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Praxis II Mathematics Content Knowledge Test (Test Code 0061): The Best Teachers' Test Preparation

Praxis II Mathematics Content Knowledge Test (Test Code 0061): The Best Teachers' Test Preparation

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Author: Mel Friedman
Publisher: Research & Education Association
Category: Book

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Pages: 250
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ISBN: 0738603309
Dewey Decimal Number: 371
EAN: 9780738603308

Publication Date: March 27, 2007
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Product Description

REA … Real review, Real practice, Real results.

Take your teaching career to the head of the class.

PRAXIS II Mathematics Content Knowledge (0061)

For Teacher Certification

Are you prepared to excel on the PRAXIS II?

* Get to know the test, how it is scored, and much more.

* Set up a study schedule by following our flexible, results-driven timeline

* Take the first practice test to discover what you know and what you should know

* Use REA's advice to ready yourself for proper study and success

Sharpen your knowledge and skills

* The comprehensive review guides candidates through all the content and process categories on the official test, which is required in most states for certification. Content categories include: Algebra and Number Theory, Measurement, Geometry; Trigonometry, Functions, Calculus, Data Analysis and Statistics, Probability, Matrix Algebra, and Discrete Mathematics.

* Lessons reinforce necessary skills

* Key tutorials enhance specific abilities needed on the test

* Targeted drills increase comprehension and help organize study

Practice for real

* Create the closest experience to test-day conditions with 3 full-length practice tests

* Chart your progress with full and detailed explanations of all answers

* Boost confidence with test-taking strategies and experienced advice

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REA books and software have proven to be the extra support teacher candidates need to pass their challenging test for state licensure. Our comprehensive study guides are teacher-recommended and written by educators who have mastered the test and the related program of study.




Customer Reviews:   Read 5 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Very Nice!   July 5, 2007
Danielle G. Vacca
1 out of 5 found this review helpful

The product came in perfect condition. It took a little while to receive the product, but I didn't mind. Overall, I'm very happy!


4 out of 5 stars GREAT BUY!   June 5, 2008
L. Blaszka
This book definitly covers a lot!! There were only a few problems out of the 100s that had typos. GREAT BUY!!!!


3 out of 5 stars Fair to Middling   June 9, 2007
C. Grant (Colorado)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful

The good thing about this book is that it has 3 practice tests. The bad thing is that those tests are no where near as hard as the Praxis II Mathematics Content Knowledge Test.

Some parts of the book are well laid out with explanations. Others are not. I found a couple typos which drove me nuts because they were answers to problems.

The drill on probability has no explanations of the answers, and I have no clue how they came up with one answer. I've convinced myself it's a typo, but I don't have proof.

I would have liked more practice drills in the calculus section. I would have liked better explanations in the calculus and probability sections. I would have liked clearer instructions for the discrete math.

There are no explanations in the book about some of the test problems, such as standard deviation. There is an assumption you know about this.

And I would have liked more instruction on using the graphing calculator to solve those problems. I borrowed a graphing calculator and learned some about it, but not enough.

I live in Colorado and need a 65% to gain a "highly qualified" designation in math. On the last practice test, I attained that. However, I don't think I attained that score today when I took the actual test.

These tests are expensive to take and retake. I really want a product that's guaranteed to help me pass that test.



3 out of 5 stars Disappointed   August 4, 2007
A. Grieser (Virginia)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

I had high hopes for this book as a friend had told me how great the REA review materials are, but I was very disappointed. I gave it 3 stars over 2 only because there are so few review books for this exam, and I appreciate the effort!

Good points: Exercises are available for most sections (but not all) and there are 3 full-length practice exams.

Bad points: This book is filled with typos, distractingly so. I suppose it's a good test of your math knowledge to be able to find them, but if I did not understand an answer or explanation, I had no confidence that there wasn't a typo involved. Having just taken the exam today, I can say with authority that the practice exams in this book are much too easy. Also, some of the questions didn't seem appropriate. For example, there are a few questions that require Z-score table lookups, which aren't included with this book nor are they with the actual Praxis II exam. I would much rather see questions involving logic I might actually encounter during the actual exam. Also, some of the questions require math knowledge not included in the review materials, which I found frustrating as I had to search frantically for other sources to explain things.

I wouldn't say don't buy this book; there are so few materials available for this test that you should really study everything you can get your hands on. Just be aware that if you use this as your sole review book and you aren't a math genius or it's been a while since you've taken math, I don't think it will give you good practice for the exam.

The CliffsTestPrep Praxis II: Mathematics Content Knowledge Test (0061) (Cliffstestprep Praxis II) also has an okay level of review material, probably better than this one, but no practice exercise and its practice exams are also way too easy. As I mentioned in my review over there, I found that the "Complete Idiot's Guide" and "For Dummies" books were actually quite helpful. I'd suggest reviewing the material in this book (and the CliffsTestPrep one) and then using other more specific books in areas you are weak in.



2 out of 5 stars not so good...   July 28, 2007
R. Estabrook (Maine)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I am very disappointed by this book. I am taking the test in a week, and began going through this book a couple of weeks ago. It is FULL of typos and errors. It is poorly organized, lacking consistency. Explanations are often confusing or harder than they have to be. This book needs SERIOUS editing in order to be useful - I'm wondering how the company could have let the book go to print with all the errors it has.

I found the practice tests useful, although they had some redundant questions, and they too contained typos and errors and even a couple of questions that didn't make sense (eg. one question asked for the domain and range but the answers were just of the range, one question asked to "solve the triangle" but gave just one of the missing parts in the answer choices.

I'm trying another test prep book for this coming week - I hope it is better written and edited.



 
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