Principles of Learning and Teaching Study Guide

by Educational Testing Service

• ISBN13: 9780886852580
• ISBN10: 0886852587
• Edition: Study Gui.
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Independent Pub Group

Summary

This guide, created at ETS by the people who make the Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching tests, covers all four Praxis PLT tests and provides a balanced combination of preparation and practice to help you get ready for both the multiple-choice questions and the case histories with short-answer questions. The "Study Topics" chapter offers a list of topics and study questions to guide your preparation before the exam. A special chapter called "Don't Be Defeated by Multiple-Choice Questions" explains how multiple-choice questions are worded and how you can read them efficiently and effectively. After you're comfortable with the multiple-choice questions, you can study the chapters on how to read and mark the case histories quickly and carefully and how to write your short-answer questions most effectively. The comprehensive, authentic practice test comes with thorough explanations of the multiple-choice answers and sample scored responses for the short-answer questions, with explanations about their scores. Helpful test-taking strategies are found throughout the guide. This guide provides everything you need to help you get the score you deserve! Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Principles of Learning and Teaching and Suggestions for Using This Study Guide	p. 7
Background Information on The Praxis Series Assessments	p. 15
Study Topics	p. 19
How to Read a Case Study	p. 69
How to Answer Constructed-Response Questions	p. 95
Practice Test--Case Studies with Constructed-Response Questions	p. 159
Scoring Guides and Sample Responses to the Practice Questions	p. 185
Don't Be Defeated by Multiple-Choice Questions	p. 217
Practice Test--Multiple-Choice	p. 225
Right Answers and Explanations for the Practice Multiple-Choice Questions	p. 243
Are You Ready? Last-Minute Tips	p. 251
Study Plan Sheet	p. 255
For More Information	p. 257
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