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Better Than I Expected
When I bought this book, I wondered how a book could help you review for the AP Lit exam, since there are no facts to really cover like in other exams.However, this book is extremely useful for those seeking a high score.It brings you step by step through the process of writing prompts, pointing out important details and giving a plethora of examples.The tips on the multiple choice questions allow you to review all the major terms you need and offers many opportunities to test yourself, with the why behind the answer included.Plus, you will feel better about the test because it is written by a former test writer.This makes it feel like you can trust what he is saying about the test, and I do not remember him being wrong once when it came to the actual exam.In conclusion, buy this book or don't buy one at all.

Reasonable, though slightly outdated
PROS:
AP Cliff Notes
The Cliff Notes are an excellent way to review a book(s) you have read before taking a test or doing class work.Cudo's to these writers and publishers. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Advanced Placement    2. Advanced placement programs (Education)    3. Cliff's/ Monarch / Barron's Book Notes    4. College Entrance    5. Composition and exercises    6. English language    7. English literature    8. Examinations    9. Language    10. Study guides    11. Education    12. English    13. Literary studies: general    14. Study Aids / Advanced Placement   

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Student-Involved Assessment for Learning
Great book!The book was brand new, and really will help me with feedback and knowledge I will need to become a teacher.This book is great for future teachers!

Useful in the Classroom
I ordered this book for a master's course I'm taking and found the information on reasoning patterns and assessment very useful in helping me see the difference between sound and unsound asssessment.Stiggins suggests numerous assessment ideas that provide a more positive environment for assessing and learning.This is a book I will keep in my classroom and use frequently. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Education / Teaching    3. Educational Tests And Measurements (Higher Education)    4. Educational tests and measurem    5. Educational tests and measurements    6. Examinations    7. Testing & Measurement    8. United States    9. Education / Testing & Measurement    10. Examinations & assessment   

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Practical excercises to prepare you for the phase I exam
This book provides practice exams to prepare you for all parts of the phase I test. This is basically the only book of its kind. I haven't yet studied for the phase II portion, but the parts I skimmed seemed more than adequate.

Excellent Study Aid
I took the FBI written exam recently, and this book helped me understand the TYPE of questions involved. I don't think I would've passed the written tests without the aid of this book. FBI EXAM
I took the FBI Exam this morning 3/27/2001.This book was a very good aid in studying.The practice tests were very helpful study aids prior to the actual exam. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Service    2. Study Guides   

Subjects:  1. Construction - General    2. Real Estate - Buying/Selling Homes    3. Science/Mathematics    4. Technology    5. Technology & Industrial Arts    6. Building construction & materials    7. Study Aids / General   

Subjects:  1. CPA (Certified Public Accountant)    2. Study Aids    3. Study Guides    4. Test Prep    5. Accounting    6. Study Aids / CPA (Certified Public Accountant)   

Subjects:  1. CLEP (College-Level Examination Program)    2. College-level examinations    3. Study Aids    4. Study Guides    5. Test Prep   

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Exam Style
This book is a hasty review of Orgo, but it covers most of the MCAT material in relatively small number of pages. Although some diagrams are not very helpful, it tells you most of what you need. It is basically a good book if you are a time-pressed pre-med trying to take the MCAT in 2 months. If you have more time, I recommend reading over your orgo textbook once more and doing problem sets in various other MCAT preparation materials (the ones with only MCAT style problems). Hope this helps.

Decent
This book was decent in that it reviewed some of the fundemental concepts necessary for the MCAT.However, most of the questions were too easy, and none resemble the format of an actual MCAT question (not passage based).There were some errors, but easy to identify.The book was worth having for extra practice if you have the money, but don't expect much.

Perfect practice problems for MCAT
Practice is the key to the MCAT.Review is an essential first step, but is only part of the complete preparation for the MCAT.ORGO 1001 will help you guys ace the Biological Science questions.Everything from stereochemistry to lab techniques is in this book.There are over 90 stereochemistry questions alone.This book won't guarantee a 15, but it may help raise your score a couple points. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chemistry - Organic    2. Graduate Preparation - MCAT    3. MCAT (Medical College Admission Test)    4. Study Aids    5. Study Guides    6. Test Preparation & Review   

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Best review book for AP US History
This is with no doubt the best review guide that you can buy for AP US History, if you use it to its full potential, no questions asked.
Review section was okay, practice tests were lacking
I really didn't go through this book as much as other prep books. The review section, while lengthy, lacked information on specific historical figures and left out many of the unifying themes that are indispensable when writing essays for the exam. At best, I skimmed some of the sections, but I found some irrelevant information. This book is great if you have lots of time on your hands to read all of the review section carefully. As for me, I found the information presented in a less than stimulating manner and I ended up relying on course-notes outlines, rereading my American Pageant, the Princeton Review book and my teacher's afterschool review sessions.
Amazing
I never had to read the textbook provided by the school this year.I just used this book which prepared me for the AP.This book should be bought by everyone who takes APUSH ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Advanced Placement    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Study Aids - Test Preparation    5. Study Guides    6. United States - General    7. Learning & study skills    8. Study Aids / Advanced Placement   

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Not Bad
I thought this product was good but I didn't receive it until right after I took the mcat.I did look at it and everything seemed to be in order and very helpful if you didn't want to make the cards yourself.

Sarah
Worth the money.An easy to use quick reference of key terms that you can take on-the-go.It won't cover all your study needs, but it does what it was intended to do well.

A+for Absolutely Awesome
The person who made the previous post obviously didn't look very hard at the book or try to study with it, or they would have realized that the definitions upside-down beneath the words are NOT the definition to THAT word.This is a long, thin book of flashcards with a vocab word on the Front of the page and the definition on the Back of the same page.The book does go upside down, but this is because there are more words/defs printed upside-down, therefore using the entire page (since the single word/definitions only take up half a page). So the book read right-side up is Bio, and the book held upside down and read normally is half Bio and half Orgo Chem.
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Subjects:  1. General    2. MCAT (Medical College Admission Test)    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Medical Education    6. Professional Education    7. Study Guides    8. Test Preparation & Review    9. Word Lists    10. Study Aids / General   

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A Lifesaver
This book really saved my but when it came to spanish. I was a senior and going into spanish 4 and I was very behind on EVERYTHING. I had just moved to a new school and met a real spanish teacher who could teach and I learned that my old teachers where stupid in comparison. I was about to drop the class when my mom got this for me. I learned so much. Not just the regular stuff like present, future, and past but all kinds of tenses that you use in spanish. It also doesn't just show you it, it gives lots of details on when and how you use those tenses and also practice problems with answers in the back. AND on top of all that it teaches you HUNDREDS of useful verbs and vocabulary that are used every day in spanish and things like how to say "I am hungry" Now to most english people that seems simple. You use the "to be" verb and add on hungry but that isn't how you use it. FIrst off in spanish there are 2 verbs for to be and you know what? Neither is used for that. You say "I have hunger." Many people mess this up including me but I known Know the right way and havent messed up yet. Trust me it teaches you hundreds andhundreds of stuff and I PROMISE YOU you will not regret this book.

An early essential
An excellent book.Any serious attempt to learn Spanish should include it at an early stage. Also useful for annual revision of this important part of sppech.

How I Effectively Use Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses?
As the owner of Toni Roman's LearningSpanishVideoReviews web site, I am more than happy to have this opportunity to post my reivew of this wonderful resource for learning Spanish.
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Subjects:  1. English    2. Foreign Language Study    3. General    4. Grammar    5. Language    6. Linguistics    7. Spanish    8. Spanish language    9. Study Guides    10. Tables    11. Textbooks for foreign speakers    12. Verb    13. Foreign Language Study / Spanish    14. Grammar, syntax, linguistic structure    15. Language teaching & learning material & coursework   

Subjects:  1. Environmental Science    2. Environmental Studies    3. Reference    4. Research   

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Re: PSAT 2007 Review Book
GREAT Book!!! VERY pleased with this seller! Book arrived quickly and in perfect condition! A pleasure to do business with you! Thanks so much!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Educational Tests And Measurements (Higher Education)    2. National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test    3. Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test    4. SAT & PSAT    5. Study Aids    6. Study Guides    7. Test Prep    8. Study Aids / SAT & PSAT (Scholastic Assessment Test & Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test)   

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Absolutely Wonderful Resource
I'm starting my senior year of undergrad and I've been making huge efforts to try to find a grad school program with a professor with similar research interests.Thus far, it's been very labor-intensive.However, I just bought this guide and it's incredibly helpful.Not only does it go through the process of how to apply, have a successful interview, etc, but it also breaks down schools by program.
Good resource but same as previous edition
Yep, I wasted $15 on this. If you haven't got a previous edition, then this is an OUTSTANDING resource for those interested in pursuing clinical psyc in grad school. If you do have a previous edition, do not buy - especially if you have the 2004-2005 edition. There is nothing substantially different as far as I can tell. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Clinical Psychology    2. Education & Training    3. Graduate Departments And Schools    4. Graduate School Guides - General    5. Study Aids    6. Study Guides    7. Test Prep    8. Psychology    9. Study Aids / College Guides   

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Woodcock-Johnson III: Reports, Recommendations and Strategies
This manual is extremely useful when preparing for PPTs and when you are writing reports.I have found the new forms very useful.I would recommend this manual for every special education teacher.

A bargain at twice the price
This is a very powerful reference that can be a helpful tool for school psychologists and private practice clinicians.Mather and Jaffe divide this book into four helpful sections.The first has much to do with the Woodcock Johnson-III tests of cognitive abilities and academic achievement.They provide guidelines for assessment interpretation, including hypotheses of origins for varied subtest combinations.The second section of the book provides the reader with samples of varied examples of comprehensive psychological reports.These can help provide guidelines for report writing that includes (but is not limited to) the Woodcock Johnson-III.
Woodcock-Johnson III: Reports, Recommendations, & Strategies
Woodcock-Johnson III: Reports, Recommendations, and Strategies (Nancy Mather & Lynne Jaffe, New York: Wiley, 2002) is an essential resource, not only for evaluators who use the Woodcock-Johnson III and teachers who use the results of Woodcock-Johnson III (WJ III) assessments, but also for anyone involved in educational evaluation or planning individual educational programs. Read more

Subjects:  1. Assessment, Testing & Measurement    2. Education    3. Educational Psychology    4. Psychological Testing    5. Psychology    6. Testing & Measurement    7. Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educat    8. Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery    9. Examinations & assessment    10. Intelligence    11. Psychological testing & measurement    12. Psychology & Psychiatry / Testing & Measurement   

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Good, with some caveats
I wanted to rate this 3.5 stars
A Homework Program for the Most Challenging Children and Teens
(From Dean R. Garrison, author of "Ending the Homework Wars")
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Before I read this book, I planned and spent my afternoons and evenings around my daughter's elementary school homework, keeping me from having time with the rest of my family.I spend countless hours asking her study questions, definitions, and checking her work.I hovered to make sure she "got it right".I used the Internet to brush up on concepts and topics that SHE was to be learning.Now I realize that by taking control of her homework, I was not allowing her to be responsible for it; I was sending the message that she couldn't handle the responsiblity on her own.Boy was I wrong!Now, although her grades are not perfect, they are HERS alone and she has earned them.Talk about boosting self-esteem!And I am now free to spend time with my family instead of re-learing mode, median and range!Thank you Mr. Rosemond! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Child Care/Parenting    2. Education    3. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    4. Home Schooling    5. Homework    6. Life Stages - Infants & Toddlers/Toddlers    7. Parent and child    8. Parent participation    9. Parents And Education    10. United States    11. Family & Relationships / General   

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I got into my first choice program with this
In the fall of 2003, I applied to 7 top PhD programs in my field (in the sciences), including the 5 best.Although I had graduated from the top Ivy League university, I had worked for 5 years and wasn't sure how I'd present myself to the graduate programs.I had reasonably good GRE scores, but all of my recommendations were from industry, so I needed to massage my personal statement to reflect strong industrial experience.
To someone who wants to apply graduate school
Summarize the important information from graduate school! To student who wants to apply graduate school, especially for non english speaking students. Author has good sense of humor. He also gives us key points in applying schools and how the schools cope with different students' application.

Huge help in writing law school personal statement
I found this publication extremely helpful. It was recommended to me by a PhD candidate who had to write multiple essays for admissions applications. There are all kinds of examples of essays and what admissions committees liked and did not like. I found it essential in thinking about and starting my personal statement. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Graduate Departments And Schools    3. Graduate Preparation - General    4. Graduate School Guides - General    5. Higher    6. Reference    7. Study Skills    8. Business & Management   

Subjects:  1. Christian Life    2. Christianity - Christian Life - Character & Values    3. Christianity - Christian Life - General    4. Inspirational - Protestant Self Help    5. Religion    6. Religion - Christian Life    7. Workbooks    8. Religion / Christian Life   

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I passed!
I recently read the book titled "CCIE Routing and Switching - Official Exam Certification Guide, Second Edition", by Wendell Odom, Jim Geier and Naren Mehta.ISBN: 1587201410.Having read other titles from Wendell Odom, I had high expectations from this book.My expectations where met after reading this title.This is one of the most well put together study guides that I have read.Very well organized and easy to find information.
Worked for me
I used this book to study for and pass my CCIE R&S Written.
Excellent Study Guide
I used the book to study for the CCIE Written R&S and found it to be the most complete reference available. It provides a wide overview of topics but doesn't "gloss over" them. This book is a must for anyone working on their CCIE R&S. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Certification Guides - Cisco    2. Certification Guides - General    3. Computer Books: General    4. Computers    5. Computers - Certification    6. Data Transmission Standards And Protocols    7. Networking - Internetworking    8. Networking - Network Protocols    9. Networking - Routers    10. Tests    11. Computer Communications & Networking    12. Computers / Technical Skills   

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Sybex Rocks
Sybex rocks, Mike Myers is also very well written but they don't have the entire book in pdf format or any format for that matter. That makes studying easier. Now all they are missing is to get off their Bill Gates paranoia and let you print from the pdf. Overall it's a great study guide. Five stars would mean I could print the pdf.

Helpful
This book has a lot of really useful information. I highly recommend it if you know nothing of computers. I know a lot of computers, being a computer technician, but this book talks about stuff I would have never figured out.

Cut out the fluff, and beef up the O/S Technologies
I passed both exams relying solely on this book.However, I nearly tanked on the O/S test b/c the book just barely covers Windows XP, which accounts for 60% of the O/S exam (directly or indirectly).And, like someone else pointed out, I would have certainly failed had I not had 5+ years in IT behind me.If you are inexperienced or not sure about yourself, don't rely on this book due to the complex nature of Windows XP.You'll do fine with the hardware, although there is a lot of fluff that would waste your time.For the O/S part though,Windows XP *should* have had its own section in the book with a detailed discussion.Since, this book failed to do it, not to mention the many typos and logical errors of a critical nature, the only recourse for the unfortunate Comptia A+ candidate is to dole out some additional cash for a book dedicated to Windows XP.
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Subjects:  1. Certification    2. Certification Guides - General    3. Computer Architecture - Repair & Maintenance    4. Computer Books: General    5. Computer Science    6. Computer Science (General)    7. Computer technicians    8. Computers    9. Computers - Certification    10. Computing Technology Industry    11. Computing Technology Industry Association    12. Electronic data processing per    13. Electronic data processing personnel    14. Examinations    15. Networking - General    16. Professional - General    17. Study Guides    18. Operating systems & graphical user interfaces (GUIs)    19. PCs (IBM-compatible personal computers)    20. Study guides, home study & revision notes   

Subjects:  1. Catholic high schools    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. Entrance examinations    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. SSAT & COOP (Secondary School Admission Test & Cooperative A    7. Study Aids - Test Preparation    8. Study Guides    9. Tests    10. United States    11. Study & learning skills    12. Study Aids / General