Praxis Reflection

1. When do you plan to take the Praxis II exam for your subject area?

Just after Spring 2011 ends.


2. What is the minimum score that you must earn on the exam to qualify for you initial teaching license?

156


3. Look at the topics covered in your exam. What do you need to to do to fully prepare for the test?

I need to review just about all of my notes from my history classes. The problem History is that it is such a broad topic and there is so much to cover. I will need to review all of my notes and my textbooks that I have kept.

4. Look at the sample questions for your exam. Can you answer them?

Yes, for the most part I can. However when the time comes to take the actual test I will need to do a lot of review.


5. When do you plan to take the Praxis II PLT?

Around the same time as the content Praxis, shortly after it.


6. Look at the topics covered on the Praxis II PLT exam. Compare them with the Table of Contents in your textbook and your syllabi/textbooks for any other Education classes you have taken/are taking. What do you need to do as a student to prepare for this exam?

This is only the second education class that I have taken. I think that I will prepare for this exam much the same way I will prepare for the content area test. I plan on reviewing all my notes and reviewing the text book. One thing that has help me is during summaries of the chapters. This forces me to read and re-read the chapters and pull out the main points and stores the information in my long-term memory more easily.


7. Look at the sample essay and multiple choice questions for the PLT. How does this preview of the test change your perspective of your coursework and how you study?

It doesn't change my perspective. I have found that if I apply the theories on my own then I am more able to remember the theories and should be able to recall them when taking the Praxis.