The Praxis Series Official Guide

✍ Scribed by Educational Testing Service

• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 591
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The only official guide to The Praxis Series™ of teacher-licensing exams-straight from the test-makers If you're looking for the best, most trustworthy guide to the exams in The Praxis Series, you've found it. This official Praxis guide comes straight from ETS--the people who actually make the tests. It will show you exactly what to expect -- whether you're taking the PPST to begin your teaching career, the PLT to demonstrate your professional expertise, or a Praxis II Subject Test to prove your knowledge of a specific K-12 teaching topic. Only ETS can give you real Praxis questions for practice, show you exactly what you'll see on screen on the computerized exams, and tell you the test-maker's own strategies for success. That's why this guide is your indispensable source for everything you need to know about The Praxis Series. No other Praxis guide gives you: 6 full-length real PPST exams Hundreds of authentic PLT and Praxis II questions-so you can study with the real thing Sample PPST essays with actual raters' comments The latest state-by-state teacher certification testing requirements Comprehensive outline of PLT study topics Complete coverage of Praxis II Elementary Education tests

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 7
How to Use This Book......Page 11
Part I. Getting Started......Page 15
Praxis I: Pre-Professional Skills Tests (PPST®)......Page 17
Praxis II: Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT®), Elementary Education, and Subject Assessments......Page 19
Praxis III......Page 20
How to Register for The Praxis Assessments......Page 23
Getting Your Scores......Page 24
General Test Preparation Strategies......Page 25
Strategies for Taking Praxis Tests......Page 26
Part II. Preparing for the PPST......Page 31
Planning Your Test Preparation Program......Page 33
Tips for Taking the Computer Version......Page 36
Format of the Reading Test......Page 41
Strategies for the Reading Test......Page 42
Guided PPST Reading Practice......Page 43
Strategies for the Mathematics Test......Page 69
PPST Math Review......Page 80
Guided PPST Math Practice......Page 87
Format of the Writing Multiple-Choice Section......Page 107
Strategies for the Writing Multiple-Choice Section......Page 108
English Grammar Review......Page 109
Guided PPST Writing Multiple-Choice Practice......Page 124
Overview of the Essay Section......Page 139
How the Essay Is Scored......Page 140
Strategies for Writing Your Essay......Page 141
The Essay Topics......Page 143
Writing Your Essay......Page 148
Sample Essays with Scorers’ Comments......Page 149
On Your Own: PPST Essay-Writing Practice......Page 154
Part III. Six Real PPSTS for Practice......Page 157
9. PPST: Reading Test 1......Page 159
Calculating Your Score......Page 185
10. PPST: Reading Test 2......Page 189
Calculating Your Score......Page 215
11. PPST: Mathematics Test 1......Page 219
Calculating Your Score......Page 247
12. PPST: Mathematics Test 2......Page 251
Calculating Your Score......Page 275
13. PPST: Writing Test 1......Page 279
Calculating Your Score......Page 310
14. PPST: Writing Test 2......Page 315
Calculating Your Score......Page 348
Part IV. Praxis II: Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT)......Page 353
Purpose and Format of the PLT Tests......Page 355
Preparing for the PLT Tests......Page 356
PLT Study Topics......Page 359
How to Read a Case Study......Page 379
Case Study 1......Page 381
Case Study 1......Page 386
Case Study 2......Page 389
Case Study 2......Page 395
How to Answer Constructed-Response Questions......Page 399
16. Real PLT Questions for Practice......Page 403
Case Study 1......Page 404
Strategies for Answering Constructed-Response Questions for Case Study 1......Page 405
Case Study 2......Page 427
Strategies for Answering Constructed-Response Questions for Case Study 2......Page 430
Part V. Praxis II: Elementary Education......Page 455
Preparing for the Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Tests......Page 457
Real Questions for Practice......Page 462
Preparing for the Content Knowledge Test......Page 467
Real Questions for Practice......Page 469
Preparing for the Content Area Exercises Test......Page 477
Real Questions for Practice......Page 479
Part VI. Praxis II: Subject Assessments......Page 505
Fundamental Subjects: Content Knowledge (0511)......Page 507
Special Education: Application of Core Principles Across Categories of Disability (0352)......Page 508
School Psychologist (0400)......Page 509
School Guidance and Counseling (0420)......Page 510
Real Questions for Practice......Page 511
English Language, Literature, and Composition: Content Knowledge (0041)......Page 517
English Language, Literature, and Composition: Pedagogy (0043)......Page 518
English to Speakers of Other Languages (0360)......Page 519
Reading Across the Curriculum: Elementary (0201)......Page 520
Real Questions for Practice......Page 521
Social Studies: Content Knowledge (0081)......Page 531
Mathematics: Content Knowledge (0061)......Page 532
Middle School: Science (0439)......Page 533
Middle School: Mathematics (0069)......Page 534
Chemistry: Content Knowledge (0245)......Page 535
Earth and Space Sciences: Content Knowledge (0571)......Page 536
Real Questions for Practice......Page 537
French: Content Knowledge (0173)......Page 545
Business Education (0100)......Page 546
Health Education (0550)......Page 547
Speech-Language Pathology (0330)......Page 548
Real Questions for Practice......Page 549
Appendix A. State-by-State Certification Testing Requirements......Page 557
Appendix B. For More Information......Page 585