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"Chart Your Success on the COMPASS Test"
3rd edition
2011

A leading seller for COMPASS TEST PREP

Nannette Commander, Georgia State University
Walter Cotter, Floyd College
Carol Callahan, formerly Floyd College
ISBN: 0-89892-302-6
 

This book is designed to help students understand and prepare for the COMPASS test, review the skills necessary to perform well on the COMPASS, and to take practice tests similar to the COMPASS test. The book is divided into four parts; an Introduction, Mathematics, Composition, and Reading. Practice tests in the book are designed to mimic items and responses as they are on the COMPASS test, and are included in each section. This is by far one of our best-selling titles, used heavily from Hawaii to the East Coast.

Table of Contents


SECTION ONE: Introdution
Ch. 1- Introduction to COMPASS
SECTION TWO: Mathematics
Ch. 2- Pre-Algebra (Numerical Skills)
Ch. 3- Algebra
Ch. 4- College Algebra
Ch. 5- Geometry
Ch. 6- Trigonometry
Ch. 7- Mathematics Practice Tests
SECTION THREE: Composition
Ch. 8- Mechanics and Usage
Ch. 9- Rhetorical Skills
Ch. 10- Composition Practice Tests
SECTION FOUR: Reading
Ch. 11- Referring Items
Ch. 12- Reasoning Items
Ch. 13- Reading Practice Tests
 

Schools currently using the COMPASS workbook

ALAMANCE C.C.
ATLANTA METROPOLITAN COLLEGE
AUGUSTA STATE UNIV.
AUSTIN PEA STATE UNIV.
BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE
BAY DE NOC C.C.
CLAYTON STATE UNIVERSITY
CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE
COASTAL CAROLINA C.C.
COLLEGE OF COASTAL GEORGIA
COLLEGE OF DUPAGE
COLLEGE OF THE ALBEMARLE
COLUMBUS STATE C.C.
CRAVEN C.C.
DARTON COLLEGE
DAWSON TECH INSTITUTE
DEKALB CO. SCHOOLS, GA
DURHAM TECH C.C.
DUTCHESS C.C.
EASTERN ARIZONA UNIV.
FORT SMITH ADULT ED. CENTER
GAINESVILLE STATE UNIV.
GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE
GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN UNIV.
GEORGIA STATE UNIV.
GRUNDY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
GUILFORD CO SCHOOLS, NC
GUILFORD TECH C.C.
GWINNETT TECH C.C.
HARPER COLLEGE
UNIV. OF NORTHERN IOWA
HONOLULU C.C.
HOPKINSVILLE C.C.
IVY TECHNICAL COLLEGE
KANKAKEE C.C.
KAPIOLANI C.C.
KENNESAW STATE UNIV.
LAMAR STATE COLLEGE-ORANGE
LEEWARD C.C.
LONE STAR COLLEGE
MAUI C.C.
METROPOLITAN C.C.-PENN VALLEY
MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE
MORAINE VALLEY C.C.
NORTH ARKANSAS COLLEGE
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV.
NORTH HARRIS COLLEGE
NORTHERN VIRGINIA C.C.
NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE
ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS, NC
OWENS C.C.
GREEN RIVER C.C.
PITT C.C.
ROSE STATE COLLEGE
SHORELINE C.C.
SOUTHERN POLY TECH
SUMTER COUNTY EARLY COLLEGE, GA
TECHNICAL COLLEGE OF THE LOW COUNTRY
TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER
TRAVERSE BAY AREA ISD
TRITON COLLEGE-SCHOOL DIST 504
UNIV. OF HAWAII
UNIV. OF WASHINGTON
UNIV. OF ARKANSAS
UNIV. OF WEST GEORGIA
UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE
VOLUNTEER STATE C.C.
WAKE TECH C.C.
WAUBONSEE C.C.
WEATHERFORD COLLEGE
WESTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE





 

"Strategies for Passing the Essay Portion of the
Georgia Regents' Test" 5th edition


Joan M. Elifson, University System of Georgia
Mary P. Deming, Georgia State University
ISBN: 0-89892-138-4
 

This book prepares students in Georgia for the essay portion of the Georgia Regents' Test. It provides the student with a thorough overview of the Regents' Test, as well as answers to policy questions, logistical questions, and "how-to" questions. It also includes a very beneficial section on managing the stress that comes with taking any standardized test.

Table of Contents


Ch. 1- An Overall View of the Regents Writing and Reading Test
Ch. 2- Before You Write- Planning Your Essay
Ch. 3- Beginning the Essay
Ch. 4- Developing Support and Writing the Conclusion
Ch. 5- Proofreading: An Individual Matter
Appendix A- Instructions for Scoring Regents' Test Essays
Appendix B- Approved Regents Test Essay Topics
 








 

"Strategies for Passing the Georgia Regents' Exam"
4th edition


Joan M. Elifson, Georgia State University
Belita Gordon, Georgia State university
ISBN: 0-89892-035-3
 

This workbook addresses all of the Georgia Regents' Test. It was first published in 1980 and has become the standard for Georgia students preparing for the Regents' Test.

Table of Contents


PART ONE: An Introduction to the Regents Exam
Ch. 1- An Overall View of the Regents Writing and Reading Exam
PART TWO: Writing the Essay Part of the Exam
Ch. 2- Before You Write: Planning Your Essay
Ch. 3- Beginning the Essay
Ch. 4- Developing Support and Writing the Conclusion
Ch. 5- Proofreading: An Individual Matter
PART THREE: Taking the Regents' Reading Exam
Ch. 6- Understanding the Passage
Ch. 7- Analyzing the Passage
Ch. 8- Understanding Word Meanings
Ch. 9- Understanding the Question
Ch. 10- Intensive Practice: Comprehending Passages and Questions
Practice Test One
Practice Test Two
Appendix A- Criteria Used for Selection of Model Papers
Appendix B- Previously Used Regents' Essay Topics
 

 

"Steps for Better Reading Skills: Practice Tests for the Georgia Regents' Reading Exam" 4th edition


Belita Gordon, University of Georgia
ISBN: 0-89892-276-3
 

First published in 1994, this workbook contains an overview of the reading portion of the Language Skills Examination, numerous reading comprehension strategies, and ten complete practice reading tests.

Table of Contents


PART ONE: Reading Comprehension Strategies for the GA Regents' Exam
- How Meaning is Conveyed and Constructed
- Generalization and Specifics
- Using Passage Redundancy
- Literal and Inferential Comprehension
- Analysis
- Using Structure to Measure Comprehension
- Test Specific Terminology
- Vocabulary
- Practice Exercise 1: Identifying Levels of Ideas and Underlying Logical Relationships
- Practice Exercise 2: Identifying Main and Supporting Ideas
- Practice Exercise 3: Recognizing the Controlling Idea
- Practice Exercise 4: Using Context to Predict Meaning
- Practice Exercise 5: Context Clues
PART TWO: An Overview of the Georgia Regents' Reading Exam
- The Structure of the Test
- The Four Aspects of Reading Comprehension
- Strategies for Answering Reading Test Questions
- Using the Questions Themselves as Clues
- How the passages and Questions are Connected
- Practice Test 6: Scanning
- Practice Test 7: Analyzing the Question
- Practice Test 8: Locating Answer Information
PART THREE: How to Use the Practice Tests
- Strategies for Test-Taking
- Test Directions and Administration Conditions
Practice Tests
- Practice Tests (1-10)
- Passage Content Subject Matter for Practice Tests
 

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