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The Texas Higher Education Assessment
5th Edition
Janet Elder, Ph.D., Sandra J. McCune, Ph.D., and Nancy J. Wright, Ph.D., Revised by Andres Taggart, Ph.D. and Kathleen Cage Mittag, Ph.D. - All books by this author
Updated to reflect the most recent THEA tests (formerly known as TASP) this manual prepares students for the required entrance exam at all publicly administered colleges in Texas. A full-length diagnostic test with answer keys covers reading, math, and writing sections. It is followed with extensive subject reviews in all three test areas and a full-length practice THEA test similar to the actual exam in length, format, question types, and degree of difficulty. The practice test comes with answer keys and detailed explanations.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments
PART 1: GET READY FOR THE THEA
- 1 About the THEA
- 2 Preparing for the THEA
PART 2: PINPOINT YOUR
TROUBLE SPOTS
- 3 A Diagnostic THEA
PART 3: REVIEW AND PRACTICE
FOR THE READING SECTION
Introduction:
The Reading Section
- 4 The Reading Method
- 5 Understanding Main
Ideas and Recognizing
Supporting Details
- 6 Identifying a Writer’s
Purpose, Point of View,
and Intended Meaning
- 7 Analyzing the
Organization of Ideas
in Written Material
- 8 Vocabulary: Determining
the Meaning of Words
and Phrases
- 9 Using Critical Reasoning
Skills to Evaluate Written
Material
- 10 Applying Study Skills to
Reading Assignments
PART 4: REVIEW AND PRACTICE FOR
THE MATHEMATICS SECTION
Introduction: The
Mathematics Section
- 11 Fundamental
Mathematics
- 12 Algebra
- 13 Geometry
- 14 Problem Solving
PART 5: REVIEW AND PRACTICE FOR
THE WRITING SECTION
Introduction: The Writing
Section
- 15 The Writing Method
- 16 Recognizing Purpose
and Audience
- 17 Recognizing Effective
Unity, Focus, and
Development 415
- 18 Recognizing Effective
Organization
- 19 Recognizing Correct
and Effective Sentence
Structure
- 20 Recognizing Edited
American (Standard)
English
- 21 Preparing for the
Writing Sample Portion
- 22 Evaluation of the
THEA Writing Sample
PART 6: TEST YOURSELF
- 23 A Practice THEA
Index
(0764141988)
Paperback / 624 Pages / 8 3/8 x 10 7/8 / 2010
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