A question I had before I started studying was: are these online practice tests actually representative of what shows up on the real AECTP exam? After going through the process, here's my honest take.
Short answer: pretty close, but with some important differences.
The practice tests on here...
Someone in a Facebook group asked me to share my study schedule after I mentioned passing, so here it is. This is designed for someone with full-time work and family commitments — about 1-1.5 hrs/day.
Weeks 1-2: Foundation
Read through the official AECTP exam content outline (free download...
I've been lurking on this forum for months while studying and I finally have good news to share: I passed my AECTP - Alabama Educator Certification Testing Program on the first try!
Quick background: I've been in education k-12 for about 3 years but this was my first time taking a formal...
I failed my first attempt. Not by much, but enough to have to reschedule. Here's what went wrong and how I fixed it for attempt #2 (which I passed).
Mistake 1: Skimming the question
The AECTP exam is full of questions with words like "EXCEPT," "FIRST," "BEST," or "MOST important." I was...