The resources listed below may help you prepare for the TExES exam in this field. These preparation resources have been identified by content experts in the field to provide up-to-date information that relates to the field in general. You may wish to use current issues or editions to obtain information on specific topics for study and review.
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Ball, D. L. (1992). Magical Hopes: Manipulatives and the Reform of Math Education. American Educator; v16 n2, 14–18, 46–47.
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Bittinger, M. L., & Beecher, J. A. (2011). Developmental Mathematics, Eighth Edition. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson.
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Brahier, D. J. (2009). Teaching Secondary and Middle School Mathematics, Fourth Edition. Needham Heights, Mass.: Allyn & Bacon.
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Burns, M. (2000). About Teaching Mathematics: A K–8 Resource, Second Edition. Sausalito, Calif.: Math Solutions Publications.
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Coxford, A., Usiskin, Z., & Hirschhorn, D. (1998). The University of Chicago School of Mathematics Project: Geometry. Glenview, Ill.: Scott, Foresman and Company.
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Crouse, R. J., & Sloyer, C. W. (1987). Mathematical Questions from the Classroom — Parts I and II. Providence, R.I.: Janson Publications.
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Danielson, C. (1997). A Collection of Performance Tasks and Rubrics: Middle School Mathematics. Larchmont, N.Y.: Eye On Education, Inc.
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Demana, F., Waits, B. K., Clemens, S. R., & Foley, G. D. (1997). Precalculus: A Graphing Approach, Fourth Edition. Menlo Park, Calif.: Addison-Wesley.
Foerster, P. A. (2005). Calculus Concepts and Applications, Second Edition. Berkeley, Calif.: Key Curriculum Press.
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Gottlieb, R. J. (2001). Calculus: An Integrated Approach to Functions and Their Rates of Change, Preliminary Edition. Boston, Mass.: Addison Wesley Longman.
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Harshbarger, R. J., & Reynolds, J. J. (1992). Mathematical Applications for the Management, Life, and Social Sciences, Fourth Edition. Lexington, Mass.: D. C. Heath and Company.
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Hirsch, L. R., & Goodman, A.(2005). Understanding Intermediate Algebra: A Course for College Students, Sixth Edition. Boston, Mass.: Cengage Learning.
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Hungerford, T. W. (2004). Contemporary College Algebra and Trigonometry: A Graphing Approach, Second Edition. Philadelphia, Pa.: Harcourt College Publishers.
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Ma, L. (1999). Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics: Teachers’ Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics in China and the United States. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum.
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Morrow, L. J., & Kenney, M. J. (Eds.). (1998). The Teaching and Learning of Algorithms in School Mathematics. Reston, Va.: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. (1995). Assessment Standards for School Mathematics. Reston, Va.: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. (2000). Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. Reston, Va.: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc.
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Newmark, J. (1997). Statistics and Probability in Modern Life, Sixth Edition. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders College Publishing.
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Ostebee, A., & Zorn, P. (1997). Calculus from Graphical, Numerical, and Symbolic Points of View. Philadelphia, Pa.: Harcourt College Publishers.
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Serra, M. (2007). Discovering Geometry: An Investigative Approach, Fourth Edition. Emeryville, Calif.: Key Curriculum Press.
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Swanson, T., Andersen, J., & Keeley, R. (2000). Precalculus: A Study of Functions and Their Application. Fort Worth, Texas: Harcourt College Publishers.
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Swokowski, E. W., Olinick, M., & Pence, D. D. (1994). Calculus of a Single Variable, Second Edition. Stamford, Conn.: Brooks/Cole.
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Texas Education Agency. (2009). Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Austin, Texas.
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Triola, M. F. (2008). Elementary Statistics, Eighth Edition. Boston, Mass.: Addison Wesley Longman, Inc.
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Wallace, E. C., & West, S. F. (1998). Roads to Geometry, Second Edition. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc.
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Williams, G. (2004). Applied College Algebra: A Graphing Approach, Second Edition. Philadelphia, Pa.: Harcourt College Publishers.
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Wu, H. (1999). Basic Skills Versus Conceptual Understanding: A Bogus Dichotomy in Mathematics Education. Washington, D.C.: American Educator; v 23 n3, 14–19, 50–52.
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Arons, A. B. (1997). Teaching Introductory Physics. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley.
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Campbell, N. A., Reece, J. B., et al. (2007). Biology, Eighth Edition. San Francisco, Calif.: Benjamin Cummings.
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Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education: National Research Council. (2000). Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards: A Guide for Teaching and Learning. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.
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Chang, R. (2013). Chemistry, Eleventh Edition. New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill.
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Chiappetta, E. L., Koballa, T. R., & Collette, A. T. (2009). Science Instruction in the Middle and Secondary Schools, Seventh Edition. Boston, Mass.: Allyn and Bacon.
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Crotts, D. (1995). Critical Thinking Skills: Science. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Frank Schaffer Publications, Inc.
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Cunningham, W. P., & Cunningham, M. A. (2009). Environmental Science: A Global Concern, Eleventh Edition. New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill.
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Halliday, D., Resnick, R., & Walker, J. (2010). Fundamentals of Physics, Ninth Edition. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley.
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Hamblin, W. K., & Christiansen, E. H. (2003). Earth’s Dynamic Systems, Tenth Edition. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall.
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Hewitt, P., Suchocki, J., & Hewitt, L. A. (2007). Conceptual Physical Science, Fourth Edition. Boston, Mass.: Addison-Wesley.
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Joyce, B. R., & Weil, M. (2009). Models of Teaching, Eighth Edition. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson.
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Levin, H. L. (2010). The Earth Through Time, Ninth Edition. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley.
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National Research Council. (1996). National Science Education Standards. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.
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Ostlund, K. L. (1992). Science Process Skills: Assessing Hands-On Student Performance. Boston, Mass.: Addison-Wesley.
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Project 2061 (American Association for the Advancement of Science). (1993). Benchmarks for Science Literacy. New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press.
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Rakow, S. J. (Ed.). (2000). NSTA Pathways to the Science Standards: Guidelines for Moving the Vision into Practice, Middle School Edition, Second Edition. Arlington, Va.: National Science Teachers Association.
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Ramig, J., Bailer, J., & Ramsey, J. (1995). Teaching Science Process Skills. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Frank Schaffer Publications.
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Rezba, R., et al. (2008). Learning and Assessing Science Process Skills, Fifth Edition. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.
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Santa, C. M., & Alverman, D. E. (Eds.). (1991). Science Learning: Processes and Applications. Newark, Del.: International Reading Association, Inc.
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Serway, R. A., Vuille, C., & Faughn, J. S. (2009). College Physics, Eighth Edition. Pacific Grove, Calif.: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.
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Tarbuck, E. J., Lutgens, F. K., & Tasa, D. (2007). Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology, Ninth Edition. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall.
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Texas Education Agency. (2010). Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Austin, Texas.
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Texas Education Agency. (2010). Texas Safety Standards: Kindergarten through Grade 12, Fourth Edition. Austin, Texas.
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Thompson, G., & Turk, J. (2009). Earth Science and the Environment, Fourth Edition. Pacific Grove, Calif.: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.
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Whitten, K. W., Davis, R. E., Peck, L., & Stanley, G. G. (2013). General Chemistry, Tenth Edition. Pacific Grove, Calif.: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.
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Wright, R. T. (2008). Environmental Science: Toward a Sustainable Future, Ninth Edition. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall.
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Zumdahl, S. S., & Zumdahl, S. A. (2013). Chemistry, Ninth Edition. Pacific Grove, Calif.: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.
