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/*0205458092, Boosalis, Beating the CSET!, 1e*/Beating the CSET! will help both pre-service and practicing teachers in California pass the CSET Multiple Subjects Subtests I – III. Because passing the CSET Multiple Subjects test is now required for an elementary credential in California, this new text has been designed to address the essential time-management methods, essay and multiple-choice strategies, and content that test takers must master in order to passSubte… More >>
#1 by Duchess on February 7, 2010 - 8:33 pm
It’s a very good book, covering the content completely and providing necessary Beating the CSET! Methods, Strategies, and Multiple Subjects Content for Beating the California Subject Examinations for Teachers (Subtests I-III) (Boosalis Series)definitions and formulas.
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by D. B. Kelley on February 7, 2010 - 10:58 pm
I used this book to study for the Math/Science CSET. During my studies, I noticed a lot of errors within the book in the math and science section. For example: The book states that melting is when a liquid becomes a solid! Now I know what they meant, but that should have been caught when this book was edited!
Also, in the math section: LOTS OF ERRORS! I used to be a math major and I know what I’m talking about! If you use this book to study, pay attention to numbers being brought down incorrectly. If you don’t know math, you won’t catch the mistakes.
I didn’t go through the rest of the book. I don’t trust the other sections of this book. After all, if the math/science portion of this book has many mistakes–other sections of this book probably have mistakes, as well!
Rating: 1 / 5
#3 by JSW on February 8, 2010 - 12:46 am
The innumerable grammar and spelling errors are irritating, but it is the content errors that prompted my first review of a book. This book claims that Isaac, son of Abraham, experienced two name changes: the first from Isaac to Jacob, the second from Jacob to Israel. It goes on to state that Isaac’s 12 sons became the 12 tribes of Israel. Any 1st grade Sunday Schooler could tell you how wrong this is. Such a major error makes me suspect the rest of the content. My biggest regret is that I’ve spent so much time using it as a review guide only to now have to wonder if what I’ve learned is true.
Rating: 1 / 5
#4 by Jilllie Brooks on February 8, 2010 - 2:56 am
I think this is the best CSEST book out there. I read this book from cover to cover in the 2 weeks before the test, then took the CSET and passed all 3 tests on my first try! I really didn’t have to use any other resouces. At times this book got a bit wordy and could have used a few more visuals, but other than that it worked for me!!!
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Amazoner on February 8, 2010 - 4:20 am
I’m a little shocked. I would think that a study guide would have some practice questions and sample tests, but this book has none.
Rating: 2 / 5