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For Praxis I Math Challenged

by ZBEST is CBEST Spread the Word

Nov 5, 2008

I've done comparisons and can say that the CBEST is cheaper, fairer, easier. The math section is middle school vs high school on the Praxis. The CBEST tests your knowledge, the Praxis seeks to confuse you and is squirrely. The CBEST gives you a refund up to 24 hours prior to the test date including Sunday. Praxis needs 3 business days, if you schedule on Friday, can't cancel for Monday. The CBEST gives you an unbroken 4 hours which you can distribute amongst the three sections however fast you can do one,and use the extra time on the part that is harder for you. The Praxis cuts off at 75 minutes on the Reading and Math, so if you finish one first, you just sit there, and cannot use the extra time on the Math, for instance. The customer service is terrible for Prometric and Praxis. The customer service for the GRE and CBEST is nice. They will spend time with you and answer your questions. The Praxis takes almost a month to send your printed scores, says it will send them to other instit...See MoreI've done comparisons and can say that the CBEST is cheaper, fairer, easier. The math section is middle school vs high school on the Praxis. The CBEST tests your knowledge, the Praxis seeks to confuse you and is squirrely. The CBEST gives you a refund up to 24 hours prior to the test date including Sunday. Praxis needs 3 business days, if you schedule on Friday, can't cancel for Monday. The CBEST gives you an unbroken 4 hours which you can distribute amongst the three sections however fast you can do one,and use the extra time on the part that is harder for you. The Praxis cuts off at 75 minutes on the Reading and Math, so if you finish one first, you just sit there, and cannot use the extra time on the Math, for instance. The customer service is terrible for Prometric and Praxis. The customer service for the GRE and CBEST is nice. They will spend time with you and answer your questions. The Praxis takes almost a month to send your printed scores, says it will send them to other institutions. I took the Praxis I in September and still have not received my printed scores, nor has the designated institution received them electronically. I checked with the department of education in my state and with my university graduate department and they both will accept the CBEST. While not advertised, if you check with your institutions that you are dealing with, they might accept the CBEST. It is administered by Pearson. Praxis is administered by ETS and is a monopoly and treats you just like a monopoly does when they think they have you trapped. Fortunately, I was able to avoid the mouse trap. Spread the word. That is what ETS and Prometric need. They need to have competition. Don't give up on your teaching career because of the Praxis I--travel to California if necessary to take the test. It will be worth it. Once you pass the CBEST you get a Verification Card which is good forever. Also, all three tests are combined so that there are no individual parts that have to meet a minimum, OTHER than if you receive less than 37 on any one part, you cannot pass the CBEST. But you don't have three different sections with three different scores that you have to meet like on the Praxis I.

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