How to Prepare for MSAT [Paperback]

Robert D. Postman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1998

The MSAT is part of the ETS Praxis series of teacher certification exams. Required in California and Oregon and offered in some other locations, the MSAT consists of two tests: the Content Knowledge Test and the Content Area Exercises. This book provides comprehensive review for all the subjects covered in the test, plus extra practice exercises and test-taking strategies .

Product Details

• Paperback: 383 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (February 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764102680
• ISBN-13: 978-0764102684
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 7.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,152,771 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #80 in Books > Education & Reference > Education > Test Guides - Graduate & Professional > Teaching

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars buy another book, November 23, 1999

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This review is from: How to Prepare for MSAT (Paperback)

I bought this book a month and a half ago, and I've been studying with it every day. Well, I took the MSAT this past Saturday and I realized that this book hardly helped me at all. The practice questions in the book do not even vaguely resemble the ones on the test. I probably failed the MSAT which I paid $220 for. Take my advice, buy another help book.

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Think carefully before you buy, January 28, 2000

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C. Getman "doc algebra" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Prepare for MSAT (Paperback)

Let me say that this is the cheapest of the MSAT books. And you get what you pay for.

ALthough this book helped me understand the structure of each component of the test, it did not provide any additional help in terms of content.

There are so many errors in this book, it makes me envious of the author and the publisher who just republish this book every so often.Why they don't find someone to professionally clean up the book is beyond me. I am sure the author is laughing all the way to the bank.

I would have given this book 1 star but it does provide a practice test with answers (suggested responses on essays).

Finally, just be prepared to be overwhelmed at the MSAT if you use only this book to study.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poorly edited and constructed "reference" book, November 2, 1999

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J. Paxton "hal-tse" (Phoenix, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Prepare for MSAT (Paperback)

There are multiple instances of unreliable information in this book. These instances are prevalent throughout the book in each subject area. Although an intelligent person can use the general outline provided as a guide, a weaker student could be more easily misled, resulting in misinformation.

This book could do more damage than good if used as your only source material.

Examples: Upton Sinclair wrote "The Jungle," not Sinclair Lewis. The far side of the moon was photographed 10 years earlier than this book suggests. The "Treaty of Paris" occurs twice in this book ,in different decades and with different definitions, requiring further study to see which one (if any) was correct.

I have yet to sit the test yet so there is no element of "sour grapes."