Ebook TExES PPR EC12 Book + Online TExES Teacher Certification Test Prep Beatrice Mendez Newman PhD 9780738611426 Books
Ebook TExES PPR EC12 Book + Online TExES Teacher Certification Test Prep Beatrice Mendez Newman PhD 9780738611426 Books
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REA's TExES PPR EC-12 (160) Test Prep with Online Practice Tests
Gets You Certified and in the Classroom!
Nationwide, more than 4 million teachers will be needed over the next decade, and all must take appropriate tests to be licensed. REA gets you ready for your teaching career with our outstanding library of Teacher Certification test preps.
Our test prep is designed to help teacher candidates master the information on the TExES PPR EC-12 (160) exam and get certified to teach in Texas. It's perfect for college students, teachers, and career-changing professionals who are looking to teach Early Childhood through Grade 12 in Texas.
Written by a leading specialist in teacher education, our complete study package contains an in-depth review of all four state-defined domains and the 13 competencies, including discussions of key educational concepts, theories, and laws.
A diagnostic test and two full-length practice tests are offered online in a timed format with instant scoring, diagnostic feedback, and detailed explanations of answers. Each test features every type of question, subject area, and skill you need to know for the exam. Our online practice tests replicate the TExES question format, allowing you to assess your skills and gauge your test-readiness.
The online tests at REA's Study Center offer the most powerful scoring and diagnostic tools available today. Automatic scoring and instant reports help you zero in on the topics and types of questions that give you trouble now, so you'll succeed when it counts. Every practice exam comes with detailed feedback on every question. We don't just say which answers are right - we explain why the other answer choices are wrong - so you'll be prepared on test day.
The book includes the same two practice tests that are offered online, but without the added benefits of detailed scoring analysis and diagnostic feedback. This complete test prep package comes with a customized study schedule and REA's test-taking strategies and tips.
This test prep is a must-have for anyone who wants to teach EC-12 in Texas!
Gets You Certified and in the Classroom!
Nationwide, more than 4 million teachers will be needed over the next decade, and all must take appropriate tests to be licensed. REA gets you ready for your teaching career with our outstanding library of Teacher Certification test preps.
Our test prep is designed to help teacher candidates master the information on the TExES PPR EC-12 (160) exam and get certified to teach in Texas. It's perfect for college students, teachers, and career-changing professionals who are looking to teach Early Childhood through Grade 12 in Texas.
Written by a leading specialist in teacher education, our complete study package contains an in-depth review of all four state-defined domains and the 13 competencies, including discussions of key educational concepts, theories, and laws.
A diagnostic test and two full-length practice tests are offered online in a timed format with instant scoring, diagnostic feedback, and detailed explanations of answers. Each test features every type of question, subject area, and skill you need to know for the exam. Our online practice tests replicate the TExES question format, allowing you to assess your skills and gauge your test-readiness.
The online tests at REA's Study Center offer the most powerful scoring and diagnostic tools available today. Automatic scoring and instant reports help you zero in on the topics and types of questions that give you trouble now, so you'll succeed when it counts. Every practice exam comes with detailed feedback on every question. We don't just say which answers are right - we explain why the other answer choices are wrong - so you'll be prepared on test day.
The book includes the same two practice tests that are offered online, but without the added benefits of detailed scoring analysis and diagnostic feedback. This complete test prep package comes with a customized study schedule and REA's test-taking strategies and tips.
This test prep is a must-have for anyone who wants to teach EC-12 in Texas!
Ebook TExES PPR EC12 Book + Online TExES Teacher Certification Test Prep Beatrice Mendez Newman PhD 9780738611426 Books
"First, a little bit of background about why I bought the book. I have been seeking certification through an alternative certification program. The particular program I used partners with a test preparation website called certifyteacher.com. After studying through that website for a couple of weeks, I'd gone through all the practice questions they had to offer. Practice tests no longer had value because I already knew all the answers. Because my PPR exam was still about 3 weeks away, I wanted another source of study topics and practice tests to keep me sharp.
PROS:
The information that is in the study guide portion of the book is quite good. The charts for Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development, Erikson's Stages of Development, and Bloom's Taxonomy were very helpful. You can take the tests online or using the book and they offer an explanation of each answer.
CONS:
Although the information that is in it is good, it is in no way comprehensive. A lot of the topics I had studied prior to buying this book were completely absent. If I had only studied using this book, I would've been left clueless for a lot of questions on the exam.
But the main problem I have with this book is that, in my opinion, the tests are full of really bad questions that are not indicative of the questions on the actual test. Not all of the questions are bad but many of them are confusing (easily misinterpreted to think it was asking something else), have multiple correct answers where none are clearly the "best" answer, or have an explanation that makes little logical sense. It was incredibly frustrating to take these practice tests. I almost didn't even take the second one (and I kind of wish I hadn't) but I was so annoyed by the test questions.
I scored significantly higher on the actual PPR than I did on these practice tests. So on the plus side, if you do OK on these practice tests, you should be fine on the actual exam.
Overall, I don't think it's downright awful but I don't think it's particularly good either. The information it contains is good but it doesn't cover everything you need to know and the tests could be a lot better than they are. I think it can be helpful for some but for me, it wasn't worth the $30 I paid for it."
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TExES PPR EC12 Book + Online TExES Teacher Certification Test Prep Beatrice Mendez Newman PhD 9780738611426 Books Reviews :
TExES PPR EC12 Book + Online TExES Teacher Certification Test Prep Beatrice Mendez Newman PhD 9780738611426 Books Reviews
- 52 days after Ronald Reagan left office, I took the National Teachers Exam in another state. I aced it. And I took those great scores and taught for a few years.
Then I had a baby, and I quit teaching to stay home with her. We moved to Texas, and I decided that I wouldn't take the TExES quite yet. After all, I was going to be a stay-at-home mom for a while. I put the test off and made the decision to take it later.
And then I had another baby, and another baby.
"Take the TExES later on," I kept telling myself. "You can always do it down the road. After all, you don't even know if you'll ever go back to teaching."
So I didn't. I focused on my kids and was quite happy living the June Cleaver life.
As previously noted, I had taken the NTE in the very early days of the first Bush administration. And as I lived my happy at-home life, time passed. All the way through the Clinton administration and through the next Bush administration and through the first Obama term, I was blissful in my life at home, centered around my family. I piled my kids into the minivan and drove them to music lessons and to ball practice and to driver's ed. This was what I wanted to do. I could teach other people's kids later on; this was the only shot I had with my own.
And time passed and babies grew and suddenly it was the spring of 2015 and Mr. Obama was well into his second term.
I looked around and realized that my youngest baby was getting ready to enter high school.
"Oh, my," I said to myself. "That happened quickly. Maybe you should see about taking the TExES."
I told myself that was a great idea. I sent everything to the state, and they told me what I needed to do to get my certificates transferred.
It was official. Like it or not, I was going to have to take the PPR . . . *26 years* after I had taken the NTE and 22 years after I had quit teaching to stay home!
Suddenly, I realized that I was very rusty.
How on earth was I going to prepare?
A quick online search led me to this book. A few readings of reviews led me to believe that it was the one must-have for adequately preparing for my test. My friends at made sure I had it as soon as possible, and I sat down to prepare.
I took the diagnostic test and was unimpressed with, though not surprised by, my score. After all, it had been more than a quarter of a century, and I was rusty.
I read the book and took the first practice test.
It was better, but still pretty ugly.
I read the book again and took the second practice test.
I was relieved to see that my score was much improved.
Over the next few weeks, I repeated the entire cycle of diagnostic test, read, practice test 1, read, practice test 2.
My scores began to improve by leaps and bounds.
Other than the resources at the ETS site, this was my only method of preparation.
On the day of the test, I walked into a room filled with test-takers who hadn't even been born yet the last time I took a test. They looked at me in confusion, as if perhaps one of the other youngsters taking the test had brought their overprotective mother along to hold their hand. Shock registered on their faces as I, two days past my 48th birthday, took a seat among them.
As I waited for the test to start, I was nervous and bothered by the fact that I was potentially wasting money on a test I wouldn't pass. I was old. I was rusty. I was relying on a book to teach me things that had taken me 4 years to learn when I was young and fresh. This was probably a really bad idea.
The test began.
I kept waiting for the questions to get hard.
They never really did.
Out of the 100 questions on the test, I was confident in my answer for 92 of them. After I finished, I went back through all 100 questions again and changed 4 of my answers. I summoned all my courage, pressed 'submit', and went out to my car.
On the way home, I began to second-guess myself. It was too easy! Surely I must have misread some things!
I spent a nervous Friday-to-Tuesday waiting for my scores. I had been told they would likely be posted between 1000 and 500 on Tuesday.
I started checking at 615 am.
At around 800, my husband (who hadn't left for the day yet) said, "Stop doing that! They'll be there when they get there. You aren't going to make them show up any sooner!"
"I know," I said, as I refreshed the screen again.
Finally, at 137, the screen switched from saying ' no scores are available' to saying 'click Submit to view your scores'.
I held my breath.
I pushed the button.
The screen took foreeeeeeever to load.
When it finally did, I scanned frantically for my score. I thought I had probably passed, but I wasn't positive. My heart was beating out of my chest and I had broken a sweat.
All of a sudden, the number 293 leaped out at me.
Not only had I passed, but I had even done well!
48 years old . . . 26 years out of college . . . 22 years as a stay-at-home mom.
Please remember that I had bombed the diagnostic test the first time, and the first practice test was pretty miserable, as well. The information found in the book was useful, and it was excellent preparation for me. Let me say again that it was the only method of preparation that I used.
If that doesn't recommend it, I don't know what else will.
I leave you, gentle reader, with this -- if you ever move to a new state and they require a different test than the one you took, take that test as soon as soon as you can . . . within the same presidential administration, if possible.
In a couple of decades, your old brain will thank you for it. - First, a little bit of background about why I bought the book. I have been seeking certification through an alternative certification program. The particular program I used partners with a test preparation website called certifyteacher.com. After studying through that website for a couple of weeks, I'd gone through all the practice questions they had to offer. Practice tests no longer had value because I already knew all the answers. Because my PPR exam was still about 3 weeks away, I wanted another source of study topics and practice tests to keep me sharp.
PROS
The information that is in the study guide portion of the book is quite good. The charts for Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development, Erikson's Stages of Development, and Bloom's Taxonomy were very helpful. You can take the tests online or using the book and they offer an explanation of each answer.
CONS
Although the information that is in it is good, it is in no way comprehensive. A lot of the topics I had studied prior to buying this book were completely absent. If I had only studied using this book, I would've been left clueless for a lot of questions on the exam.
But the main problem I have with this book is that, in my opinion, the tests are full of really bad questions that are not indicative of the questions on the actual test. Not all of the questions are bad but many of them are confusing (easily misinterpreted to think it was asking something else), have multiple correct answers where none are clearly the "best" answer, or have an explanation that makes little logical sense. It was incredibly frustrating to take these practice tests. I almost didn't even take the second one (and I kind of wish I hadn't) but I was so annoyed by the test questions.
I scored significantly higher on the actual PPR than I did on these practice tests. So on the plus side, if you do OK on these practice tests, you should be fine on the actual exam.
Overall, I don't think it's downright awful but I don't think it's particularly good either. The information it contains is good but it doesn't cover everything you need to know and the tests could be a lot better than they are. I think it can be helpful for some but for me, it wasn't worth the $30 I paid for it. - Definitely was a helpful study material for the TExES PPR. There is a lot of material in here (if actually take the time to study it) that was EXTREMELY similar to the actual test. Buying it from Barnes and Noble is way more expensive... is definitely the place to go.
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