Praxis Tips By Tiffany Nowlin

How to Sign Up  Go to  Click on My Praxis Account  Create account  Select location and time for test

What’s on the Praxis 1  Reading  Passages with comprehension questions  Grammar questions  Writing  Fixing grammatical errors  Writing prompts  Math  Geometry  Algebra and Functions  Statistics and Probability  Number and Quantity

Preparing for Praxis 1  Practice test  Testing Prep websites  Check calculator requirements

Preparing for Praxis 1  Buy/Check out Praxis information books  Library and online  Have proper Identification  Don’t bring unnecessary items  Purses, cell phones, etc will have to be stored elsewhere  Praxis test locations provide lockers for these items

Test Taking Strategies  Be comfortable with your calculator  Be comfortable with the location  Answer every question

Test Taking Strategies Cont.  Arrive early  Be positive  Answer easy questions first  Don’t take all Praxis parts on the same day

Test Day  Eat a good breakfast  Make sure you have needed items  Calculator  Identification  Test ticket  Arrive early  Fill out forms  Storing items  Metal detector

Post Test  Yay it’s over!  Make note of scores  Gather items

Understanding Your Scores  Arkansas Math Score Requirement  150  Arkansas Writing Score Requirement  162  Arkansas Reading Score Requirement  156

Understanding Your Scores  Writing portion must be scored and you’ll receive scores later  Math and Reading scores can be seen after taking those portions of the test  PDF sent to with all scores  Scores arrive business days after test

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