Course Course Summary Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Exam ACE ID: DANT-0044 Organization: Prometric Inc, DSST Credit-by-Exam Dates Offered: 1/1/1990 - 10/31/2013 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Public Speaking Credit is recommended for examinees with scores of 400 and above. Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The exam consists of 84 multiple-choice questions and a required speech. It is administered to test takers without time limits; however, most test takers complete the examination within 90 minutes. Skills Measured: (Approximate Percentage of Examination by Content Area): 5% Ethical, historical, and social considerations of public speaking (free speech in a democracy and free speech issues); 8% Audience analysis and adaptation/ effect/persuasive (analyzing the audience and preparing the speech in terms of the needs of the speaker and the major characteristics of the audience, e.g., age, sex, socio-economic traits, education, political and ethnic attitudes, available time, etc.); 11% Topics and purposes of speeches (formulating appropriate speech topics and speech purposes); 18% Structure/Organization (structuring introductions, bodies, and conclusions; understanding thought patterns and organizational strategies); 15% Content/Supporting materials (recognizing and using evidence, argument, and reasoning; formulating logical, emotional, ethical, and credible appeals); 5% Research (using reference materials and finding sources in the preparation of a speech); 11% Language and style (using language appropriate for a public speech); 11% Delivery (articulation, voice, pronunciation, and body action); 3% Communication apprehension understanding and controlling apprehension in public speaking); 5% Listening and feedback (listening techniques; obstacles to avoid; giving and responding to feedback); 8% Criticism and evaluation (criticizing and evaluating the effectiveness of a public speech). Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from Prometric Inc, DSST Credit-by-Exam A History of the Vietnam War (DANT-0062) Art of the Western World (DANT-0054) Astronomy (DANT-0057) Business Ethics and Society (DANT-0052) Business Mathematics (DANT-0012) Computing and Information Technology (DANT-0028) Criminal Justice (DANT-0015) Environmental Science (DANT-0058) Ethics in America (DANT-0018) Ethics in Technology (DANT-0077) View All Courses Page Content