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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Allan Mundsack; Charlotte Doctor; Kaplan, Inc. |
| ISBN: | 9781419542251 1419542257 |
| OCLC Number: | 71352679 |
| Notes: | Rev. ed. of: CBEST, c2004. |
| Description: | xii, 420 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Contents: | Section 1. Introduction -- 1. Overview of the test -- What is the CBEST? -- Format -- Scoring -- 2. Strategies to prepare for the test -- Kaplan's top 10 test-taking strategies -- Stress management -- 3. Diagnostic test -- Diagnostic test -- Answer key -- Answers and explanations -- section 2. Reading -- 4. Reading section overview -- General skill building -- Reading comprehension questions -- Research skills questions -- Critical analysis and evaluation questions -- What you can do -- One last thing -- 5. Reading section strategies -- Reading comprehension questions -- Research skills questions -- Critical analysis and evaluation questions -- Kaplan's five-step method for reading questions -- 6. Reading practice set -- Practice -- Answers and explanations -- section 3. Mathematics -- 7. Mathematics section overview -- Three types of questions -- 8. Computation and problem solving -- Factors, divisors, and multiples -- Prime and composite numbers -- Lowest (least) common multiple and greatest common factor -- Fractions -- Mixed numbers -- Multiplication and division of fractions -- Ratio and proportion -- Applications of proportions -- Decimals -- Converting fractions to decimals and vice versa -- Comparing fractions and decimals -- Percents -- The percent proportion -- Applications of the percent proportion -- 9. Measurement, geometry, and statistics -- Basic measurement facts -- Unit fractions and conversions -- Perimeters and areas -- Circles -- Angle measurement -- Parallel lines -- Triangles -- Lines, segments, and angels in circles -- Statistics -- Measures of relative standing -- Probability -- 10. Algebra and graphic relations -- Three meanings of the - sign -- Absolute value -- Signed numbers -- Exponents -- Square root -- Order of operations -- Simplifying radicals -- Solving equations -- Polynomials -- Factoring -- Graphing -- Applications of graphing -- Word problems -- section 4. Writing -- 11. Writing section overview -- Format -- Scoring -- 12. Writing section strategies -- Useful strategies for approaching the writing test -- Kaplan's five-step method for writing essays -- What will the evaluator look for? -- How can you be in top form? -- Two types of essays on the CBEST -- Writing practice with sample essays -- Further writing practice -- section 5. Practice tests -- Practice test one -- Answer key -- Answers and explanations -- Practice test two -- Answer key -- Answers and explanations -- Practice test three -- Answer key -- Answers and explanations -- section 6. CBEST resources -- Resource one : word roots -- Resource two : vocabulary word list -- Resource three : getting started : advice for new teachers. |
| Other Titles: | Kaplan CBEST : California basic education skills test, Kaplan California basic education skills test, California basic education skills test |
| Responsibility: | Allan Mundsack with Charlotte Doctor. |
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