Confusing outcome. Time remains of little issue. Distractibility may remain a critical factor--I took this practice test in a coffee shop with a live musician playing amplified music.
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Day 63: AATBS TestMASTER Practice Exam #5 Results
After almost a month without studying, it is time to get back into the swing of things and refocus my energies toward leaping the licensure hurdle. To reignite my motivation, I took an entire practice exam in Exam Mode with the following results:
Confusing outcome. Time remains of little issue. Distractibility may remain a critical factor--I took this practice test in a coffee shop with a live musician playing amplified music.
Confusing outcome. Time remains of little issue. Distractibility may remain a critical factor--I took this practice test in a coffee shop with a live musician playing amplified music.
Day 15: Clinical Practice Exam Results
After a two runs through the AATBS Clinical Psychology audio CD, and a cursory endeavor through the incomplete sentences review for each section in the AATBS Clinical written materials (courtesy of my fiance), I took my first run at the Clinical TestMASTER questions with Exam 2. I produced a score of 75%—head and shoulders above the initial baseline from Starbucks:
Day 11: Ethics and Abnormal Practice Exam Scores
Yesterday, I listened to the Abnormal CD for a third time, and still found "new" information in the content, but significantly less than the previous listening. Consequently, I chose, today, to complete two AATBS TestMASTER Practice Exams for the Abnormal domain, in addition to the Exam 3 Ethics and Professional Issues content.
Passing both the Abnormal and Ethics domains today, the result was demonstrable gains in my EPPP performance in just over one week:
In assessing my progress, it is noteworthy that the content areas introduced are personal strengths historically, and hence the learning curve is not as steep as I anticipate, say, I/O will be. Still, I am performing more in line with how I had performed on the paper-and-pencil exams and, toward this end, I would also like point out that I took the online exams today in a library rather than a Starbucks.
My plan, now, is to introduce the Clinical domain by listening to the Clinical Audio CD on the commute to work tomorrow. Progress!
Passing both the Abnormal and Ethics domains today, the result was demonstrable gains in my EPPP performance in just over one week:
In assessing my progress, it is noteworthy that the content areas introduced are personal strengths historically, and hence the learning curve is not as steep as I anticipate, say, I/O will be. Still, I am performing more in line with how I had performed on the paper-and-pencil exams and, toward this end, I would also like point out that I took the online exams today in a library rather than a Starbucks.
My plan, now, is to introduce the Clinical domain by listening to the Clinical Audio CD on the commute to work tomorrow. Progress!
Days 2 & 3: Ethics & Professional Issues Progress
Yesterday, I listened to the AATBS Ethics Audio CD twice -- approximately three hours apart --- while driving out of town and back. I commute 1.50 hours each way to work everyday. I wish that there was a way to make better use of the audio materials, but I feel as though I cannot listen to the Ethics CD again without throwing my iPhone out the window. Perhaps, I will stray from my original study plan to begin approaching the Abnormal content in the car tomorrow. For, today, I answered the 29 ethics questions from AATBS TestMASTER Exam 2 with a result of 72% (versus 66% two days ago). I feel a little better about the overall situation after such a score, because it is more in line with my prior performances on the paper-and-pencil practice tests.
Day 1: AATBS TestMASTER Practice Exam #1 Results
I initiated AATBS's TestMASTER this afternoon. I have 90 days now, to take the exam. I hope that this time restriction will provide for increased motivation and focus. To orient myself to the process, I completed Exam #1 in the Exam Mode, and with the following disappointing results:
Unsurprisingly and surprisingly, my areas of optimal performance were in the Social Psychology and Statistics domains, respectively. Unfortunately, these areas are of limited weight in the overall score.
In comparison to my performance on the paper-and-pencil practice exams, I severely under-performed. Aside from outright poor performance, I can identify a number of potential factors detrimental to my score, including differential environmental and state-dependent aspects of my test-taking situations. In the past, I took the exams in quiet, distraction-free, office environments while under the influence of significant quantities of caffeine. Today, I took the TestMASTER Exam #1 at a Starbucks, and in a severely under-caffeinated state.
Further, and likely accounting for a greater proportion of the variance in my performance, the paper-and-pencil practice exams that I took had the correct answer immediately below the options, and which I covered with a piece of paper while answering the questions. Nevertheless, I was undoubtedly exposed to the correct answers at some level while working my way through the exams.
Finally, it is noteworthy that my last paper-and-pencil practice exam did not include the answers during administration, and yet I passed the exam in approximately two hours. I used the "timed" mode to take the TestMASTER Exam #1 today, but the ticking timer was so distracting that I disabled it partway through the testing session. Hence, I have no idea how long it took me to produce today's sub-par practice exam results.
In comparison to my performance on the paper-and-pencil practice exams, I severely under-performed. Aside from outright poor performance, I can identify a number of potential factors detrimental to my score, including differential environmental and state-dependent aspects of my test-taking situations. In the past, I took the exams in quiet, distraction-free, office environments while under the influence of significant quantities of caffeine. Today, I took the TestMASTER Exam #1 at a Starbucks, and in a severely under-caffeinated state.
Further, and likely accounting for a greater proportion of the variance in my performance, the paper-and-pencil practice exams that I took had the correct answer immediately below the options, and which I covered with a piece of paper while answering the questions. Nevertheless, I was undoubtedly exposed to the correct answers at some level while working my way through the exams.
Finally, it is noteworthy that my last paper-and-pencil practice exam did not include the answers during administration, and yet I passed the exam in approximately two hours. I used the "timed" mode to take the TestMASTER Exam #1 today, but the ticking timer was so distracting that I disabled it partway through the testing session. Hence, I have no idea how long it took me to produce today's sub-par practice exam results.
EPPP Practice Test #3 Result
Just made my first attempt to complete an EPPP practice exam in one sitting. This was also my third practice test. I have done no study or other preparation other than reading the AATBS Strategies and Ethics volumes. I do not know what test preparation produced the practice exam that I took this afternoon. I finished the 200-item exam in just over 2.5 hours. I produced a score of 73%. Incredible.
EPPP Practice Test #2 Result
Today, I took my first PsychPrep EPPP practice test. The result: 64%. Baffling. 69% on Academic Review, but only 64% on PsychPrep? This outcome flies in the face of common wisdom regarding the difficulty level of the respective brands of practice test materials. My colleagues assure me it is more a function of the idiosyncrasies of that PsychPrep exam, rather than any reflection on the reliability of my performance.
Overall, I an fairly surprised at my performance out of the gate, so to speak. My peers have been studying for months on end, and report that they have yet to reach this level of performance. Somehow, I continue to feel it to be a fluke despite their protestations to the contrary. Tomorrow's goal is to begin reviewing the items to which I responded incorrectly. I really have no sense of what domains I am particularly weak in aside from I/O.
Overall, I an fairly surprised at my performance out of the gate, so to speak. My peers have been studying for months on end, and report that they have yet to reach this level of performance. Somehow, I continue to feel it to be a fluke despite their protestations to the contrary. Tomorrow's goal is to begin reviewing the items to which I responded incorrectly. I really have no sense of what domains I am particularly weak in aside from I/O.
EPPP Practice Test #1 Result
Before embarking on this EPPP journey, I decided to establish my basal level on Wednesday. I completed the first of what will likely seem to be an endless number of practice exams. I took a paper and pencil version of an Academic Review exam that a friend gave me. It took just under four hours. The result? 69%. I was shocked.
