PRAXIS Prep
Greg Gierhart
When Should I take the PRAXIS?
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Look at the content of the PRAXIS—are you
ready?
ETS
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www.ets.org
Select the state
The tests you will need to take will depend
on your major and cognate/content.
2 hour test
PLT-2 hour test
Reduce Test Anxiety
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Are you familiar with which tests you need to take?
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Have you followed all test registration procedures?
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Do you know what topics are covered in each test you
are planning to take?
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Have you reviewed textbooks and course notes related to
topics covered?
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Are you familiar with tips and test-taking strategies?
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PREPARE, ORGANIZE, and PRACTICE!!!
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Remember that the PRAXIS II is your licensure test.
Just like law students study for the bar exam and
finance students study for the CPA exam, education
students need to study for the PRAXIS II in order to
pass and do their very best.
Please complete this study plan. The content is listed
in you “Tests at a Glance” booklet. List the content
that is covered How well do I know this content?
What resources do I have for studying the content?
What resources do I need? Where could I find this
resource? Date and time I plan to study (individually,
pairs, groups) Date completed
Before the Exam
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Sign up for the correct EXAM!
TN-Reading across the curriculum
Only two exams can be taken for a
session
READ the Admission Ticket
Get a review booklet from CMC (or order
one) NOW!!!
STUDY!!!
Day of the Exam
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Get plenty of sleep!!
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Be awake: “Educational research indicates the mind is not fully activated until three
hours after waking.”
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Eat a healthy breakfast prior to the exam
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Wear layered clothing
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Bring your photo ID with you (drivers license, passport etc.) Don’t bring food, hats,
paper, or drink
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Be prepared to wait in line while checking in and plan accordingly
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Don’t get to the testing site too early, but definitely not late! Allow for about 20-30
minutes.
Test Taking Techniques
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When studying any test preparation materials be sure that you
are familiar with each choice under a multiple choice test
question. Chances are, the question will change but the
responses (i.e., A, B, C, D, etc.) will remain the same.
Study sample test questions out loud with someone else who is
taking the same test. You may find that you learn additional
strategies for taking the test and you will also become familiar
with the formal language of the test.
Keep up on current events.
The History Channel offers many programs on anthropology,
archeology, world history, American history and geography.
Rules of the Testing Center
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Read the announcements taped to the front door about testing
rooms (FH 302 is HQ)-arrive by 7:30 am
CELL PHONES PROHIBITED IN TESTING CENTER
Hats prohibited
Mechanical pencils prohibited (pens are allowed)
Food, gum, drink prohibited
You are there for the ENTIRE testing session
Once you check in – cannot leave the room
Calculators with QWERTY keyboard PROHIBITED
Be nice to the proctor and testing supervisor
Read the directions of the test booklet
Cursive the Verification statement
During the Exam
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Focus on your areas of strength and try to get as many answers
correct in those areas. Spend the remaining time on the weak area(s)
and again try to get as many correct.
In most questions, two of the responses can be eliminated using logic
and any background the student knows. Eliminate unlikely answers
and use logic to choose the answer.
Use the margins in the exam booklet to work problems or jot down
what is already known.
Some students with test anxiety are finding relaxation techniques
helpful when taking the test.
If you experience distractions you have the right to ask the Proctor to
fix the problem:
Proctors should write the start time on the board - if they do not, write
the time on the test book yourself.
After the Exam
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PARTY!
Scores available 45 days after which—
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Print your score
To get another score ($$$$)
Test Taking Techniques
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Beware of paying websites for access to a
prep course (very expensive)--
Some Free Websites
www.ets.org
ETS—Test At A Glance (TAAG)
Praxis Diagnostic Preparation Program (DPP)
 http://www.praxisiitest.com/
 www.number2.org
 http://asterix.ednet.lsu.edu/~stockard/praxis/i
d3.htm#before_the_test_checklist
More Websites
http://www3.uakron.edu/education/PraxisII/prax
isIInew.htm
English Content
http://www.praxisprepinfo.com/praxisiidirectory.htm
PRAXIS prep
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Greg Gierhart
Greg.gierhart@coe.murraystate.edu
http://coekate.murraystate.edu/professor/gierhart/
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