Test Preparation Resources

Educational Testing Service (ETS) 1-800-772-9476

Free Test Preparation:

• Praxis II:  Subject Assessments General Information and Study Tips (PDF)
• Tests at a Glance (TAAG) - content outlines, sample questions in each content area with rationale for the best answers, and test-taking strategies. 
• Reducing Test Anxiety (PDF)
• Webinars are free web seminars offered periodically for Praxis I assessments. For updated information and session dates visit: http://www.ets.org/praxis/webinars
• How to Develop a Study Plan – this practical worksheet helps you define content areas, determine your strengths and weaknesses, identify preparation resources and create and commit to a study schedule.  For more information visit:  http://www.ets.org/praxis/studyplan

Priced Test Preparation:

• Study Guides key topics and exercises to guide your study, sample multiple-choice questions and answers with explanations, and test-taking strategies to maximize success
• PLATO Pre-Professional Skills Simulated Test Internet-delivered test formatted to simulate the actual PPST tests and diagnostic feedback in reading, writing and mathematics provided
  More information is available at www.plato.com
• Diagnostic Preparation Program (DPP) If you plan to retake a Praxis test, the DPP provides detailed, customized feedback about test performance so that you may better understand your strengths and weaknesses and focus your test preparation efforts accordingly.  The DPP may be ordered any time within four months after you take the test.

Prep2Teach for Praxis I:

http://www.prep2teach.com

• Online, self-guided modules designed specifically for the Praxis I
• Accessible anytime, 24 hours a day through Online Learning.net

TestPrepReview.com:

http://www.testprepreview.com/praxis_practice.htm

• Free reading, writing, and mathematics self-assessment modules, self-improvement links, and general test-taking tips

Practice Test Preparation Books

• Available for purchase at local bookstores, e.g., Borders and Barnes & Noble
• Available on loan at the Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street, Lafayette or at the West Lafayette Public Library, 208 West Columbia Street, West Lafayette

Purdue University

Academic Success Center

• Study skills workshops available, including topics such as reading speed improvement, increasing vocabulary, tips on taking multiple-choice exams, etc.
• The Academic Success Center is located in Beering Hall of Liberal Arts and Education, Room 3268, (765) 494-5569.

Online Writing Lab (OWL)

• One-on-one tutorials, workshops, and reference materials available on a variety of writing topics, including general writing concerns, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style
• OWL is located in Heavilon Hall, Room 226, (765) 494-3723.

Technology Resources Center

• Supplemental test materials available for check-out for the teacher education faculty and student use
• Technology Resources Center (TRC) is located in Beering Hall of Liberal Arts and Education, Room 3287, (765) 494-5677, Fax: (765) 496-1622, Email: trc@purdue.edu

Purdue University Libraries

• Online research sources for test preparation

* This list is provided as a service from the Office of Professional Preparation and Licensure to students in the Teacher Education Program. The list is intended as neither an exhaustive compilation nor is any resource on the list (with the exception of the Academic Success Center and OWL) specifically endorsed by Purdue University.