How to Prepare for the TExES: Texas Examination of Educator Standards (Barron's How to Prepare for the Texes: Texas Examination of Educator Standards) (Paperback)

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This totally new manual prepares test-takers for the teacher TExES (formerly called ExCET) certification exam that all applicants for elementary and secondary school teaching positions in Texas must pass. An introduction and explanation of teacher certification in the state of Texas is followed by a five-chapter section that offers test-taking strategies and provides a self-assessment guide. This book goes on to cover the Standards, Knowledge, and Skills Components of the TExES Professional Practices and Responsibilities Exam. A total of eight diagnostic and practice tests are presented for Grades EC–4, Grades 4–8, Grades 8–12, and for Grades EC–12. Tests are followed up with scoring guides and a self-analysis framework. The authors also suggest sources for additional help, including web sites and printed resources.

From the Back Cover

[back cover]
Choose Barron’s Method for Test Success on the TExES

Read and understand the authors’ overview of the Professional Practices and Responsibilities (PPR) Exam

Take the appropriate diagnostic test to discover your strengths and weak areas

Devise your personal study plan for success

Take the practice test and score your results

Review the answers and explanations for all test questions

It’s Your Path To a Higher Test Score

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (October 25, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764128841
• ISBN-13: 978-0764128844
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 7.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #331,188 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the money and time, December 7, 2005

By	Delirium "Star" (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews

I was extremely disappointed with this review. I'm preparing for TExES and I bought just about all guides available at Amazon. It has four tests to practice, but each test uses at least 30% of questions from the previous test, just with changed names. And all 37 questions that you can get from free official TExES Manual (grades 8-12) are included in Barron's tests. The design of tests also needs improvement. The competency is stated right before each question on the test, and that reduces the educational value of the test for me. With so many "recycled" questions, I was hoping that I could practice recognizing competencies tested in the questions, but Barron's took that option away from mee too. Each question has detailed answer, but the answers are organized in such a way that sometimes you are left wondering which answer the authors actually think is right.
At this point, having completed the review, I feel like I memorized the questions and right answers, but that did not do anything for my ability to recognize patterns in questions or build deeper knowledge base in preparation for the test. And I don't have any confidence that the same questions will be on the actual test.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not a good book to study with, May 17, 2007

By	texas teacher "texas teacher" (texas) - See all my reviews

I bought this book and the Preparing for the Texes PreK-4 Certification by Janice Nath. That is the book you need to get, not this one. I was so frustrated with this book and not being able to answer the questions correctly. The ones on the test weren't even as hard as the ones in this book. I was studying for the EC-4 test. I lost confidince after working in this book. But after studying in Nath's book I felt great and passed the test the first time. Don't buy this book for the EC-4 test.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Testing The Teachers--"How to Prepare for TExES", January 21, 2005

By	Kevin Tipple (Plano, Texas) - See all my reviews

TExES: Texas Examinations Of Educator Standards
By Frances Van Tassell and Betty Crocker
Barron's Educational Series
www.barronseduc.com
2004
ISBN # 0-7641-2884-1
Large Paperback/Textbook
$14.95 US
$21.95 Canada



Every school year seems to bring more and more mandated test for students in Texas schools. Teachers too are being tested, not just in the classroom, like never before. In previous years, such required certifications were under the umbrella of the ExCET tests. Now, the name has been changed to TExES and this book serves as study guide to those new teacher certification tests.

Written by professors in the Department of Education at The University of North Texas (Denton, Texas), this book contains lots of helpful information. Part 1 consists of an introduction to the requirements, who is required to take the test, and suggested guidelines for using this comprehensive 444-page book. Sections that most students would normally skip but serve to help those who take the time to read them.

Section 2 is a twenty-page guide to preparing for taking the test. Information that is aimed primarily towards this test but would be helpful for any student regarding tests.

Section 3 covers current teacher standards and competencies using detailed explanations of both. As a parent of two active boys, this section was also very interesting as it explained some of the actions teachers have taken with my children.

Section 4, which covers chapters 13-18, provides diagnostic and sample tests for every grade level in public school.

This is followed by several appendices that cover websites, printed material and appropriate rules and standards. A glossary and index completes the text.

Detailed and comprehensive, this book is a must for those of us, regardless of the reason, interested in teacher standards in Texas.

Kevin R. Tipple © 2005