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| FTCE Biology 6-12 | 
 enlarge | Authors: Sharon Wynne, Xamonline
Publisher: Xam Online.com
Category: Book
List Price: $59.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 825047
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 220
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Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.7
ISBN: 1581976895
Dewey Decimal Number: 378
EAN: 9781581976892
ASIN: 1581976895
Publication Date: May 1, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Virtually Useless May 21, 2008
I was appalled at the number of grammatical, printing, logical, and just plain factual errors in this book. It was not the help I expected it to be. There were repeated paragraphs, misspelled words, typographical errors, pronouns that referred to incorrect nouns, incomplete sentences, and statements that were so confusing I had to clarify many things on the Internet before I could transfer them to my study note cards. I actually started marking pages in the book at around page 5 and there are over 20 flags in 122 pages of study material. Even the sample test and explanations were spaced erratically and, more often than not, confusing. By the time I reached the sample tests, I grew weary of flagging their mistakes.
Somehow, by studying the sample questions provided by the State of Florida and researching the web, I managed to pass this test in January of this year. I am now scheduled to take the Middle Grades General Science 5-9 FTCE test in July and need to find study material for that. I hesitate to purchase that study guide lest I waste another $60+ due to finding the same mistakes that caused me to research the material on my own. My dilemma is that there is no other suggested guide. I actually felt that I did more work with the Biology guide than I would have without it. Do they not employ a proofreader or fact checker? I emailed this same complaint to the publisher and have not yet heard from them.
 I'm unsure if this information is right April 9, 2008
Just got into the 2nd Competency and had to stop. There were too many spelling mistakes in this book and some of the information is just glanced over. I hope that's how the test will be. But I'm not sure. What got me to write this review was page 25:
"4. Pollution events:
There have been many pollution events in our history. The most infamous was the oil pollution in 1971 during the Gulf war in Kuwait. This single event affected marine life and birds. The oil spill on large scale gave no chance for the birds to survive. It was graphic, expensive, and an ecological disaster."
WHAT ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT!!!
This paragraph has made me question everything in this book. It's been 15 years since I took biology and I still know some of the stuff but I'm going to have ot get a double check for some of these names and dates.
 Excellent test guide December 20, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Excellent resource and practice. Has actual test questions. Some minor errors but other books by this company have also helped me ace several tests. Worth the money.
 Not bad just more pictures please!!! July 21, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After being out of college for 20 years this book was a life saver. It did address every aspect of the subject matter and cover the Florida S.S.S.. The format used to present the information was fair. The block paragraphing was difficult to study from because it wasn't visual enough. I like pictures when the Kreb and Calvin cycles are described. More pictures are definitely need. I used Wikipedia to get the visuals I needed and further explanations of prefixes and suffixes of scientific words.
Overall I would recommend it to anyone has been out of the biology loop for a while. I felt prepared during the test.
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