Review for the Praxis Elementary Content Knowledge Test [Paperback]

Comex Systems Staff (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2002

This book covers the four main areas of the Elementary Content Knowledge Test: Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, and Science.

Each section has a subject matter review as well as a sample test.

Teachers in the classes we run preparing students to take the Praxis Elementary Content Knowledge test developed this book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: Comex Systems (November 1, 2002)
• ISBN-10: 1560301562
• ISBN-13: 978-1560301561
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,086,140 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Praxis Elem Ed Content Review by Comex Systems, March 13, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Review for the Praxis Elementary Content Knowledge Test (Paperback)

This book is of limited value in helping to prepare for the Praxis Elementary Education Content Knowledge Test. There is very little available to help prepare for the Praxis II series of tests. This was the only review book I could find for this particular test (0014). It was helpful in some areas but DO NOT rely on this book as a sole method of preparation. To prepare, it is best to buy the official PPST guide published by ETS (Educational Testing Service), the people who write and administer the Praxis series of tests. The ETS guide outlines the topics covered on the test, but does not give any content review for these topics. I used the Comex review book to find information on the topics listed in the ETS book, and found it lacking. The Comex book material lined up with the ETS guide in some areas but not in others. Many of the topics listed in the ETS book were not covered at all in the Comex book, and many topics covered extensively in the Comex book were not listed in the ETS book at all. Further, there were mistakes in the Comex book. For example, it listed both Mercury and Pluto as being the smallest planet in the solar system. I found better information on most topics in an encyclopedia. This book was not a complete waste of money: if you don't have much time to study, this book gives a quick, general overview of some topics, but it fell far short of my expectations.
Further, the sample questions and tests in the Comex book were nothing like the actual test. The ETS book gave an excellent practice test (but only one, and that was an abbreviated version). The practice questions in the Comex book were of the type that ETS specifically said would NOT be found on the test. Do NOT rely on this book for realistic practice questions. You can use the questions in the Comex book to test your knowledge of a subject area, but realize that the questions on the actual test will be very different.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Helpful Study Guide, March 26, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Review for the Praxis Elementary Content Knowledge Test (Paperback)

I purchased this book because there were limited other resources available. It was helpful to me because I took the Praxis Elementary Content Knowledge test 15 years after I graduated from college. I had forgotten many of the basics in particular, in math and science. The topics were not covered in depth in any way in the book, but there were definition sections and overviews of many of the topics included on the test that were very helpful to me. I used very little other resources to study and scored in the tops 25% of the test. I agree with the other reviewer that the practice questions in the book bore no resemblance to the actual test and that the ETS booklet was much better in this regard. In addition, I agree with the other reviewer that certain topics that the ETS book indicated would be on the test were not covered in this book. Nevertheless, the material was a helpful review for me which I supplemented with some web research on the topics that were not included in the book. I would recommend the book for someone in my situation who has no fresh recollection of certain study areas, e.g. math and science. I found it very helpful to have a resource that had all four topics covered in one softcover book. I was able to bring it with me to study when it was convenient for me. I thought the book was a good value for what was included in comparison to the ETS guide. I believe the ETS publication was $... and included no substantive review material (although the practice test was helpful).

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad At All, April 27, 2003

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"laurenkm" (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Review for the Praxis Elementary Content Knowledge Test (Paperback)

While this book did not go over everything that was on the test (specifically, some detailed language arts professional theories), and went over several things that were not covered, this book provided a very good review for the test. Overall the questions on the actual test were less complicated than those in the practice test, so though I had stressed out a lot about learning everything in the book, it turned out that I felt very well prepared when taking the test. Obviously the material cannot be exactly the same, but it was similar enough to help me figure out what to study. I was much more pleased with this book than several other reviewers, as I used little other material and still felt confident that I did well.