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 : CliffsTestPrep CBEST (Cliffs Test Prep CBEST)








Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 370.76
Edition: 6
Format: Bargain Price
Label: Cliffs Notes
Manufacturer: Cliffs Notes
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: September 11, 2000
Publisher: Cliffs Notes
Studio: Cliffs Notes




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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
The CliffsTestPrep series offers full-length practice exams that simulate the real tests; proven test-taking strategies to increase your chances at doing well; and thorough review exercises to help fill in any knowledge gaps.

CliffsTestPrep CBEST, 6th Edition, can help you prepare for the California Basic Education Skills Test, a requirement for obtaining teaching credentials in California and Oregon. The test is based on the theory that teachers should be able to use the same skills taught to students -- skills essential to students both in the classroom and outside school. Inside this test prep tool, you'll find
  • Full-length practice tests with answers and complete explanations
  • Analysis of all exam subject areas
  • An assessment mini-test to gauge a candidate's strengths and weaknesses with the various test sections
  • Introduction to the format and scoring of the exam, overall strategies for answering multiple-choice questions, and questions commonly asked about CBEST
  • A list of last-minute test-taking tips.


This book will help you understand the types of questions that will test your knowledge in three general subjects: reading, mathematics, and writing. You can get ready to show what you know in areas such as
  • Basic math and algebra, including whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, and simple equations
  • Practical applications of arithmetic operations, such as invoices, unit cost, and totals.
  • Standard units in the U.S. measurement system
  • Reading comprehension with emphasis on interpreting and analyzing passages
  • Essay writing in a descriptive/narrative form that draws from personal experience
  • Original writing in an analytical/expository essay that calls for explaining an issue, problem, or quotation and relating a well-supported personal opinion on the subject


With guidance from the CliffsTestPrep series, you'll feel at home in any standardized-test environment!



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - This is THE CBEST prep book to pass this test!
I passed on my first try, all thanks to this amazing book! This book's sample questions are closely tied to the actual questions on the test. Easy to understand procedures in answering the questions, especially in math. I highly recommend this book, and yes it can overprepare you for the test, but that's actually a good thing.

I hope that my fellow test takers will pass on their very first try, like me.

Best of luck!



Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - CBEST Cliffs Test Prep from the reading company
My comment is only for from the reading company.
I needed to work on the math. They said there were some pencil marks.
Actually, all the math programs had been worked out where the choices
were, making the book worthless.

A complaint to the company said that it said there were some pencil marks.




Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Good resource for math prep!
If you want to pass the math section in particular, the Cliffs CBEST prep is excellent to give you a quick, clear, and concise review of all the formulas and math concepts that you've forgotten over the years. The practice tests are very close to the actual test. You should couple this resource with the math practice tests on the CBEST website, which are closest to what is really on the test. I passed the CBEST the first time focusing on these two resources only days before the test (I had become ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Only book you need to buy!
I had this book shipped to me less than a week before the exam, and this is the only book I used to study for the test. I passed with a 183, and read this book front to back (more or less) in the few days before the exam. The example questions and answers are throughly explained, and are particularly helpful for the math section (if you're like me, and haven't taken a math class in many years).

The only tip I have for anyone taking the CBEST, is to brush up on your conversion charts ... Read More



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - read this before buying CBEST guides...


I took the CBEST yesterday morning (06/16/07)and have several observations and suggestions which not only do I hope you'll find helpful but with any luck can save you some time and grief. I purchased four review books. The Princeton Review's Cracking the CBEST (2002)," Cliff's Testprep "CBEST, 6th Edition,(2000)" Learning Express' "The Complete Preparation Guide CBEST (2006)," and Barron's "How to Prepare for the CBEST (2001)." Additionally, I purchased one on-line guide and began receiving ... Read More







 






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