LearningExpress

I can't wait to show this to our college specialist who works with students to help them apply for post secondary education. I will also direct students to this site; I have had a few students ask me about practice tests for ASVAB or SATs, next time I'll show them LearningExpress.

Setting up an account was a piece of cake.
The test I chose was the Middle School Content Knowledge Praxis II. Finding the test and downloading it was seamless. I took the first page of questions, then stopped the test to see my score. I liked how it warned me twice that I was leaving the test and could not go back and continue taking the test if I proceeded. I was able to see the number I got correct and incorrect in each category. These tests will be very useful for students and teachers.

The course I took under "Job Search and Workplace Skills" was the "Vocabulary and Spelling #1." It gave a list of words and asked you to check the ones you knew by sight. It then gave the same list with pronunciations and asked you to check the words you knew. The next step was to give you the word in context and ask you to define it. This course went very smoothly and was easy to use. For anyone motivated to improve knowledge or skills, it would be great.

I found an ebook on interviewing entitled "Goof Proof Interviews." This ebook was easy to read and offered lots of good advise. The beginning of the book had basics like: making a date for the interview with do's and don'ts;, it talked about manners, and under the take time to prepare heading, it encouraged you to research the company and to practice the interview with a friend. Again a very useful tool.