Praxis Core For Dummies
Höfundar: Carla C. Kirkland, Chan Cleveland
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Score high on the Praxis Core and jumpstart the teaching career of your dreams! Praxis Core For Dummies is a must-have resource for preparing for--and passing--the Praxis® Core Academic Skills for Educators Exam. The best way to succeed on any exam is to prepare with plenty of practice questions. This book provides you with 2 full-length practice tests plus an additional 4 tests online.
That’s 6 complete tests containing the same kinds of questions you will see on the reading, writing, and mathematic sections of the exam! Now in its third edition, Praxis Core For Dummies has been carefully updated to align with changes in the Praxis Core exam, including new mathematics subtests and revised overview information. A thorough summary of the exam shows you exactly what to expect on exam day, while in-depth content reviews help you fully understand each section of the test.
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- Höfundar: Carla C. Kirkland, Chan Cleveland
- Útgáfa:3
- Útgáfudagur: 29-01-2020
- Hægt að prenta út 10 bls.
- Hægt að afrita 2 bls.
- Format:ePub
- ISBN 13: 9781119620488
- Print ISBN: 9781119620457
- ISBN 10: 1119620481
Efnisyfirlit
- Cover
- Introduction
- About This Book
- Foolish Assumptions
- Icons Used in This Book
- Beyond the Book
- Where to Go from Here
- Part 1: Getting Started with the Praxis Core
- Chapter 1: Previewing the Praxis
- Why Take the Praxis?
- Breaking Down the Praxis
- Understanding How the Test Is Scored
- Chapter 2: Getting Ready for Test Day
- Registering for the Test
- Using Your Time Wisely
- When Test Day Has Arrived
- If You Are Retaking the Test
- Chapter 3: Practicing the Praxis: Sampling Some Practice Questions
- Going through the Pre-Assessment Questions
- Looking at the Pre-Assessment Answers
- Assessing Your Results
- Chapter 1: Previewing the Praxis
- Chapter 4: Count on It: Number and Quantity
- Working with Integers: Whole Numbers and Their Opposites
- Computing with Fractions and Mixed Numbers
- Working with Decimals and Percents
- Understanding the Number Line
- Following Orders: The Order of Operations
- Reasoning with Quantities
- Practice Questions about Number and Quantity
- Answers and Explanations
- Chapter 5: Introducing Letters: Algebra
- Variables: When Letters Represent Numbers
- Working with Equations
- Solving Inequalities
- Factoring in Algebra
- Decoding Algebra Word Problems
- Thinking Outside the Algebra Box
- Practice Questions about Algebra
- Answers and Explanations
- Chapter 6: Grasping Geometry Concepts
- Understanding the Building Blocks of Geometry
- Understanding Angle Measures and Relationships
- Knowing Common Shapes and Their Basic Properties
- Working with Shapes that Are Alike
- Figuring out Geometric Formulas
- Combining Shapes
- Knowing the Ways of the XY Coordinate Plane
- Touching on Right Triangles
- Practice Questions about Geometry
- Answers and Explanations
- Chapter 7: Pinning Down Data Interpretation and Representation, Statistics, and Probability
- Representing Data
- Analyzing Data
- Calculating Probability
- Pointing Out Scientific Notation Facts
- Practice Questions about Probability and Statistics
- Answers and Explanations
- Chapter 8: Test-Taking Strategies for Core Math
- Using Helpful Shortcuts
- Narrowing Down Answer Choices
- Tackling the Constructed Response
- Chapter 9: Reading Comprehension: Finding Meaning and Identifying Purpose
- Previewing the Praxis Reading Test
- Mastering Short-Passage Questions
- Looking at Long-Passage Questions
- Visual- and Quantitative-Information Questions
- Practice Reading-Comprehension Questions
- Answers and Explanations
- Chapter 10: Test-Taking Strategies for Core Reading
- Figuring Out Which to Read First: The Passage or the Question
- Examining Strategies for the Various Passages
- Approaching Questions about Charts and Graphs
- Eliminating Wrong Answers
- Tips for Slow Readers
- Chapter 11: Acing the Essay
- Perusing the Types of Prompts: “Picking a Side” versus “Exploring an Idea”
- Creating a Solid Essay
- Turning a Good Essay into a Great One
- Understanding How the Essay Is Scored
- Checking Out Some Practice Prompts
- Reviewing a Sample Essay
- Evaluating Your Essay
- Chapter 12: Giving Grammar a Glance
- Getting a Grip on the Parts of Speech
- Making Sense of Sentence Structure
- Pondering Punctuation
- Misplaced Modifiers
- Redundancy and Double Negatives
- Homophones: “They’re in there with their bear”
- Capitalization: What You Need to Know
- Practice Questions about Grammar
- Answers and Explanations
- Chapter 13: Test-Taking Strategies for Core Writing
- Knowing the Types of Selected-Response Writing Questions
- Identifying and Correcting Errors in Selected-Response Items
- Mastering the Essay
- Chapter 14: Practice Exam 1
- Answer Sheet for Practice Exam 1
- Part 1: Reading
- Part 2: Writing
- Part 3: Mathematics
- Chapter 15: Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations
- Part 1: Reading
- Part 2: Writing
- Part 3: Mathematics
- Answer Key
- Chapter 16: Practice Exam 2
- Answer Sheet for Practice Exam 2
- Part 1: Reading
- Part 2: Writing
- Part 3: Mathematics
- Chapter 17: Practice Exam 2: Answers and Explanations
- Part 1: Reading
- Part 2: Writing
- Part 3: Mathematics
- Answer Key
- Chapter 18: Ten Common Math Errors to Avoid
- Misusing Negative Signs
- Confusing Perimeter and Area
- Incorrectly Combining Like Terms
- Messing Up When Moving Decimals
- Not Solving for the Actual Variable
- Misrepresenting “Less Than” in Word Problems
- Mixing Up Supplementary and Complementary Angles
- Finding the Wrong Median
- Fearing Fractions
- Forgetting about Fractions in Formulas
- Chapter 19: Ten Mistakes to Avoid on the Praxis Reading and Writing Exams
- Avoiding Mistakes Common to the Writing and Reading Tests
- Sidestepping Mistakes on the Writing Test
- Evading Mistakes on the Reading Test
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