Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Exam

ACE ID:

DANT-0069

Organization's ID:

SS815, ST815

Organization:

Prometric Inc, DSST Credit-by-Exam

Location:

Prometric DSST exams are offered at colleges, universities or military bases that are not owned by Prometric.

Length:

2 hours

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	3	Introduction to Public Speaking

Credit is recommended for examinees with scores of 400 or above.

Description

Objective:

This exam was developed to enable schools to award credit to students for knowledge equivalent to that learned by students taking the course. The exam consists of two parts. The two parts should be taken in order. Students who do not complete both parts within six months will have their score invalidated and will
need to retest. Students must pass both parts of the exam in order to receive credit:
The exam contains 100 questions to be answered in 2 hours. Some of these are pretest questions that will
not be scored.

Part 1 – Multiple-Choice: Part 1 consists of multiple choice questions covering: Ethical, Social, and Theoretical Considerations of Public Speaking,
Audience Analysis, Adaptation and Effect, Topics and Purposes of Speeches, Structure/Organization,
Content, Research, Language and Style and Delivery.

Part 2 – Speech Portion: Part 2 requires the test taker to record an impromptu persuasive speech that will be
scored by human raters.

Skills Measured:

Ethical, Social, and Theoretical Considerations of Public Speaking (e.g. free speech)

Audience Analysis, Adaptation and Effect (analyzing the audience before, during, and after the speech)

Topics and Purposes of Speeches (formulating appropriate speech topics for specific purposes)

Structure/Organization (e.g. "the hook", structuring introductions, bodies, and conclusions)

Content (e.g. recognizing/using argument, reasoning, and evidence)

Research (using reference materials/finding appropriate sources in speech preparation)

Language and Style (using language appropriate for a public speech)

Delivery (e.g. articulation, voice, pronunciation, body language, and media)

Instruction & Assessment