Develop your Plan

Develop a personalized study plan and schedulePlanning your study time is important because it will help ensure that you review all content areas covered on the test. Use the sample study plan below as a guide. It shows a plan for the Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading test. Following that is a study plan template that you can fll out to create your own plan. Use the “Learn about Your Test” and “Test Specifcations" information beginning on page 5 to help complete it.

Use this worksheet to:1. Defne Content Areas: List the most important content areas for your test as defned in chapter 1.2. Determine Strengths and Weaknesses: Identify your strengths and weaknesses in each content area.3. Identify Resources: Identify the books, courses, and other resources you plan to use for each content area.4. Study: Create and commit to a schedule that provides for regular study periods

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Collect Material

Collect study materials.Gathering and organizing your materials for review are critical steps in preparing for the Praxis tests. Consider the following reference sources as you plan your study:• Did you take a course in which the content area was covered? If yes, do you still have your books oryour notes?• Does your local library have a high school-level textbook in this area? Does your college library have a
good introductory college-level textbook in this area

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MPEC tests with constructed-response questions assess your ability to explain material effectively. As a
teacher, you’ll need to be able to explain concepts and processes to students in a clear, understandable
way. What are the major concepts you will be required to teach? Can you explain them in your own words
accurately, completely, and clearly? Practice explaining these concepts to test your ability to effectively
explain what you know.

 

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Determine Your Strategy for Success

Set clear goals and deadlines so your test preparation is focused and efcient

Effective Praxis test preparation doesn’t just happen. You’ll want to set clear goals and deadlines for yourself
along the way. Otherwise, you may not feel ready and confdent on test day.
1) Learn what the test covers.
You may have heard that there are several different versions of the same test. It’s true. You may take one
version of the test and your friend may take a different version a few months later. Each test has different
questions covering the same subject area, but both versions of the test measure the same skills and
content knowledge.
You’ll fnd specifc information on the test you’re taking on page 5, which outlines the content categories
that the test measures and what percentage of the test covers each topic.
testprep for information on other Praxis tests.
2) Assess how well you know the content.
Research shows that test takers tend to overestimate their preparedness—this is why some test takers
assume they did well and then fnd out they did not pass.
The Praxis tests are demanding enough to require serious review of likely content, and the longer you’ve
been away from the content, the more preparation you will most likely need. If it has been longer than a few
months since you’ve studied your content area, make a concerted effort to prepare

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Anatomy and physiology

Content Knowledge and Student Growth and Development
A. Core Concepts

1. Terminology, principles, concepts, and applications of the basic sciences as related to motor skills and movement activities (e.g.,anatomy and physiology, exercise physiology, biomechanics and kinesiology, motor development and motor learning)

2. Principles of biomechanics and kinesiology as they relate to motor skills and movement patterns (e.g., summation of forces, center of gravity, force/speed relations, torque)

3. Movement concepts (e.g., body awareness, spatial awareness, effort, relationship)

4. Exercise physiology (e.g., components of healthrelated ftness; components of skill-related ftness; ftness guidelines, such as frequency, intensity, time/duration, type/mode; principles of exercise, such as specifcity, overload, progression; roles of body systems in exercise; short- and long-term effects of physical training; nutrition as related to exercise; ftness; metabolic response to exercise)

5. Anatomy and physiology (e.g., skeletal, muscular, nervous, circulatory, and respiratory systems)

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Collaboration, Reflection, and Technology

1. Current educational issues that cross subject matter boundaries
2. Integration of knowledge and skills from multiple subject areas in physical education
3. Establishment of productive relationships to support student growth and well-being with school colleagues and administrators, parents and guardians, community members, and organizations
4. Promotion of a variety of opportunities for physical activity in the school and the communit

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Gym

Understanding of the rules, strategies, skills, techniques, and concepts associated with a variety of movement activities and games across the age and grade spectra; emphasis predominantly on softball, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and feld, and volleyball, with questions based possibly on other sports and activities commonly used in physical education settings

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