CliffsNotes FTCE General Knowledge Test [With CDROM]

by Sandra Luna McCune and Jeffrey S. Kaplan

Book Overview

The exam that all future teachers in Florida need to take -- The FTCE General Knowledge test -- is being revised in May 2014. After that date the test will be offered year round by appointment. The... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1118018044
• ISBN13: 9781118018040
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 343 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.3" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Study Guide

This book was extremely useful tool, the pre-test we formated the same way as the test and the break down of the material and how to do it was a wonderful teaching tool. Overall I would recommend this particular book to anyone about to take the General Knowledge Test.

A Good Review Book

I found this book helpful in providing a review of the types of questions similar to those found on the actual FTCE General Knowledge Exam. The book covers question types and detailed answers for all four areas of the exam; Reading, Math, English Language Skills and the Essay. There are 2 full-length practice exams at the end with detailed answers. After being out of school for several years, I found the book useful in providing a review of general knowledge questions, especially the entire math section. The book contains a lot of pages and for those who don't have a lot of time to examine the book, you may want to skim through the sections and problems, then concentrate on the areas that you need more help in understanding/remembering; for me, that was the math section. The actual test includes a page listing some of the formulas you might use, but you still need an understanding of general math principles and problem solving to realize which formula/equation to use to answer the questions, not to mention how to solve the equation once you pick a formula to use. I felt that this book provides that understanding. I also purchased a Test Preparation Guide issued by the Florida Department of Education which can be downloaded from the FTCE Testing website for a small fee. It is a smaller guide, but I used this side by side with Cliffs TestPrep book. Overall, I found the Cliffs TestPrep General Knowledge book helpful. I passed the FTCE General Knowledge Exam after taking it for the first time.

Good test prep

I purchased two test prep books for the FTCE General Knowledge Test. This was by far the better of the two. I was very familiar with the content, so I was mostly looking for the practice tests. This book has TWO full practice tests as well as smaller quizzes throughout the book. I took the test and passed all of the sections in March 2008 All three of the multiple choice sections of the practice exams were VERY representative of the actual tests. Good prep! I think that the front of the book (where they teach the content) is very good in this book, though I did not read most of it. But, comparing it to the other prep book for this test, it is much more comprehensive. So, if you need to brush up on the content, this looks like a good book from which to learn the material. If you were only going to buy one book to prepare for the test, I would say this one will help you. I used this and the XAM book, and this one is far above the XAM book.

Great Study Guide

Outstanding guide to the FTCE. Would have passed all areas if I had actually studied the math section. Highly recommended for those that want to teach.

Use It!

I used this book to help me pass the GK. It had been a long time since I took a math class. This book realy helped me brush up on my math skills and consequently, keep my job! The math questions on the actual test were harder but the book gives you all of the foundation skills you need.