Best Test Study Guide

[daiashi]

Going to take NC E. Exam for the second time.In your opinion what is
the best study guide to purchase?I have already been to jcr productions
course,however the wording of the lessons and the test questions where
different.So I need something along the same format as a test,if this
makes since.Thanks.:smile:

 

[brantmacga]

i went to a tom henry course in atl taught by jim fields(?). he covered almost everything that was on my test, and the actual test was easier than their practice tests.

 

[bphgravity]

Who is the exam provider and have you checked with them so to see if they have practice exams or other study materials?

 

[cadpoint]

@ www.ncbeec.org, look at

Find a Continuing Education Provider

most teach prep courses, Gook Luck

 

[daiashi]

How About Mike Holt's study guide?

 

[hvac-electrical]

I am currently studying the JCR workbook and some stuff from the community college when I attended there.

I just pray and hope that I pass on my first time. Have heard some tell me the limited is harder than the unlimited. I find that hard to believe though.

Any tips on the test?

 

[John Valdes]

I also went to Tom Henry's course. The Keyword index, reminders and tabbed code book really helped. It is not to teach electricity, it is how to pass the exam. I don't think I would have passed my masters on the first try without the training and materials provided.

ps....TH also has video series, but quite expensive.
www.tomhenry.com

 

[jem.nola]

I haved used Mike Holt's Exam Prep books to prepare myself for the test. Practice, practice, pratice. I have the side tabs for my book and they do help immencly for speed. I would recommend not using any extra handbooks for taking your test. After a code book, calculator, ruler , test booklet and an answer sheet, there is not much room for anything else. Sometimes, depending on where you are, proctors will not allow any additional handbooks to be used during testing. Some parishes where I live do not allow you to bring your own book but rather supply their books for their tests. Practice by using the code book only will better prepare you for testing. After passing my Master's test (on the second attempt) I've realized the key! It's not the answers you need to know, it's the method of locating the answer's. It won't matter what the questions are because they are in the book. I'm taking more tests for licenses I don't need only because I'm having fun taking them and to keep working on my skills. Best of wishes and good luck on your test.

 

[radiopet]

Ironcially I think most people spend more time on calculations than they do on a properly labeled NEC book when taking the exams.

While on most exams you are going to get probably about 10 calculation questions and the majority are going to be pure NEC look up questions.

And when they do give you calculation questions, do not read MORE into the actual question as they have to generally be very basic on these questions because if the steps are beyond simple ones it opens up issues for the question itself....

So my advice would be to get something like Mike Holt's Pre-Licensing Exam Prep book and focus on basic calculations like sizing the OCPD for a motor and conductor sizes associated with it....just the basic stuff like that but spend alot of time doing good labeling of your NEC....a properly tabbed NEC can be a life saver.

Also get used to picking out KEY words in the question to assist you in where to look in the NEC......this is something that will help you greatly....

Good luck.........

 

[DIRT27]

I used delmarlearning.com it cost about $80 and is just a bunch of practice test you can use for a year after signing up. You can track your progress with detailed score reports and it refers to the code on every wrong question. radiopet is right don't spend to much time on calculations every question is worth one point. Its not how many questions you know off the top of your head, its the speed finding answers it the book. The test on delmar learning are a ton harder than the CA j-mans exam. I was geting in the low 70%s high 60%s before I took my test. A few weeks ago I finally got it out of the way and got a 90%. It was the best $80 I ever spent.

Numerous employees in my company have failed and had to pay $100 to take the test again.

good luck

 

[Chris Simms]

i went to a tom henry course in atl taught by jim fields(?). he covered almost everything that was on my test, and the actual test was easier than their practice tests.

I heard he retired in may of this year
Chris

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

In preparing your NEC book for the test, I recommend NOT tabbing the margin side of the code book.
If you look at the top of the pages, there are section numbers located there similar to how a dictionary is set up. (I know, most of you guys have not looked in a dictionary lately ) The bottom of the page has the page number.
This makes locating a section number or page very quick, and the tabs will actually slow you down when trying to turn pages efficiently.
I have the guys tab the top portion of the code book and only for the most used portions of the NEC, such as 250.66-.122, 310.16, Table 8, etc...
If one relies too much on tabs, one has not studied enough for the test. Becoming familar with the NEC, using the Table of Contents for searching and not the index (my teaching method virtually eliminates the use of the index, it takes way too much time to locate info) and putting in the study time will help increase the chance of a first time passing result.

 

[bphgravity]

i went to a tom henry course in atl taught by jim fields(?). he covered almost everything that was on my test, and the actual test was easier than their practice tests.

His name is Jim Lewis. Jim retired earlier this year after 20 years with Tom Henry and Code Electrical Classes. He was the Chief Electrical Inspector for Walt Disney World before working with Mr. Henry. He has moved to Cebu City in the Philippines with his wife Nellie.

 

[dirtywater07]

tom henry

tom henry

yeah I agree the best bang for the buck is the tom henry study guides and questions...sure his pictorials are not great as mike holts but it's also alot cheaper...but if you have the money get the mikeholt study guides.

 

[RHJohnson]

About 2 years ago my son needed to test for a state that his license would not reciprocate. I convinced him to take either Mike Holt or Tom Henry test preparation (don't remember which - I have used both in past years), and then the HARD PART..... He thought it would be easy, tried to skim through the the 1st couple tests, only looking up what he knew he did not know for sure. He would get done in less than 2 hours, or close to the time, but found out he did not remember as much as he thought, or know as much as he thought. I then convinced him - (young guy's are hard to convince - they think they already know everything) look up each answer (a great way to learn the book - even if you know the correct answer, knowing where to find it speaks volumes! At first he would only get maybe 70% of the way through the test in the 2 hour time, but after doing 10 different tests he could do them in less than 2 hours. He passed with a score of 92% - and walked out just knowing he had passed. You have to make a little extra effort!!!!!