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Evelyn Miramontes
EDU 299
ANALYSIS 2
Exam Requirements
After reading the syllabus for EDU 299: Education Portfolio an unsettling feeling
commenced. To continue to a Bachelors degree for elementary education, the Praxis Core
exams are required to complete before entering the course at UNLV. According to Nevada Dept.
of Education Praxis Requirements, include a score of 156 for reading, writing 162 and math 150.
Exam Preparation
Preparing for the exam was a challenge. I did not know where to start. There is enormous
amount of information on the ETS website. Once I found the section that corresponds with an
Elementary Education degree, I began to study the guide provided. My biggest problem with the
information provided is that I was not sure all the information was relevant to what I needed to
know. The handbook on the EST website was troublesome, navigating was not easy and had
practice questions scattered throughout it, not to mention the long readings. I began to feel
overwhelmed by information, which led me to the decision of taking the practice test provided
from the link. The only way to know if the information I studied was correct was to take the
tests. To my astonishment, the questions on the exams were nothing like what previously
studied. I felt very unprepared taking the practice exams. However, after receiving the scores, I
Exam Results.
For the reading exam, I scored 25 multiple choice questions correct out of 56 with
a percentage of 45%.
For writing, the score was 24 multiple-choice questions correct out of 40 with a
percentage of 60%.
ANALYSIS 3
of 70%. All the test scores indicate that I need improvement and am not likely to
To prepare for the Praxis Core exams, attaining proper study material is crucial. One of
the problems for studying the exam was finding the correct study guide. Using only the
information on the ETS website was confusing for me. Without a guide, I felt blind searching the
correct material to study. After more research, I found the Ed Ready website is better suited for
my math preparation. The website is easy to navigate and gives the information in an organized
manner. The Praxis Core Review courses at CSN are a wonderful idea. However, when
searching on the CSN education department website, the 2016 calendar is shown. Hopefully, this
means they need to update the website and that classes for 2017 are available. For someone
terrible at independent study, purchasing a study book is not a great idea. The UNLV interactive
guide appears like it would be more useful. I am not sure if one has to be a current student
enrolled at UNLV to qualify. Nevertheless, to be successful studying and having the proper
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ANALYSIS 5