehensive Combined: Part 7, 8, & 9 (regular price $100)

Modern States has a Humanities course: https://modernstates.org/course/humanities-2/

Sayor Academy has an Art Appreciation course: https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=360

The Great Courses has a streaming option called The Great Courses Plus, which is like Netflix but for educational content. They have many that would align well with humanities: Understanding Opera, History of European Art, Masterpieces of the Ancient World, How to Look at and Understand Great Art, The World’s Greatest Churches, The Louvre, and Understand Great Music.

DSST: You can earn credit for the DSST Art of the Western World FIRST and then use your knowledge of art toward the art aspect in the CLEP. These would not duplicate credit, you'd get both.

Study.com offers an Intro to Humanities course

Shmoop offers a ton of courses in the humanities category

Sophia offers 2 courses Sophia Visual Communications (3 cr.)
Introduction to Art History (3 cr.)

Ed4Credit Literature (3 cr.) Film Appreciation (3 cr.) $195 per class

Finally, edX has a zillion courses in this category - all free. https://www.edx.org/

RE: Humanties CLEP Resources - MSK9 - 12-25-2017

(12-23-2017, 10:57 PM)2L8 Wrote: Hello again! When it comes to CLEP Humanities it seems impossible to find some reliable resources , anyone take this exam and how did you prepare for it and what resources were good/great.( also how long did it take)

* I hear that the REA for the Humanities is a hit/miss. Has anyone had experience with this guide.

I recently passed this CLEP using only Modern States video resources and practice questions (on and off for about a week). If I can do it, you can too!