By ACE on Monday, December 17, 2012
You’ve passed your exam—now how do you gain the experience you need to start training clients? Here are seven great ways you can acquire much-needed hands-on experience while boosting your confidence as well.
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We often receive calls and emails from candidates expressing their fears about not being prepared to sit for their upcoming exam. If you find yourself feeling this same way, here is some great advice to help alleviate those fears and give yourself the best possible chance at success.
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No matter how much you follow good test-taking and preparation advice, there's still that fear of mentally blacking out, those racing thoughts, difficulty concentrating, negative thoughts about past performance, the "what if's, the nausea, sweating, headache, fast heartbeat - well, you get it. It's test anxiety and it happens to the best of us. The good news is you can do something about it!
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Have you registered for an exam date that is no longer going to work with your schedule? Don’t panic. You can reschedule your exam. Find out how to do this and why you shouldn't reschedule if you have a case of exam day nerves.
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Congratulations! You have finished your studies, scheduled your ACE exam at a computer -based testing location and that exam date is now just around the corner. You have so many questions. You are wondering what to bring, what to expect and the most popular question, how soon will I get my results? Get answers here.
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Maybe you’ve bought your study materials recently and received an ACE Certification Exam Voucher (aka voucher) as part of your package. You know it’s good for one exam registration…but what else do you know? And what do you need to know?
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That’s right…the written simulation has retired. It has left the building. Cashed out. However you want to say it, beginning May 1st, the ACE Personal Trainer Certification Exam will consist solely of a 3-hour exam with 150 multiple-choice questions.
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We’ve talked here before about test anxiety and how to deal with it. But those candidates who are re-testing because they were unsuccessful on their first exam often experience a different kind of anxiety as well – re-test anxiety.
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ACE requires that all exam candidates sitting for a computer based exam (CBT) have a current CPR/AED certificate prior to their test date (it’s one of the pre – requisites).
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Congratulations! You passed your ACE certification exam! All that studying and stressing finally paid off. But now what do you do?
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Prepare for your certification exam with the Certification Candidate Handbook.
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Maybe you’ve bought your study materials recently and received an ACE Certification Exam Voucher (aka voucher) as part of your package. You know it’s good for one ACE Computer-based Testing (CBT) exam registration…but what else do you know?
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Is that the course where I can get all the formulas? Find out what's really included in the Fitness Math course and what that means for the exam.
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I hear this question from exam candidates frequently and the short answer is…I can’t give you an exact percent. But I can give you some details about how the certification exam is scored.
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It happens. You’ve been studying and preparing for your ACE certification exam. You’ve set the date and maybe even gotten directions to the location (hint, they’re on your admission ticket). But then…something changes.
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When you learn you didn't pass your certification exam, the first step is to take a deep breath. Then maybe take one more. After you take your test you will receive is your score information in what I like to call the short version. This score reports the percent correct in each domain and the two written simulation scores if you took the ACE Personal Trainer certification exam.
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Understanding how multiple choice questions are created can benefit you as a candidate by making an exam seem less confusing and scary when you first open it up. You’re more prepared for the questions and can put more focus into the content rather than trying to understand how questions are set up.
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What you see when you are looking at a test question can sometimes be what isn’t there. I talk to candidates about reading into the question too much, otherwise known as ‘but what if there is this and that issue as well?’ My response...
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What to do if you need special accomodations when taking the ACE certification exam.
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Extra tips and tricks to make sure you have all your ducks in a row on exam day.
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Determine which type of ACE certification exam testing is right for you.
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Psst! Over here! Step this way to find the secrets to the ACE Personal Trainer Exam written simulation...
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Worried about taking the ACE exam? Check out these helpful tips to conquer anxiety.
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