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Published:
September 21, 2022

Praxis Core Study Guide For Dummies

Overview

Gain the skills and confidence you need to succeed on the Praxis Core

Praxis Core Study Guide For Dummies helps you perform at your best on the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators Exam. With information on every section of the exam, plus full-length practice tests in the book and online, this helpful study guide is essential for anyone who wants to start a career in education. Hone your skills in reading, writing, and mathematics. Then demonstrate what you've learned with six practice tests (two in the book and an additional four online—plus

answer explanations!) that will help you work your way toward a passing score. Handy test-taking strategies, customizable study plans, and insider tips are here, too—so you'll be in the know on test day.

  • Brush up your knowledge of math, reading comprehension, and writing skills
  • Improve your chances of passing the Praxis Core exam
  • Achieve a major milestone in your path toward a career in education

If you need to pass the Praxis Core to get your teaching certification, this Dummies test prep guide is for you.

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About The Author

Carla C. Kirkland is CEO of The Kirkland Group, a consulting firm providing professional development, technical assistance, and standardized test preparation to schools. Chan Cleveland, Executive Vice President of The Kirkland Group, has created and revised language arts standards for many school districts.

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CHEAT SHEET

Before you get too excited, understand that the following information isn’t actually about how to cheat on the Praxis. It’s really about the most efficient ways to prepare for the exam. But “preparation sheet” doesn’t quite have the same ring to it. Besides, cheating is unnecessary if you know what you’re doing, and sometimes figuring out what to do is actually easier.

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When you first began looking into what is or isn’t tested on the Praxis writing exam, your reaction to finding out that there were questions about capitalization was probably something like “There are questions about capitalization on this test?! What am I, in third grade?”Yes, you almost certainly already know that the first letters of the first words of sentences are capitalized, as are people’s names; the names of proper places like cities, states, or countries; the names of companies like “Facebook”; the names of sports teams and bands; and the words in the titles of books, movies, and so on.
For the Praxis Core exam, you need to become familiar with many ways to display or represent your data. Using lists, tables, graphs, charts, and plots to represent data is a surefire way to make sure you aren’t tricked by the data. These methods of organizing data can also help you see patterns more readily. In the sections that follow, you become skilled at dissecting and interpreting different types of data representations.
You improve your chances of choosing the right answer on the Praxis math test — and choosing it quickly — by eliminating choices that you know are wrong. This narrows the set of choices to consider and helps lead you to the right answer. Not only does this increase the probability of getting the right answer, but another advantage is that it helps lead you to better considerations.
Correctly answering selected-response items on the writing portion of the Praxis requires that you read each question carefully. Where possible, put the question into your own words. Be sure to read every choice before you make your selection. Eliminate the obviously wrong choices The process of elimination can help you choose the correct answer in a selected-response question.
Before you get too excited, understand that the following information isn’t actually about how to cheat on the Praxis. It’s really about the most efficient ways to prepare for the exam. But “preparation sheet” doesn’t quite have the same ring to it. Besides, cheating is unnecessary if you know what you’re doing, and sometimes figuring out what to do is actually easier.
The most unusual thing about the Praxis Core reading test (don’t worry — we said unusual, not difficult) is that it includes what are referred to as visual- and quantitative-information questions, which is the Praxis’s fancy term for questions about charts and graphs. Most reading and writing tests don’t do this.
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