New online tests available for teachers, citizenship

Did you know that you can practice for academic and career-specific tests from the library's website? It's true! All you need is a valid library card to prepare for exams such as the ACT, GED, LSAT, and careers in civil service, teaching, nursing, and much more. LearningExpress Library is our source for dozens of tests, exercises, and courses designed to improve your skills in many common subjects.

LearningExpress Library has added 2 new practice tests that we think can benefit residents of Henderson County.

New Citizenship Test Practice: History & Civics Questions
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recently announced that any applicant who files for United States citizenship on or after October 1, 2008, will be required to take a completely redesigned naturalization test. To prepare citizenship candidates for this new test, LearningExpress has developed New Citizenship Test Practice: History & Civics Questions. This comprehensive test practice consists of 100 civics, history, and government questions that come directly from the official redesigned naturalization test and are divided into three main sections: American Government, American History, and Integrated Civics.

The interactive, course-like design of New Citizenship Test Practice: History & Civics Questions will give test takers the essential preparation they need to pass this crucial test.

New Citizenship Test Practice: History & Civics Questions offers:

• A complete 100-question practice exam designed to familiarize naturalization candidates with the official content of the redesigned naturalization test. Test takers will find questions covering such test-specific topics as Principles of American Democracy; System of Government; Rights and Responsibilities; Colonial Period and Independence; the 1800s; Recent American History and Important Historical Information; Geography; Symbols; and Holidays.
• Instant online scoring of practice questions, with detailed answer explanations
• The ability to download and print the entire practice test with detailed answer explanations for on-the-go studying

Praxis II: Content Knowledge Practice Tests
Achieving a passing score on one or more components of the ETS's Praxis II®: Subject Assessments is often a requirement for teacher certification or licensure in the majority of states. The Subject Assessments' Content Knowledge tests measure a prospective teacher's thinking skills as well as the knowledge of the specific subjects he or she plans on teaching.
LearningExpress now offers essential practice for three of the most widely taken Content Knowledge tests:

• Early Childhood: Content Knowledge
• Elementary Education: Content Knowledge
• Middle School: Content Knowledge.

The purpose of these tests is to ensure that a prospective educator is qualified to teach, and the goal of the LearningExpress Praxis II: Content Knowledge Practice Tests is to ensure that teachers pass!

Visit our testing website for connection instructions and a complete list of all available tests.