Taking the PRAXIS II : Online Study Aids
This guide will give students in the School of Education resources for preparing for the PRAXIS II (Content Exams).
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Finding Online Study Aids
It can be very hard to find free review materials for the PRAXIS II on the Web. Many of the links you’ll find by searching Google for Praxis 2 free study materials lead to either spam web sites or web sites where you will be asked to pay for access. The following resources are all free and all recommended to you by other educators in Wisconsin and library staff.
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LearningExpress Library (on-campus access only)LearningExpress is a resource licensed by the Department of Public Instruction though BadgerLink. It offers a variety of both eTests and eBooks that can help you study for the various exams offered under the PRAXIS name. The most helpful to you, as someone studying for the PRAXIS II, however, are the eTests, available for the early childhood, middle school, and elementary education general exams.It will prompt you to log in to take the test. Don’t worry, you won’t have to pay anything, you’ll just have to register an account with the Website. If you are accessing it from a library, it should allow you to simply create a user name and password. If you are registering from home, you will have to enter a valid library card number.
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Testprepreview.comUse the GED Test Practice Questions to help you study for the General Arts & Sciences Praxis II test. You will see other resources listed, but these will not offers study questions for the PRAXIS II.
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ETS-Educational Testing ServiceFind basic information on the PRAXIS II and what it entails; also, find study resources on the ETS web site.
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Testing & Educational Reference CenterIncludes a variety of resources for taking the PRAXIS II. Be sure to search for "PRAXIS" to find a full-length, downloadable study book that includes test questions for a wide variety of subject specialties. Also offers prep books for AP exams on a wide variety of subjects which can be useful for studying.Must create an online ID to download materials from the Testing & Educational Reference Center.