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How to Use This Book | |
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PRAXIS I: PPST Subject Review | |
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Introducing the PRAXIS I: Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) | |
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PRAXIS I: PPST Paper and Pencil Versus CBT | |
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PRAXIS Reading | |
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Introducing PRAXIS Reading | |
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Know What to Expect | |
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How to Approach PRAXIS Reading | |
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The Kaplan Four-Step Method for PRAXIS Reading | |
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The Passage | |
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Seven PRAXIS Reading Strategies | |
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Critical Reading Skills | |
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Practice Exercise | |
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The Questions | |
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Practice | |
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Answers and Explanations | |
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PRAXIS Mathematics | |
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Introducing PRAXIS Mathematics | |
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Know What to Expect | |
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How to Approach PRAXIS Mathematics | |
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The Kaplan Three-Step Method for PRAXIS Mathematics | |
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Introducing the Mathematics Content Review | |
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Review One | |
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The Decimal System | |
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Decimal Operations | |
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Fractions | |
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Fraction Operations | |
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Ratios | |
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Proportions | |
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Rates | |
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Percents | |
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Probability | |
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Factors, Primes, and Divisibility | |
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The Coordinate Plane | |
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Review One Practice | |
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Review One Answer Key | |
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Review Two | |
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The Order of Operations | |
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Algebraic Expressions | |
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Simplifying and Evaluating Expressions | |
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Equations | |
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Algebra Word Problems | |
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Patterns and Functions | |
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Mean, Median, and Mode | |
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Tables and Pictographs | |
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Review Two Practice | |
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Review Two Answer Key | |
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Review Three | |
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Interpretation of Graphs | |
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Line Graphs | |
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Circle Graphs | |
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The Number Line and Signed Numbers | |
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Powers and Roots | |
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Inequalities | |
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Perimeter, Area, and Volume | |
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Circles: Circumference and Area | |
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Volume | |
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Working with Irregular Figures | |
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Review Three Practice | |
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Review Three Answer Key | |
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Review Four | |
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Points, Lines, and Angles | |
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Parallel Lines and Transversals | |
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Triangles | |
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Comparing Triangles | |
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Understanding Similarity | |
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Quadrilaterals | |
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The English System of Measurement | |
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The Metric System | |
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Estimation | |
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Review Four Practice | |
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Review Four Answer Key | |
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PRAXIS Writing | |
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Introducing PRAXIS Writing | |
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Know What to Expect | |
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PPST Writing: Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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How to Approach PRAXIS Writing | |
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The Kaplan Three-Step Method for PRAXIS Writing | |
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The Usage Section | |
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The Sentence Correction Section | |
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Practice Questions | |
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Practice Questions Answers and Explanations | |
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PRAXIS Essay | |
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How to Approach the PRAXIS Essay | |
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The Kaplan Five-Step Method for the PRAXIS Essay | |
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Holistic Scoring | |
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PRAXIS I: PPST Practice Tests and Explanations | |
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Practice Test One: Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) | |
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Practice Test One (PPST) Answers and Explanations | |
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Practice Test Two: Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) | |
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Practice Test Two (PPST) Answers and Explanations | |
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PRAXIS II: Principles of Learning and Teaching | |
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Introducing the PRAXIS II: Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) | |
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What is the PLT? | |
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Review of the Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) | |
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Organizing Content Knowledge for Student Learning | |
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Creating an Environment for Student Learning | |
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Teaching for Student Learning (Communicating with Others) | |
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Changing Behavior | |
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Teacher Professionalism | |
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Practice Test Three: Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) | |
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Practice Test Three (PLT) Answers and Explanations | |
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Elementary Education Practice Tests and Explanations | |
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Review of the Content Area Exercises (0012) | |
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Introduction | |
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Reading/Language Arts | |
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Mathematics | |
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Science or Social Studies | |
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Interdisciplinary Instruction | |
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Practice Test Four: Content Area Exercises (0012) | |
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Practice Test Four: Content Area Exercises Sample Responses | |
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Practice Test Five: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (0011/0016) | |
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Practice Test Five Answers and Explanations | |
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Practice Test Six: Content Knowledge (0014) | |
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Practice Test Six Answers and Explanations | |
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PRAXIS II: Subject Assessments | |
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Introducing the Subject Overviews and Question Banks | |
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Science | |
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PRAXIS II Science Subject Tests | |
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General Science Tests | |
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Biology Tests | |
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Chemistry Tests | |
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Physics Tests | |
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Science Question Bank | |
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Science Question Bank Answers and Explanations | |
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English | |
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PRAXIS II English Subject Tests | |
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PRAXIS II English Language, Literature, and Composition Subject Tests | |
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English Question Bank | |
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English Question Bank Answers and Explanations | |
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Mathematics | |
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PRAXIS II Mathematics Subject Tests | |
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Mathematics Question Bank | |
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Mathematics Question Bank Answers and Explanations | |
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Social Studies | |
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PRAXIS II Social Studies Subject Tests | |
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Social Studies Question Bank | |
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Social Studies Question Bank Answers and Explanations | |
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PRAXIS Resource: State Certification Information | |