+- Online Degrees and CLEP and DSST Exam Prep Discussion (https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb)
+-- Forum: Main Category (https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Forum-Main-Category)
+--- Forum: General Education-Related Discussion (https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Forum-General-Education-Related-Discussion)
+--- Thread: CLEP Humanities (/Thread-CLEP-Humanities--9378)
Pages:
1
2
CLEP Humanities - sham - 02-04-2010
Hi. I am planning to do CLEP humanities to get 6 credits. I have no prior background in this subject because I am international student. I want to sit for 1 whole month and study for this exam.Can anyone say me any really good book that I can read for CLEP humanities?
Even though I have no prior experience in this subject will it be ok for me to read IC, and rea and still write exam in 1/2 months?
CLEP Humanities - hoagland - 02-04-2010
Hi,
I took the test yesterday. Here is where I posted my feedback:
http://www.degreeforum.net/general-education-testing-discussion/9440-humanities-clep-test-questions-please-help-6.html
It is definitely doable in 1/2 months. I had no background in Humanities either before taking this test. If you have anymore questions, feel free to ask!
`Dakota
CLEP Humanities - 15%Luck - 02-04-2010
I used the REA guide and scored fairly decent on it. Practice tests are the biggest thing you need focus on.
CLEP Humanities - Ruddigore - 02-04-2010
Yes, I'd say it'd doable. I used about a month to prepare even though I had quite a bit of background. I probably could have taken it after a week or two if I had really needed to. Here's some of the feedback I posted in the Specific Exam Feedback Section:
Ruddigore Wrote:⢠InstantCert (IC) flash cardsHope it turns out well! Just keep plugging away.
⢠Kaplan practice exam
⢠Petersonâs practice exam
⢠Princeton Review practice exam
⢠Two REA practice exams
⢠An art history book, which I gave a cursory reading
⢠Wikipedia
IC is invaluable. Do it at least twice. Doing it once would be going over it until you can get most all the questions right; doing it twice is going over to see how much you remember (and to refresh your memory). Every time you get a question wrong, look the answer up (particularly if itâs a person) on Wikipedia and learn something about it. One of Wikipediaâs strengths is the âinfluenced/influenced byâ section beneath authorsâ photos. With it, you can guide your self to related information not covered in IC (since IC is not all-encompassing).
Of the exams, the Princeton Review test was the easiest, and the Petersonâs or REA tests the hardest. One thing that made the REA tests difficult was how they mixed up all the questions. The Petersonsâs exam was more like the real thing in how it organized its questions by subject.
CLEP Humanities - sham - 02-04-2010
thanks hoagland it really helped....i am goin to get comex guide and rea (thanks 15%Luck and Ruddigore).
Hoagland...IS it okay for you to share your preparation notes.
Thanks guys for your reply...
CLEP Humanities - Tasman - 02-04-2010
Don't let being an international student deter you from doing this exam.
I too am an international student and humanities is clearly an international subject
CLEP Humanities - hoagland - 02-04-2010
Hi,
I believe it is okay for me to give my preparation notes. After all, that is what this forum is supposed to be used for - to help and encourage others in whatever test they may be taking by posting feedback and advice for them to use.
Preparation...the key to this test is becoming familiar with a wide array of people, works, and beliefs of the more important ones. Practice tests I found were really helpful. A certain book will only cover what they think is imporant, so incorporating more familiarity is best found by taking practice tests. I would start by going through the IC flashcards and reading the books you are going to use (they both sound fine to me). Then, just start taking practice exams! After taking a practice exam, if you're a visual learner like myself, you might find it helpful to write down some notes about whatever you might have missed and are wanting to remember. Don't forget to go and read ALL of the answers after taking a practice test - this is extremely important! You obtain a lot more info this way than if you would have otherwise skipped over it because you got it right.
I find that flashcards really help me; so I made flashcards of imporant composers (Bach, Beethoven, Litsz, etc), important painters (Picasso, Monet, Warhol, Rembrandt, etc), important architects (Wright, Wren, Palladio, etc), and imporant cinema figures/dance figures (Graham, Gish, etc). Since I had already been somewhat familiar with writers and poets, I didn't make flashcards for these, but that might be helpful too. At the bottom of each card, I wrote what time period they were in, what they were known for (ie, Seurat is known for creating pointillism) and anything else I wanted to remember. Then...memorize!
Memorization and familarity are the two preparation tools I would try to incorporate in your studying. I hope this helps!!
`Dakota
CLEP Humanities - bpclep - 02-05-2010
Like others have said, memorization is key. This is not a conceptual test, you just have to know about people and facts.
I studied for 2 weeks using IC, and supplemented that with the encyclopedia for the art sections (since I know very little about that). There are obviously some questions not covered in the IC material, so doing some looking on wikipedia for each section (art, drama/music, etc.) wouldn't be a bad idea.
CLEP Humanities - sham - 02-05-2010
Thanks Tasman ,bpclep and hoagland.
hoagland thanks for sharing your notes..
I have ordered REA and comex guide in amazon and as soon as i get it i am going to join IC
.No hurry in this one so will try to prepare for 1-2 months and write this exam.......i don't want to fail as i want to finish my degree this year (quite excited)
CLEP Humanities - chuckinalbany - 02-10-2010
I took the humanities exam today and passed with a 67. I pretty happy with that since the arts has not been a particular interest of mine. In fact, I knew very little prior to my studies for this test. The Instantcert flash cards were my primary study material. I did purchase the REA CLEP guide, studied the section on music, and also took the 1st of the 3 prep tests. My other study source was absoluteshakespeare.com. The site has summaries of all the major plays and a list of Shakespeares 120 most popular quotes. My test did not ask many questions about quotes, but reading the summaries was definitely worthwhile. It doesn't take long to read them all either. I studied almost every night for 3 weeks, about 45 to 50 hours total.
2 more CLEPs and one DSST and the undergrad is done. Hoping to be there by the end of March.