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The TExES (118) Social Studies 4-8 Exam is extremely challenging and thorough test preparation is essential for success. TExES Exam Secrets Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass the TExES Exam.
Not only does it provide a comprehensive guide to the TExES Exam as a whole, it also provides practice test questions as well as detailed explanations of each answer.
TExES (118) Social Studies 4-8 Exam Secrets Study Guide includes:
- A thorough review for the TExES Social Studies 4-8 Exam
- A breakdown of united states history
- An examination of world history
- An analysis of government, civics, political science, and US citizenship
- A guide to geography
- An in-depth look at economics
- A breakdown of social studies content
- An examination of social studies foundations, skills, and instruction and culture
It's filled with the critical information you'll need in order to do well on the test the concepts, procedures, principles, and vocabulary that the Texas State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) expects you to have mastered before sitting for the exam.
The United States History section covers:
- Age of Exploration
- Colonization of the americas
- American independence
- Manifest destiny
- Slavery and the civil war
- WWI, great depression, WWII
The World History section covers:
- Human development from the lower paleolithic to the iron age
- Ancient cultures
- Ancient greece and rome
- Europe in the middle ages
- Renaissance
- American and french revolutions
The Civics and Government section covers:
- Political science
- Civil liberties and civil rights
- Anarchism, communism and dictatorship
- Realism, liberalism, institutionalism, and constructivism
- Foreign policy
- Political parties
The Geography section covers:
- Analysis of areas of human population
- Cartographers and maps
- Mountains, hills, plains and valleys
- Plateaus, deserts, deltas, mesas, basins, foothills, marshes and swamps
- Human systems
- Weather and climate
The Economics section covers:
- Market economy
- Microeconomics
- Population and population growth
- Consumer behavior
- Macroeconomics
- Unemployment and inflation
The Social Studies Content section covers:
- Spanish expansion efforts
- Colonial spanish power in texas
- People indigenous to texas
- Republic of texas
- Texas climate and geography
- Texas achieves statehood
- Texas government
The Social Science Curriculum and Instruction section covers:
- Teacher planning and preparation
- Classroom management
- Curriculum components
- Elementary students test strategies
- Learning different cultures
- Student assessment systems
- Prejudice and discrimination
These sections are full of specific and detailed information that will be key to passing the TExES Exam. Concepts and principles aren't simply named or described in passing, but are explained in detail. The guide is laid out in a logical and organized fashion so that one section naturally flows from the one preceding it. Because it's written with an eye for both technical accuracy and accessibility, you will not have to worry about getting lost in dense academic language.