| Line 255: |
Line 255: |
| | On the CLEP exam for U.S. History I, roughly 1/3rd of the questions relate to the time period of 1492 (discovery by [[Christopher Columbus]] to 1789 (the beginning of the federal government of the [[United States]] under the [[U.S. Constitution]], while 2/3rds relate to 1789 to 1877 (the end of [[Reconstruction]]). | | On the CLEP exam for U.S. History I, roughly 1/3rd of the questions relate to the time period of 1492 (discovery by [[Christopher Columbus]] to 1789 (the beginning of the federal government of the [[United States]] under the [[U.S. Constitution]], while 2/3rds relate to 1789 to 1877 (the end of [[Reconstruction]]). |
| | | | |
| − | On both exams, the biggest portion is devoted to politics, mostly concerning what happened in the federal government in [[Washington, D.C.]] Notice also that there are almost no questions about military battles on either exam, which is an example of testing bias. | + | The SAT II in American History is an inexpensive multiple-choice exam that takes only an hour and is given at high schools on Saturdays once a month, October through June, with registration available online at www.collegeboard.com . No college credit is given for it, but it is used for college applications to recognize achievement and seek scholarships. The SAT II is the cheapest of the three exams, but also the most politically biased in its selection of questions. The subject mater of this exam is similar to the CLEP but there are a bit more questions about economics and fewer on social history than on the CLEP exam. The breakdown of questions by time period for the SAT II exam is this: |
| | + | |
| | + | :Pre-Columbian history to 1789 - 20% of the questions on the SAT II history exam |
| | + | :1790 to 1898 - 40% |
| | + | :1899 to the present - 40% |
| | + | |
| | + | On both the CLEP and SAT II exams, the biggest portion is devoted to politics, mostly concerning what happened in the federal government in [[Washington, D.C.]] Notice also that there are almost no questions about military battles on either exam, which is an example of testing bias. |
| | | | |
| | The AP, or Advanced Placement exam, is given only once a year early in May at local high schools, and is more expensive. It includes both multiple-choice and essay questions, and is used by more colleges to give credit for courses. The student must sign up for it long in advance, and make arrangements with a nearby high school. | | The AP, or Advanced Placement exam, is given only once a year early in May at local high schools, and is more expensive. It includes both multiple-choice and essay questions, and is used by more colleges to give credit for courses. The student must sign up for it long in advance, and make arrangements with a nearby high school. |
| − |
| |
| − | The SAT II in American History is an inexpensive multiple-choice exam that takes only an hour and is given at high schools on Saturdays once a month, October through June, with registration available online at www.collegeboard.com . No college credit is given for it, but it is used for college applications to recognize achievement and seek scholarships. The SAT II is the cheapest of the three exams, but also the most politically biased in its selection of questions. The subject mater of this exam is similar to the CLEP but there are a bit more questions about economics and fewer on social history than on the CLEP exam.
| |
| | | | |
| | Unfortunately, all of the College Board exams omit military history. There are virtually no College Board questions about battles. | | Unfortunately, all of the College Board exams omit military history. There are virtually no College Board questions about battles. |