Family Consumer Science Praxis Study Guide
This is a single subject exam. There hasn't been a huge amount about tests in that area, but I seem to recall a post or two. In the meantime, don't be too hung up about finding books that claim to be specific to your test, because even for tests with lots more preparation material there's generally a fair bit of variation between the prep books and the actuality. The smart test taker will know the standards on which the test is based (see the Praxis Web site at, and look under the test preparation tab for your test) and will also look for professional organizations for people who teach this material. Do you have a background in family and consumer services?
I took it last April. It was pretty well balance to include areas of all the FACS standards. I got the study guide that the ETS people make so that I knew what areas would be on it.
My degree is in el ed and I got the FACS certification added on by passing the Praxis. Make sure you know Piaget and the other child development guys. There were a mix of questions about development in infants, toddlers, and children. In regards to sewing make sure you know terms like bias, nap, right side, and synthetic vs. Natural fabrics.
If you can borrow a FACS book from your local middle school that could help. I did that and read through it, paying most attention to new vocabulary (because as far as I knew 'nap' was something a baby did and I had no clue it had anything to do with fabric!). With nutrition definitely know your fat soluble vs. Water soluble vitamins, and the functions of the different nutrients including specific vitamins and minerals. Also know in general what foods are good sources of different vitamins and minerals. Have you taken any FACS courses at all? Other than nutrition, it was all new to me and I passed on the first try.
In my opinion it was not a super hard Praxis, although my score on it was lower than the two I had to take for my el ed certification. Feel free to PM me if you have more questions. Being a FACS teacher is great BTW.
I took it last April. It was pretty well balance to include areas of all the FACS standards. I got the study guide that the ETS people make so that I knew what areas would be on it. My degree is in el ed and I got the FACS certification added on by passing the Praxis. Make sure you know Piaget and the other child development guys. There were a mix of questions about development in infants, toddlers, and children. In regards to sewing make sure you know terms like bias, nap, right side, and synthetic vs.
Natural fabrics. If you can borrow a FACS book from your local middle school that could help. I did that and read through it, paying most attention to new vocabulary (because as far as I knew 'nap' was something a baby did and I had no clue it had anything to do with fabric!). With nutrition definitely know your fat soluble vs. Water soluble vitamins, and the functions of the different nutrients including specific vitamins and minerals. Also know in general what foods are good sources of different vitamins and minerals.
Have you taken any FACS courses at all? Other than nutrition, it was all new to me and I passed on the first try. In my opinion it was not a super hard Praxis, although my score on it was lower than the two I had to take for my el ed certification. Feel free to PM me if you have more questions. Being a FACS teacher is great BTW. Click to expand.Wow thanks for the info. My degree is in Business Marketing and I can add on FACS.
I've already passed the Praxis for Bus and Mrktg. How can I get the study guide?
I asked our FACS teacher if she had a book or books I could use to study (I'm in a middle school now as a TA) and she said there really wasn't any books.I didn't believe her but I guess maybe she felt threatened. What is the name of the FACS book? I haven't taken any FACS course but alot of business courses.
I never knew that there was such a huge need for FACS teachers. Well I guess there isn't a real study guide, just this It lets you know what's on the test at least.
Other than that, I just got my hands on three different FACS book, stuff like Teen Life, Sewing, and some Nutrition book I think. They were textbooks from a retired FACS middle school teacher. I also seem to recall maybe a Barrons book that I borrowed from the library that has like 12-15 Praxis II exams in it and one was FACS. Not worth the money at all to buy, as all it has is a sample test. Other than giving the answers I don't think it explained anything.
But hey, it was a practice and as I got it from the library it didn't cost me anything. Your finance background should help you fly though all the financial management questions. And yes, there's a definite need for FACS teachers as fewer and fewer people are getting certified in it. I had I think 7 interviews this summer, might have been 6 (out of 10-12 resumes sent out). Now granted, it took until the 7th (or 6th) to get a job offer, but still. It's nice to be in a pool of maybe 30 applicants (if that) as opposed to in the 100s and even 1,000s that apply for one el ed position. Most of the other jobs I think were offered to people who actually went to school for FACS as opposed to being add-ons.
There's a FACS Yahoo group you might want to join to get some tips. You'll have to request membership. This was not a hard Praxis, other than that you just have to know your stuff, because there are precious few study resources.
No calculator permitted or needed (the only 'mathy' question I got was one about interest being a percentage of cost - easy to figure with a pencil) and I finished in just over an hour. I didn't know about the Morill Land Grant Act of 1862. I did not know enough about the developmental theorists. Having already passed the Business Ed Praxis helped, because the consumer economics questions were about fixed-rate vs adjustable rate mortgages, and I was wishing there were more business questions like this.
There were questions about measurement (know how many teaspoons in a Tablespoon, etc.) and textiles (natural vs. Sythetic, terms such as bias, selvage, and basting.) I had questions about nutrition, such as food sources of protein & dietary fiber, cholesterol vs diet, risk factors for osteoporosis, and know about vitamins & minerals, such as water-soluble vs fat-soluble, and know that 'essential' fatty acids, and 'essential' amino acids means that your body cannot synthesize them - they have to come from your diet. If I missed every question on which I guessed, I still passed by a comfortable margin, so I'm confident. Now I'm just playing that waiting game again to get the number. Business Education test Hello, plan on taking the Business Education test.looking to find a study buddy.
I am currently looking at my marketing, bus law, Economic and Accounting text books.seems to be so much to study.how do I narrow down what I need to look at. I purchased a business education-ets book on line but that only give 100 questions. You mentioned something about going to the local high school, but if they do not know who I am will they just give me a book.? Did you study alone or with a group?
How did you find these people. I am in Charlotte NC.
I took it last April. It was pretty well balance to include areas of all the FACS standards. I got the study guide that the ETS people make so that I knew what areas would be on it. My degree is in el ed and I got the FACS certification added on by passing the Praxis.
Make sure you know Piaget and the other child development guys. There were a mix of questions about development in infants, toddlers, and children. In regards to sewing make sure you know terms like bias, nap, right side, and synthetic vs.
Natural fabrics. If you can borrow a FACS book from your local middle school that could help. I did that and read through it, paying most attention to new vocabulary (because as far as I knew 'nap' was something a baby did and I had no clue it had anything to do with fabric!). With nutrition definitely know your fat soluble vs. Water soluble vitamins, and the functions of the different nutrients including specific vitamins and minerals. Also know in general what foods are good sources of different vitamins and minerals.
Have you taken any FACS courses at all? Other than nutrition, it was all new to me and I passed on the first try. In my opinion it was not a super hard Praxis, although my score on it was lower than the two I had to take for my el ed certification. Feel free to PM me if you have more questions. Being a FACS teacher is great BTW. Click to expand.What is your teaching certification in?
Free Family And Consumer Science Praxis Study Guide
If you have early childhood classes under your belt that helps, and your psychology knowledge will come in handy. But you definitely need to know a lot about consumer ed and food/nutrition to pass it. Take a look at the advice I gave that you copied above and hopefully you'll find it helpful. I strongly suggest trying to get your hands on some FACS textbooks either by borrowing or buying old editions cheaply. For example, we use Food For Today in our into foods classes and you could get the 2000 edition for probably $5. 85% of the info is still the same so there's no need to pay $80 for a current version.
Family Consumer Science Praxis Study Guide
For nutrition the main thing that changes every 4-5 years is the food guide pyramid but you can get current info on that on-line. When I took the test 4 years ago I know there was not a good study guide that existed for the exam so I just used the small guide available for download from the Praxis site and pieced together info from textbooks and on-line.