Praxis Tutorial Programs - Tidewater Community College

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Praxis Tutorial Programs and Resources
REGENT UNIVERSITY
Course: Preparation for Praxis I
To register: Go to http://www.regent.edu/acad/schedu/profdev/ Click Register Now to register. Payment
is made online, $99 per course. To see the courses, click Register Now, then click Course Schedule,
Click on Professional Development and the Praxis courses will be on page 3.
Contact: Leslie Witt at 352-4398 for more information
Cost: $99 per course
Where: Regent University
Content: Three separate courses in reading, writing and math to prepare students for the Praxis I.
These courses are online and if assistance is needed to take online courses, Leslie Witt will waive the fee
for an online orientation course.
ONLINE RESOURCES: LEARN A TEST offers two practice tests for the Praxis I. To access, you
must have a library card for Norfolk, Virginia Beach or Chesapeake Public Libraries. There is no cost.
You might be able to use your TCC ID card to obtain a temporary library card for any of these cities.
In Norfolk, go to http://www.npl.lib.va.us/ and click on TESTING and CLICK HERE and enter your library
card number.
In Virginia Beach, go to http://www.vbgov.com/dept/library/ and click on Online Reference Sources,
Test Preparation and LEARN A TEST and enter your library card number.
In Chesapeake, go to http://www.chesapeake.lib.va.us/ and click on Books and More then Online
Books, Newspapers, Magazines and more, go to Test Preparation and click Start Taking A Test and
Database Login will appear. Enter your library card number for Learn a Test.
http://ezproxy.chesapeake.lib.va.us:2048/login?url=http://www.learningexpresslibrary.com
WEBSITE FOR PRAXIS AND TEST AT A GLANCE:
http://www.ets.org/praxis/
SUBJECT PREPARATION:
For Math, contact Lynn Gardner, author of Praxis Made Easy at lynngar98@aol.com. For
$20.00, you can download her book- a step-by-step tutorial for the
mathematics part of Praxis 1. Download will run about 100 pages.
TCC COURSES:
ENG 139 College Grammar (for writing)
ENG 108 Critical Reading and Study Skills (for reading)
MTH 4 – Algebra II
PRAXIS RESOURCES:
The Praxis Series Official Guide, Second Edition, Educational Testing Services
(It's a good resource for PRAXIS I and includes 6 tests to use for practice.) It also gives some insight into
the PRAXIS II tests. http://store.digitalriver.com/store/ets/en_US/DisplayHomePage/
This can be purchased used for less online.
Tests at a Glance; Reducing Test Anxiety and General Information and Study Tips - download free @
http://www.ets.org/praxis/prepare/materials
Additional study material for Praxis for a small fee is available at this site.
Arco Praxis I/Ppst Exam 2002 : Preparation for the Praxis Series (Praxis I/Ppst Exam), 5th Ed, Arco
(Editor), paperback
Praxis I: Ppst (Cliffs Test Prep Guides), Jerry Bobrow (paperback - August 2001)
Ppst: Praxis I : Pre-Professional Skills Test, Learning Express (paperback)
The Best Test Preparation for the PRAXIS I: PPST- Pre-Professional, Research & Education Assn,
paperback, 1998
Praxis I Ppst 1 Math (Praxis Series, Volume 13), Nabil Husni, XAM Publishing, Inc, (paperback, January
2001)
Demystifying the Ppst: Preparation for Praxis I, Kendall Hunt Pub Co, (January 2005)
Available at Tidewater Community College:
The Adams Test Preparation Guide for the Praxis I & II LB2367.75 .M33 2005 Chesapeake, Portsmouth
Cracking The Praxis
LB2367.75 .C72 Chesapeake, Norfolk, and Portsmouth
How to Prepare for the Praxis: PPST/PLT
LB1762 .P67 2001 Chesapeake, Norfolk
How to Prepare for the Praxis: PPST/PLT
LB1762 .P67 2005 Portsmouth, Virginia Beach
Kaplin PRAXIS
LB1762.K37 2007 Virginia Beach
Master the Praxis 1: PPST Exam LB2367.75. M37 2007 Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach
McGraw-Hill’s Praxis I & II LB2367.75 R69 2007 Norfolk, Portsmouth
Praxis LB1762.P737 2008
Portsmouth
Praxis LB2367.75 .P685 2009
Chesapeake
The Praxis Series Official Guide LB2367.75.P73
Praxis Cram Exam LB1762.H85
Cliffs TestPrep Praxis 1: PPST
2008 Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach
2010
LB2367.75.B63
2001 Virginia Beach
PRAXIS SERIES REGISTRATION BULLETIN:
http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/PRAXIS/pdf/01361.pdf
PRAXIS TESTING SITES:
Pro Metric (in Newport News) @ 873-0208 (www.prometric.com)
Old Dominion University @ 683-4686 (Paper/Pencil only)
Fee Waivers (located under REGISTRATION on the Praxis Website)
Fee Waivers
A limited number of fee waivers are available for enrolled undergraduate or graduate students who meet eligibility requirements.
To be eligible:
1. You must be receiving financial aid
2. You must be an enrolled undergraduate or graduate student (you are ineligible if you have a master’s or a doctorate)
3. You must meet the income guidelines
4. The registered test must be required by an authorized score recipient
To be considered for a fee waiver, submit a completed Fee Waiver Request form (paper/pencil test) or CBT Fee Waiver Request
form (computer delivered test) and registration form by the appropriate deadline, as shown on each fee waiver request form.
All fee waiver requests are processed on a first-come, first-serve basis. You are eligible for a fee waiver only once during a testing year. If
you qualify, your $50 registration fee and one test fee and/or three Computerized PPST® tests may be waived. (Note: state surcharges still
apply for NV and are not waived.
PRAXIS SUBSTITUTES: SAT and ACT Requirements to Substitute SAT’s or ACT’s for Praxis 1:
SAT:
Before April 1, 1995: 450 on Verbal (minimum) and 510 on Math (minimum) with a composite score of
1000.
After April 1, 1995: 530 on Verbal (minimum) and 530 on Math (minimum) with a composite score of
1100.
ACT:
Before April 1, 1995: composite score of 21
21 on Math (510 SAT Math) and English plus Reading score no less than 37 (450 SAT Verbal)
(concordance with SAT score of 1000)
After April 1, 1995: composite score of 24 (concordance with the SAT score of 1100)
22 on Math (530 SAT Math) and 46 on English plus Reading (530 SAT Verbal)
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