Prepare confidently for the NES Elementary Education Subtest II – Mathematics with this comprehensive study guide featuring 400+ expert-verified exam questions and detailed answers covering the core mathematics competencies required for elementary teacher certification. This exam-focused resource provides extensive review of number sense, natural numbers, whole numbers, integers, rational and irrational numbers, real numbers, place value, rounding, fractions, decimals, percentages, ratios, proportions, scientific notation, exponents, reciprocals, divisibility rules, prime and composite numbers, greatest common factor (GCF), least common multiple (LCM), arithmetic properties, algebraic expressions, variables, constants, mathematical reasoning, probability, statistics, graph interpretation, arithmetic and geometric sequences, patterns, slope, slope-intercept form, point-slope form, estimation strategies, and mathematical manipulatives. Every exam-style question is paired with detailed explanations to strengthen conceptual understanding, computational fluency, and problem-solving skills essential for success on the NES Elementary Mathematics examination.
This comprehensive study guide is organized to develop both mathematical content knowledge and instructional expertise expected of elementary educators. Candidates will strengthen their understanding of fraction models, decimal and percentage conversions, operations with fractions, scientific notation, proportional reasoning, pattern recognition, recursive thinking, probability rules, measures of central tendency, histograms, bar graphs, pictographs, stem-and-leaf plots, frequency distributions, deductive and inductive reasoning, graph interpretation, algebraic thinking, mathematical modeling, and effective problem-solving strategies. In addition, the guide reviews the use of base-ten blocks, Cuisenaire rods, Unifix cubes, pattern blocks, attribute blocks, and other classroom manipulatives commonly used to teach foundational mathematics concepts in elementary classrooms. The realistic question-and-answer format mirrors the rigor and structure of the official NES Elementary Education Subtest II examination, making this resource ideal for comprehensive review, independent study, teacher preparation coursework, and last-minute exam revision.
The content aligns with the National Evaluation Series (NES) Elementary Education Subtest II Mathematics competencies and reflects the mathematical practices outlined in the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. The instructional approaches and mathematical concepts presented are supported by authoritative academic references, including Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally by John A. Van de Walle, Karen S. Karp, and Jennifer M. Bay-Williams (Pearson), Mathematics for Elementary Teachers by Bennett, Burton, and Nelson (McGraw-Hill Education), Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics), Adding It Up: Helping Children Learn Mathematics (National Research Council, National Academies Press), Children's Mathematics: Cognitively Guided Instruction by Carpenter, Fennema, Franke, Levi, and Empson (Heinemann), and Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics by John A. Van de Walle (Pearson). These evidence-based resources provide the theoretical and instructional foundation for the mathematical reasoning, number sense, elementary algebra, statistics, probability, and instructional practices reinforced throughout this comprehensive examination guide.
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NES Elementary Subtest II 2
Math Only (NO GEOMETRY)
IMPORTANT!!! READ THE BACK OF THIS CARD IF YOU ARE TAKING
PEARSONS NES SUBTEST II FOR ELEMENTARY!!!
ALSO, DO I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND TAKING THIS EXAM
REMOTELY BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE SCRATCH
PAPER IF TAKING REMOTELY!!! MANY OF MATH PROBLEMS ARE
VERY DIFFICULT WITHOUT SCRATCH. THE OFFICIAL PRACTICE
TEST IS MUCH SIMPLER TO DO WITHOUT SCRATCH THAN THE
ACTUAL TEST!!! TRUST ME ON THIS...OR DON'T... - ANSWER
✔✔Pearson front loads the test with very tricky questions that take a lot
of time. I Highly recommend skipping the first 30 questions at first and
doing them last. Don't even look at them!!!! Most of the questions on the
,last 2/3rds of the test are quick and sometimes easy. (if you are
prepared.) It took me 40 minutes to do the first 15 problems on the exam
and I freaked out and was SURE I would run out of time well before I
could finish. I said "forget it" to the math and skipped the rest of it. Sure
enough the last 40 questions only took me 20-30 minutes so I had plenty
of time to go back carefully complete everything I left behind. Another
option would be to flag and skip every problem that looks like it will take
more than a minute. I got a 281 but probably would have done a lot
better if I didn't get so rattled at the beginning of the test. I took 2 years
of calc in college a long time ago (science side not easy arts side calc)
and still found the questions unfamiliar, VERY awkward, time consuming
and tricky. GOOD LUCK!!!!
Natural Numbers - ANSWER ✔✔Counting numbers. 1, 2, 3, etc.
Does not include zero.
Whole numbers - ANSWER ✔✔positive numbers, including zero,
without any decimal or fractional parts. Includes all natural numbers plus
zero.
Integers - ANSWER ✔✔The set of whole numbers and their
opposites {. . .-2, -1, 0, 1, 2. . .}. You may need to remember that all non
zero ________________ are also fraction (e.g. 1/1=1, 5/1=5).
, rational number - ANSWER ✔✔Any number that can be expressed
as a ratio of two integers. Any number that can be a fraction. Remember
that 0 is a rational number because 0/X is equal to zero. Also all integers
are also rational numbers because they could be written as a fraction.
Reciprocal - ANSWER ✔✔The multiplicative inverse of a number. For
example the multiplicative inverse 5 is equal to 1/5. Or 1/3 is equal to
3/1. Remember that a number multiplied by is multiplicative inverse is 1
(e.g. (1/2)*(2/1)=1)
Real numbers - ANSWER ✔✔Combining the rational numbers with
the irrational numbers results in this set of numbers. Includes numbers
with non-repeating and non-terminating decimals (think of pie as an
example) as well as all rational numbers.
irrational numbers - ANSWER ✔✔Numbers that cannot be expressed
as a ratio of two integers. Their decimal expansions are nonending and
nonrepeating. These numbers cannot be shown as a fraction.
Associative Property - ANSWER ✔✔Changing the grouping of
numbers will NOT change the value. For example: (7 + 4) + 8 = 7 + (4 +
8) also works with multiplication
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