Beveridge / Green Teacher's Skills Tests For Dummies

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-118-67357-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 360 Seiten, E-Book

If you're preparing for the newly revised Numeracy andLiteracy Skills Tests, Teacher's Skills Tests ForDummies is your one-stop for both exams, providing you withsubject-matter review, revision and practice tests you need totackle the tests with confidence and succeed. Written by expertauthors in Maths, English, and Education (with the credentials toprove it), Teacher's Skills Tests For Dummiesprovides you with:
- A review of the key maths and English concepts you need to knowto do well
- Full length practice tests and tons of additional practicequestions
- Online accessible audio tests for spelling and mentalarithmetic -- to better prepare you for the actual test
- Tips and tricks (along with mistakes to avoid) to become a bettertest taker
With this book -- and a bit of work on your part --you'll be positioned to pass your skills tests and gain thatcoveted place on a teacher-training course.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Beveridge, Colin

Green, Andrew

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with the Skills Tests 7
Chapter 1: Receiving Your Ticket to the Classroom 9
Chapter 2: Scoping out the Skills Tests 23
Chapter 3: Studying to Succeed 39
Part II: Literacy Skills 51
Chapter 4: Falling Under the Spell of Spelling 53
Chapter 5: Punching above Your Weight at Punctuation 75
Chapter 6: Getting to Grips with Grammar 103
Chapter 7: Considering the Comprehension Test 133
Part III: Numeracy Skills 157
Chapter 8: Making Sense of Mental Maths 159
Chapter 9: Stepping up to the Screen: ArithmeticReview 193
Chapter 10: Getting on Top of On-Screen Tests with Tables andGraphs 211
Chapter 11: Trying out Your Numeracy Skills: On-Screen PracticeQuestions 235
Part IV: Timed Practice Tests 275
Chapter 12: Practising Literacy Tests under Timed Conditions277
Chapter 13: Tackling the Timed Numeracy Test 297
Part V: The Part of Tens 309
Chapter 14: Ten Top Tips for Keeping Your Head 311
Chapter 15: Ten Tricks for Acing Your Numeracy Test 319
Index 325

Über Autor(innen)

Colin Beveridge holds a doctorate in mathematics from theUniversity of Saint Andrews and is a full-time maths tutor.
Andrew Green studied for his doctorate at Brunel Universityand is currently a senior lecturer in Education.