Full Description
The ultimate practice book—your secret weapon for the toughest test in Texas!
From the author of the best-selling TExES preparation handbook comes this brand-new collection of up-to-date practice tests, each one field-tested for accuracy and designed to show you where you need to improve—and how to do it to pass the TExES exam.
TExES expert Elaine Wilmore starts by getting you thinking like a test developer to learn the exam's framework inside and out. Then comes the heart of the book—seven practice tests with answers, plus
Rationales explaining why the correct answers are correct
Tables and figures geared for visual and kinesthetic learners
"Important Points to Remember" at the end of each test
Test-taking strategies
Guidance for creating a personal success plan for the weeks, days, and night before the test
Hands-on practice is the best way to prepare for the TExES exam, and this essential book makes that practice meaningful. It's your first step in preparing for certification—and for putting your vision in place as a new principal.
"Preparing for the TExES can be overwhelming; however, Wilmore's ability to provide real-life examples make this book a must-have for the student preparing to gain principal certification in Texas."
Dalane E. Bouillion, Chief Academic Officer
Spring Independent School District, Houston, TX
Contents
Preface
Section I: Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions
1. Here We Are
Rationale for the Book
A Global Overview of the Theoretical Framework and State Legislated Standards Upon Which the Principal TExES Exam Is Built
It's Your Turn
2. Test Taking Strategies
Watch Your "Sherry's"!
The Dot Game: Psychological and Time Management
"Multiple - Multiples": Follow "the Process"
Section II: Practice Tests
3. Practice Test Alpha
4. Practice Test Beta
5. Practice Test Gamma
6. Practice Test Delta
7. Answer Keys, Competencies, and Sub-Competency Rationals
Practice Test Alpha
Practice Test Beta
Practice Test Gamma
Practice Test Delta
Section III: Bringing It Home
8. Preparing for the Test
Tips for Repeat Test Takers
Tips for "Out of State" Test Takers
How to Prepare Now Till Test-Taking Week
How to Prepare the Week of the Test
What to Do and Not Do the Night Before the Test
What to Do and Not Do the Morning of the Test
Living Your Life After the Test
9. Preparing for Actual Certification
Bringing It All Together
Some Last Reminders
Knock the Top Out of That Test!
10. Suggested Additional Resources
Things to Read to Help You Prepare Per Domain
