Thanks so much for your suggestions. I am looking for review
books, so if you would like to sell yours just write back!

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On 2/10/09, Lee wrote:
> On 2/07/09, Deb Jaggard wrote:
>> On 12/17/08, Lee wrote:
>>> Hello- I was just wondering from anyone who has taken the
>>> Praxis II general science exam what kind of format to
>>> expect from the questions (in particular the physics ones,
>>> but any feedback is appreciated). I understand it is
>>> multiple choice. With the questions involving calculations,
>>> will formulas be given for the problems or is it worth my
>>> time to memorize them? I am just trying to get an idea of
>>> how in depth into each subject I should go during my
>>> studying. Thanks for any input!
>>
>> Lee, I have not taken Praxis II science, but am interested in
>> learning more about preparation for the test, also as well as
>> the answers to your questions. I took the Colorado state
>> assessment (PLACE) for Secondary Science recently and did not
>> pass, even though I have 20+ credits in the sciences in
>> college coursework. Based upon the info I got from the test
>> publishers (a mini-report after the exam that shows how you
>> did in subareas of the test) and my experience, I think I
>> ultimately had trouble because I did not have any college
>> courses specifically in Earth Science. I felt OK about most
>> of the Bio and Chem. But I used a Praxis II prep book and I
>> suspect that the Praxis II may have a wider diversity in the
>> content of its questions, assuming the test booklet I used is
>> actually representative of the content that is on the test.
>> For me personally, I wish I'd had more exposure to more Earth
>> Science content.
>
> For Deb and anyone else taking the Praxis II General Science- I
> got my results back today and it turns out that I did quite well
> and passed. One thing that people should realize is that there
> are no calculators on the test. I actually thought this was
> beneficial because it meant that any math that had to be done
> was relatively simple. As far as studying materials, I did not
> buy the Praxis book because it was a bit pricey. What I did do
> is get the Cliff Notes review books for Chemistry, Physics,
> Earth Science, and Biology. If you can read over those and feel
> comfortable with most of the material you will do fine. Most of
> the questions are not very in depth and only require knowing
> basic principles of a certain field. Good Luck

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