Customer Reviews

PRAXIS I Exam Cram (2nd Edition)

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I am so glad I did not rely solely on this book to study for the PRAXIS in Math and Writing. The math section is really good. I especially liked the CD because it gave me a feel for the real exam (I took the CPPST version). The "cheat sheet" was helpful because all the information needed was in one page. However, this book did not do it for me in the Writing section. The book did not cover a lot of areas found in the exam. If you really want to pass the PPST, you're better off buying Barron's How to Prepare for PRAXIS book. That book has more info and covers a lot more subjects. Other than that, I give Exam Cram 3 stars.

I've purchased many Exam Cram books over the years. This one was disappointing. A major reason for buying it was the CD with test prep questions and test bank. The actual CD contains a very limited test bank and the "full" bank of questions must be purchased at additional cost. Given the price of the book, it should come with the full test.

I think this a good book to use to for preparing for praxis I. It has a CR-ROM that goes with it. It give what you need to prepare for the exam in a short period of time.

Praxis I and II Exam Cram by Diana Huggins is an easy to use, concise study guide for the teacher licensing exams which focuses upon only what you need to know to pass the exams and doesn't force you to spend your time reading about things you already know. The guide is packed with test taking strategies, tips, tricks and practical knowledge to help you learn and remember the information. A CD is also included that features an innovative test engine that provides multiple test modes.

I don't think the author wrote practice questions based on actual praxis exams, many topics were not covered and many of the questions were not well thought out. The book came with a CD but the questions were very limited with some wrong answers. You would be much better off buying the Kaplan praxis book.

If you are taking the Praxis test, then you should know there are two formats: paper and computer based.

For a Praxis reveiw resource the book is okay, but there are better: like the books published ETS, the Praxis designer, and Kaplan. So if you are taking the Praxis paper-based test, the book may help you.

However for those that are taking the computer-based test I provide you with the following tale of woe. I received this book as a gift and the giver insisted that I try out the software right away. The giver was very embarressed when upon my correctly answering a question correctly, I was informed I was wrong. I know my answer was correct, because the program's "Explanation" confirmed it. In fact, I could not answer any question correctly. Also, every time I answered a question I was given a "Windows Explorer" error and/or an "Internet Explorer" error. This also happened when I selected next.

Now, the software may work great with Windows XP, I do not know. What I do know is that I did install the program correctly and did use it corretly.

At the time of this writing, there were no updates for the software from the publisher.

Diana Huggins provides test-takers with a simple, easy-to-use guide on how to study and prepare for the Praxis I and Praxis II teacher's licensing exam. She gives short and direct information, in regards to the math and reading sections, which are designed to remind one of the important elements they've already learned rather than actually newly instruct them in it. In this way, the studier can skim and concentrate on the areas needing the most help, while not having to trudge through the things they already know. The writing section gives clues and strategies on how to approach the essay questions (of course, it can't teach you how to write). The book gives ample sample test questions and opportunities for self-practice. It also comes with a perforated, tear-out "cheat sheet" to help with last minute studying and a CD-ROM to give one the feel of real-time, computer-based test-taking. If one is a confident test-taker and needs only a little brushing up on the particulars, this work is a painless and adequate choice for doing so. However, for those who may have difficulty in the test arena or are not confident in the background knowledge required to pass the exam, a more thorough and dense guide may be needed.