Overview
Main description
A comprehensive, all-in-one guide to acing the Praxis
Each year nearly 700,000 prospective teachers nationwide take the Professional Assessment for Beginning Teachers, or Praxis battery, produced by ETS.
Although there are minor variations from state to state, 43 states now require public school teachers to be tested for competency in basic skills like reading, writing, teaching, and subject matter proficiency, as part of the licensing process. The preferred testing instrument among 35 of those states is the Praxis series.
Written by a test designer and reader at ETS, McGraw-Hill's Praxis I & II is a complete insider's guide, offering a full-spectrum preparation for the two most important sections of the Praxis-- Praxis I: Academic Skills Assessment and Praxis II: Subject Assessments.
You get:
- Valuable insights into how the Praxis works and what it really tests
- Expert test-taking strategies from an ETS insider
- Comprehensive reviews of reading comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, and math skills
- Pretest and posttests in each chapter
- Model essays
- Explained answers for all problems
- Practice exams closely simulating the real Praxis series
Author comments
Laurie Rozakis, Ph.D. a professor of English at Farmingdale State University, began her career as a high school English teacher, having earned the New York State teaching certification. She has also earned a New York State teaching certification in English and mathematics education. Cle
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From a test-design expert--a complete, all-in-one guide to acing the Praxis exams
You've worked hard to get where you are. Now one final hurdle separates you from your goal: the Professional Assessment for Beginning Teachers, or Praxis battery. Whether you're preparing to take the Praxis I as an admission requirement for a college of education, or the Praxis II in order to obtain your teaching certification, this book can help guarantee that when the big day arrives, you'll do your absolute best.
While most test-prep authors claim to have the "inside track" on the Praxis, this one really does. That's because it was written by Dr. Laurie Rozakis, a test designer and reader for many big standardized tests over the years. A complete, insider's guide to taking the Praxis, McGraw-Hill's Praxis I & II gives you a uniquely authoritative perspective on the exam, while offering full-spectrum test preparation. You get:
- Valuable insights into how the PRAXIS works and what it really tests
- Expert test-taking strategies from a testing expert
- Comprehensive review of reading comprehension, grammar, vocabulary and math skills
- Guidelines on how to develop a study approach tailored to your learning style
- Pre-tests and post-tests in each chapter
- Model essays
- Fully-explained answers for all problems
- Practice exams closely simulating the real PRAXIS series
With so much hanging in the balance, why take chances? Get McGraw-Hill's Praxis I & II and get the real inside track on understanding, prepping for, taking and acing the exam.
