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FTCE Professional Education w/ CD-ROM (REA) The Best Test Prep: 3rd Edition (FTCE Teacher Certification Test Prep)

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Do not think that this book will help you pass the FTCE. Use your common sense and have a positive attitude. The only reason I would recommend this book is because of the CD rom. It showed me how the real test looks like and I how to navigate using the tool bar. I recommend the computer test, it's worth the extra cash. Not one of the 240 questions were on my test. The book has a lot of information (15 chapters) and it's pretty unrealsitic to think that you will memorize the whole thing. Again buy it if you plan to take teh computer version otherwise don't waste your time and money.

I agree with the other reviewer that the major benefit this book offers is the CD-ROM if you plan to take the computer version of this test (which I highly recommend, it is really simple to take the FTCE tests on the computer, you work individually at your testing center, and you can find out if you passed immediately). I am currently studying for the Professional Ed and am using the book as a bare bones guide of which I will fill in from my knowledge and research. Additionally, the CD-ROM tests, as well as the practice tests in the book, offer questions that, although are not necessarily on the test, help you realize what you need to work on, such as if you don't know much about Piaget, you can pinpoint that, and if you don't know much about ESOL strategies, you can focus on that. This does not have all the answers and is really a starting point for creating your own study guide.

I thought all of the REA study guides for FTCE were great. I read this book over a short period of time time used the cd-rom and passed with no problems. Good Luck!