There will be a second part coming.
I just took the Praxis last year, and I passed it the first time. I would
take the online sample questions through the Praxis website, and look at the
charts that tell which percentage of questions come from each area.
The single best advice I would give is MEMORIZE Information Power. It's
fairly expensive if you don't already own it, but I would say maybe 75-80% of
the questions came from there. Not only should you know what's in Information
Power, but you should know which sections the information comes from (there
are several "Bills of Rights" type list sections).
You'll probably know book titles/authors from your experience. The hardest
part for me was court cases that I didn't know. You might do a Google search
on current cases having to do with the library or landmark library cases.
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Questions about collaboration, familarize yourself with the basics of the
well known court cases such as Pico v. Island Trees, Bloom's Taxonomy, read
through Information Power and familiarize yourself with it. You will be fine
The best thing to study for the Praxis is Information Power. If you know a
recent graduate of a library program, you might want to read over their class
notes but if not, Information Power will probably get you through.
Hi. I took the Praxis in March and did pretty well on it (even though I
thought that I tanked it). As a practicing LMS, the Lit part will be easy for
you. Study Info Power, especially the appendices. Collection development policy
is impt. There were questions on Big 6, copy right, Lance, and Bloom's
taxonomy. Also some basic cataloging and citations.
You may have gotten prompt replies already, but I took it probably ten years
ago (have an English major and an MSLS), and I studied from the Cliff's NTE
Preparation Guide ISBN 0-8220-2017-3. It was $15.00 then (1989 edition.) I
imagine there is a newer one, and that you could get in cheaper online. It
does not specifically say anything about librarianship; it is for
communication skills, general knowledge, and professional knowledge.
I don't remember it being that hard (but it was a long time ago.) I did
study, and I did fine. Good luck!
Reading Information Power is of the upmost importance! Especially the
indexes
I had to take the Praxis a few years ago. A good part of the test involved
things I used every day as a librarian (e.g. cataloging, specific books
and/or authors for children). But it would be a big help to spend some time with
Information Power. There were several questions from that.
I am just a student so this may not be much help but ECU has a Praxis forum
at
_http://attila.net.ecu.edu/talk/LSIT/comments/praxis/_
(http://attila.net.ecu.edu/talk/LSIT/comments/praxis/)
The posts are out of order but if you check the ones from 2006, they are
pretty helpful, especially the one from June 06. The Borders Web site also has
practice test books but they are beyond my budget, so I have not tried them.
.
Jeanna Dennis, LMS
Valley Elementary School
Pelham, Al
simon827@aol.com
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