January 2020 NPTE
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Agreed, there were quite a few questions that were simple "either you know it or you don't" so it was difficult to predict how I did. Just eager at this point to find out!!
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100% agree, Just want to see what my fate is
Test was no gimme. Felt exhausted and confused after. Not sure how I made the drive home really.
Passed in a California!
Passed in a California!
Would you all mind posting your practice test scores? I’m taking it in April!
Academic PEAT 1: 69
Academic PEAT 2: 75
Ther Ed #1: 69
Ther Ed #2: 67
Ther Ed #3: 75
therapy ed a : 65% (130/200)
therapy ed b : 70% (140/200)
therapy ed c: 68% (136/200)
Retired PEAT: 154/200 (scale 600)
Practice PEAT: 164/200 (scale 716)
Passed here in Illinois!
Practice scores:
ther-ed A (baseline, prior to studying): 63%= 126/200
ther-ed B: 71%= 142/200
ther-ed C: 69%= 138/200
Retired PEAT: 169/200 or 85%= scaled range 648-704
Practice PEAT: 166/200 or 83%= scaled range 706-758
Retired PEAT: 84
TherapyEd 1: 74
TherapyEd2: 72
TherapyEd3: 69
Scorebuilders Advantage 1: 82
Academic PEAT: 88
NPTE: 800
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Hi,
I failed in July and in October 2019, both by 5 questions. It was obviously embarrassing to get over but each time I swallowed my pride and got back to it. I actually feel that I did too much and burnt myself out and that on top of my nerves and already terrible test taking skills really didn’t help my case.
Before July, I took the final frontier NPTE course which was great (mostly followed therapy Ed and O’Sullivan), but then I took their 2 practice tests, 3 SB tests, 3 therapy Ed tests, and 2 PEATS. Failed. Second time around, I didn’t really change much besides I made about 600 flash cards thinking that may be the difference? Failed. Third time, I asked my friends from class to let me just talk at them basically, took 2 SB online advantage tests (scores 72%, 81%), and I very strategically skimmed through SB book using their basecamp. This made all the difference and it was a bit strange having to gather up the courage to talk to my friends from class about it but I’m glad I did. I also realized that SB was the better book for me the entire time.
Sorry for the long response, but the point is I finally PASSED this January and knew I did while going through my 5th section of the test. I was way more confident and knew that I knew my stuff. (And it was very nice to beat the fsbpt stats on “very little chance of passing after 2nd attempt”).
As far as my test scores, there are way too many to look up but all my SB and Therapy Ed were from 70-75%. Practice PEAT 630, Retired 598. (This was from first attempt). I retook everything 2nd time around and I was getting over 90% on everything.
I failed in July and in October 2019, both by 5 questions. It was obviously embarrassing to get over but each time I swallowed my pride and got back to it. I actually feel that I did too much and burnt myself out and that on top of my nerves and already terrible test taking skills really didn’t help my case.
Before July, I took the final frontier NPTE course which was great (mostly followed therapy Ed and O’Sullivan), but then I took their 2 practice tests, 3 SB tests, 3 therapy Ed tests, and 2 PEATS. Failed. Second time around, I didn’t really change much besides I made about 600 flash cards thinking that may be the difference? Failed. Third time, I asked my friends from class to let me just talk at them basically, took 2 SB online advantage tests (scores 72%, 81%), and I very strategically skimmed through SB book using their basecamp. This made all the difference and it was a bit strange having to gather up the courage to talk to my friends from class about it but I’m glad I did. I also realized that SB was the better book for me the entire time.
Sorry for the long response, but the point is I finally PASSED this January and knew I did while going through my 5th section of the test. I was way more confident and knew that I knew my stuff. (And it was very nice to beat the fsbpt stats on “very little chance of passing after 2nd attempt”).
As far as my test scores, there are way too many to look up but all my SB and Therapy Ed were from 70-75%. Practice PEAT 630, Retired 598. (This was from first attempt). I retook everything 2nd time around and I was getting over 90% on everything.
Helarious
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You'll be alright! Maintain a level of intensity when you are studying. Don't study for too long in on sitting, I did my study sessions in 3-4 hour spurts. The absolute best thing to do is to study the concepts from your incorrect answers on each practice test. Go over why each of the other options are wrong. If you cannot formulate a sentence as to why an option is incorrect, go over it in more detail. Otherwise, reading the review book is not the best use of your time, not to mention the fact that you'll only remember minimal portions of it. During the last 2 weeks, study with other people so that you can bounce off ideas and concepts to one another and help generate an alternate perspective on certain concepts that may have been obscure to you. Talking it out truly helps.
Practice Tests in the order I took them
Retired Academic PEAT: 77%
Therapy Ed A: 72%
Therapy Ed B: 78%
Therapy Ed C: 81%
Practice form Academic PEAT: 84%
Scorebuilders Test 1: 70%
Scorebuilders Test 2: 79%
Practice Form Student PEAT: 91%
Retired Student PEAT: 89%
NPTE: 785/800
