CliffsTestPrep Praxis II: English Subject Area Assessments (0041, 0042, 0043, 0048, 0049) (Cliffstestprep) | 
 enlarge | Author: Diane E. Kern
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ISBN: 0471785067
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Your guide to a higher score on Praxis II: English Subject Area Assessments (0041, 0042, 0043, 0048, 0049) Why CliffsTestPrep Guides?
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Written by test-prep specialists About the contents:
Introduction - Specific content covered on each test: English Language, Literature, and Composition: Content Knowledge (0041), Essays (0042), and Pedagogy (0043); Teaching Foundations: English (0048); and Middle School English Language Arts (0049)
Part I: Preparing for the Format of the Praxis II - Strategies for answering all 3 types of questions: multiple choice, constructed response, and essay; plus practice questions to give you experience
Part II: Preparing for the Content of the Praxis II - Outlines of the 4 categories of content: Reading and Understanding Text, Language and Linguistics, Composition and Rhetoric, and Teaching English
Part III: Full-length Practice Tests - 5 full-length practice tests (one per subject area) with answers and explanations
Part IV: Closing Thoughts (Study Plan; Additional Resources) Test-Prep Essentials from the Experts at CliffsNotes More than Notes! CliffsAP /CliffsComplete /CliffsQuickReview /CliffsTestPrep /CliffsStudySolverTM
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 Not very helpful for essay test May 7, 2008
I used this book to study for both the 0041 and 0042 tests. This book really helped with the 0041 test- I got 190/200 correct. It did not help with the essay test at all, though. The book gives sample questions and sample answers, but did not explain what made some answers better than others. I ended up not meeting the required score for my state, even though I knew the study guide inside and out. If you need a study guide for the essay test, don't get this book.
Sample test is not a good example of real test April 26, 2008
This book appeared to be perfect "everything guide" to the Praxis English subject area test. It was very helpful, especially in providing a good overview of basic information. The sample tests for exam 0041 led me to believe there was more lit. but test takers beware, after taking the exam, I've learned that literature is only about half of the 120 questions. The rest are grammar and composition and rhetoric. I wish that the practice exam in both this guide and actually, the one from ETS too, had been more representative of the actual test.
I must note that the inside of the book has a chart that correlates with the actual exam. It breaks down the percentages of literature, grammar, etc. rather accurately. I am only commenting that the practice exam in the book had more literature portions even for the questions about composition and rhetoric and language. This part is the only part that was not like the actual test.
 CliffsTestPrep Praxis II: English Subject Area Assessments April 7, 2008
Dr. Kern has written a practical book that really does help prepare for the test. The most valuable test prep. book I have seen (I spent $39.95 on a worthless pamphlet, so this was a nice investment for only $14.95.) Haven't gotten scores back yet so we'll see if it worked! ;-)
Excellent Study Guide March 20, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I used this guide alone to study for my Praxis II for middle school language arts. You have to know which Praxis number test you'll be taking, and that'll show you which area test you need to study. This study guide contains several test versions.
Although this book was extremely helpful in my preparation for format and some content, I was surprised to find that the Praxis itself contained NOTHING at ALL from ANY book! It must be a problem with the Praxis, though, because this is the only study tool I used and I retained a lot of info from it, finally scoring a 198 out of 200. The good thing is, this study guide contains a great deal of practice tests to help you with your timing, which I hear is one of the biggest struggles in taking the Praxis.
Overall, if you need to take the Praxis II, this is the study guide to use.
 Agree with Princess Buttercup January 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The overview sections are good, but the review above is dead-on: obviously the person who edited this book was not an English major! After taking the practice test and getting what seemed like way-too-many answers wrong, I went question by question and found at least 3 blatant errors and another one or two that are questionable. I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed! Makes me very distrustful of the book. How am I supposed to rely on this book to help me prepare for an important test, when the authors/editors don't seem to know any more than I do?
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