NYSTCE: EAS / ALST / CSTs / edTPA (Barron's Test Prep NY) - Softcover

Postman Ed.D., Robert D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1438006187 ISBN 13: 9781438006185

Publisher: Barrons Educational Services, 2015

Synopsis

THIS BOOK FEATURES PRACTICE TESTS, JUST LIKE THE REAL TESTS, ALL WITH EXPLAINED ANSWERS. EFFECTIVE TEST STRATEGIES.   TWO EAS Tests, and THREE NEW Multi-Subject CSTs.  edTPA Strategies and steps for passing the edTPA. Scroll to the Author section for details.  2019 - NEW UPDATED PRINTING AND KINDLE BOOK UPDATED.   
In the pages of this comprehensive preparation guide test-takers will find:

Two full-length EAS Tests

Two full-length ALST Tests

NEW Multi-Subject CST battery of three tests (Math, Literacy/English/LA, and Fine Arts)

All tests have fully explained answers.

edTPA Strategies and Steps for passing the edTPA

Proven test preparation strategies

Proven selected response and constructed response strategies

Proven Computerized Test-taking strategies

Targeted review for the tests

This book will give you the help you need to pass all the new tests required for certification.

About this title

From the Author

==================================================This very affordable book emphasizes practice tests with explained answers and test strategies to give the best help for passing NYSTCE scores, with proven steps for passing the edTPA.  Students report the tests are most challenging for those who need reading and writing review. The book provides that reading and writing review. ===================================================RECENT TEST UPDATES-- February 2019 - We expect a meaningful delay in the release of the final Framework for Educating All Students II, and a delay in the EAS II start date. We will have a new book when EAS II is active. Until then, this book is the BEST preparation for the NYSTCE. 

-- November 2018, a basic 4-function calculator will be available on-screen for the Multi-Subject Math CST.   -The New York edTPA Safety Net has expired.  There is no reason for particular concern. That safety net allowed students who failed the edTPA to take and pass the ATS-W. The book provides proven steps for passing the edTPA. -The safety net for the CST has expired. You must earn a passing score on the CST.  Follow the study plan and use the realistic CSTs in tyhe book to get a passing score.  ====================================================New York State has quite a few test and assessment hurdles to becoming a teacher.  This book helps you clear those hurdles. 
The book also gives proven test preparation strategies and strategies for taking computer-based tests at Pearson test centers. This is the only book with realistic practice tests. Professor Elena Nitecki is due great credit for conducting the independent field trial, which confirmed the tests in the book.  The book reflects student experiences with real tests.
Students report it often seemed there was more than one plausible answer on the real test, and you will likely have the same experience with the practice tests. 
A student shared this advice "I started reading all the information before answering the questions and found myself getting really bogged down. Then I took the advice read the questions to find the answer and that made a real difference." 
Repeat test-takers report unanticipated testing experiences. One person saw exactly the same test for both administrations, while another saw tests that had a very different focus. 
The print book is Mobile Device Ready. Internet links have a QR code. Just scan the code for instant access to the most up to date information. It is an enormous plus.Barron's and I are here to help! Do not hesitate to contact me at the email address below with any questions about the book or about the tests. I have heard from a lot of people, and I will write back
robertpostman@earthlink.net
Good luck, and remember that this is not high stakes testing. Bob Postman   

From the Inside Flap

Table of Contents:

SECTION I OVERVIEW AND STRATEGIES
1 New York State Teacher Certification Examinations
2 Proven Test Preparation and Computer Based Test-Taking Strategies

SECTION II EDUCATING ALL STUDENTS (EAS)
3 Preparing for the Educating All Students Test (EAS)
4 Two Model EAS Tests with Answer Explanations

SECTION III ACADEMIC LITERACY SKILLS TEST (ALST)
5 Preparing for the Academic Literacy Skills (ALST)
6 Two Model ALST Tests with Answer Explanations

SECTION IV edTPA OVERVIEW 
7 Overview of the edTPA and edTPA Passing Scores
   SECTION V MULTI-SUBJECT CST 8 Preparing for the Multi-Subject Elementary and Early Childhood CSTs
9 Three Model Multi-Subject CSTs with Answer Explanations

Edition details

• Publisher: Barrons Educational Services
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1438006187
• ISBN 13: 9781438006185
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 416