I have been out of college for 10 years. I just took the exam
for the first time in May 2008. I came very, very close to
passing. I was not a Math major in college so I have not seen
many of the topics since High School.
I purchased some textbooks from Textbooks.com. I found that if
you time it correctly you can buy books for as little as $5
plus shipping. The best time to buy is in July when colleges
and universities are geting rid of the past years books and
making room for new books.
I did buy an MTEL preperation book published by REA ($20 @
Amazon.com). I found that it to be somewhat helpful. The book
reviews many of the topic areas very briefly. I felt the best
part was the practice test. I found that it was a good place to
start. However, I found myself using the textbooks for more in
depth review of test objectives.
The free sample exam that is provided by by NES is excellent
option.
Also, for $19.95 practice tests for the Praxis II test can be
purchased. This exam is slightly different. For example, a
graphing calculator is permitted. The MTEL does not permit a
graphing calculator. However, the topics are similar.
http://www.praxisiimath.com/
Time will be your bigest enemy. Use the "test objectives" as
your guide for the exam.
http://www.mtel.nesinc.com/PDFs/MTELobjs_newfld09.pdf
Good luck.
On 6/14/08, Cindy wrote:
> I took/passed this test in the Fall of 2006, 20+ years after
> college! I studied for the test by taking the practice exam
> and making sure I understood EVERY topic. Didn't bother
> buying any other materials because I repeatedly read that most
> of the study guides were a waste of money. If you can
> complete the practice exam within 4 hours with nothing more
> than a TI-30 calculator you should be able to pass the actual
> test.
>
> http://www.mtel.nesinc.com/PDFs/MA_FLD009_PRACTICE_TEST.pdf
>
> There are also some sample questions at the end of the test
> information booklet -
>
> http://www.mtel.nesinc.com/PDFs/MTEL_fld09TIB.pdf
>
> Good Luck.
>
>
> On 6/12/08, donald wrote:
>> i am taking the mathematics 09 exam. i need to know what
>> materials to purchase to prepare for the exam. i was told
>> that the mtel test information booklet would have
>> suggestions but i dont see any recommendations. can anyone
>> make a suggestion of what resources to use? ive been out of
>> college for 10 years...
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