I took this CLEP yesterday and wanted to make a recomendation for those of you thinking of trying your hand at it in the future. When I searched the archive I found information that led me to believe this would be a tough exam. I read the book cover-to-cover (including the appendix) yesterday morning (a few hours before the exam) and scored a 72. Here is the skinny according to Chris: My background: Other than taking the CLEP Intro. Psych (scored a 68 with light study) and the DANTES Lifespan Dev. Psych. (scored a 61 with even lighter study), I have never directly studied any psychology. To prepare for this exam I used Educational Psychology: windows on classrooms (5th Edition) by Paul Eggen and Don Kauchak. It was loaned to me by a friend who had it on her shelf, so I don't know how much it cost. 1) The outline (see link) is very accurate. www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/ex_iep.html 2) Know various tests, methods of testing, and basic statistics (z-score, standard deviation, etc). I had about 15 questions on this. 3) Knowing facts and theories will not be enough. Make sure you can apply those theories to numerous situations. 4) I had questions on Humanistic and Gestalt Psychology that I did not expecct. Again, be able to apply these theories to real world situations. 5) When it comes to "learning" and "IQ" do not skimp - learn everything. Best of luck to future test takers, Chris
Sorry, the book I'm referring to is Educational Psychology: windows on classrooms (5th Edition) by Paul Eggen and Don Kauchak.
you read the book cover to cover a few hours before the exam?? according to amazon the book is 704 pages long! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/013017176X/qid=1064467338/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/104-0301041-0707175?v=glance&s=books Glad to hear that test and the others were relatively easy for you. Thanks for the info. Are you planning to take the Psych GRE? It sounds like you would do well.
Well, those 704 pages are a little misleading (but thank you)! Only 656 pages have any content, the rest are references and indexes. Then if you take out the charts, pretty little boxes on every page, and pictures it would come to much less I am sure. It took me about 6 hours of solid reading anyhow. (It also comes with a CD, but I never used it) I had not considered the GRE until today actually. I am thinking it might not be too difficult to pick up some extra credit for my Lib. Studies degree or even apply to a second major in Psych.
