Customer Reviews

How to Prepare for MSAT

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

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.

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.

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."

I stopped using this review after I got to the science section. I found three very bad errors, all biology related. After that, I figured if they could make that many mistakes in just one section, there were probably a number of others. It looks like they were in a rush to get the thing published and only did a very cursory editing job. It's a good thing I bought another Prep guide when I bought this one. And hey, it gave the biology professors I showed it to a good laugh. I just wish I would have read the other reviews before I spent my money and time on this piece of junk.

I bought three MSAT books, but I should just have gotten this one. I lived with it for two weeks and it was a good friend. Everyone should know that it has a great review, and tests that are just like the real test. There is a a nice section at the end about beginning a teaching career in California and Oregon that I'm using now.

I took the MSAT this past September, and missed the essay portion by 3 points! So, I'm taking it again this Saturday.

I used this book to study for the MSAT the first time around and overall it is just okay. There are errors here and there and although they included 2 sample exams, they do not even go over the answer for the essays. Instead, they tell you to take it to a teacher to grade! Which I think is lame - like you have time to do that. You get what you pay for.

"The Best Test Preparation for the MSAT" by the Research & Education Association is much more thorough and seems very accurate. This book was recommended by university professors. I'm using it as I write this...

I thoroughly studied this book in preparation for the MSAT. I felt I was properly prepared. However, the actual test did not remotely match the material in this book. I'm sure I will have to re-take the MSAT. However, I will not use this book again and would not recommend it.

When you're under the gun to study for an exam, its good to feel confident in your study materials. Like another reviewer said, and I ignored, this book is full of wrong answers and other miscellaneous errors that provide the reader a fine excuse to stop studying. Barron's should do a recall and file charges against the sloppy slacker who put it together.

The MSAT is the most difficult Praxis test and you need a thorough review book to be successful. This Barrons book has the most complete review sections, the most realistic tests and the best scoring advice. It is the book I always recommend to my students.

I am a fairly bright, soon to be, graduate student and I just failed the MSAT because I used only THIS study guide to prepare... not only are there TONS of mistakes... the practice tests in this book do not even come CLOSE to what the real test is like... I was blown away by how hard it is... buy something else to study if you want to pass...