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Section 5: Preparation Resources
Mathematics/Science 4–8 (114)

The resources listed below may help you prepare for the TExES exam in this field. These preparation resources have been identified by content experts in the field to provide up-to-date information that relates to the field in general. You may wish to use current issues or editions to obtain information on specific topics for study and review.

Mathematics

Mathematics Journals

  1. Mathematics Teacher, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
  2. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Mathematics Other Resources

  1. Ball, D. L. (1992). Magical Hopes: Manipulatives and the Reform of Math Education. American Educator; v16 n2, 14–18, 46–47.

  2. Bittinger, M. L., & Beecher, J. A. (2011). Developmental Mathematics, Eighth Edition. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson.

  3. Brahier, D. J. (2009). Teaching Secondary and Middle School Mathematics, Fourth Edition. Needham Heights, Mass.: Allyn & Bacon.

  4. Burns, M. (2000). About Teaching Mathematics: A K–8 Resource, Second Edition. Sausalito, Calif.: Math Solutions Publications.

  5. Coxford, A., Usiskin, Z., & Hirschhorn, D. (1998). The University of Chicago School of Mathematics Project: Geometry. Glenview, Ill.: Scott, Foresman and Company.

  6. Crouse, R. J., & Sloyer, C. W. (1987). Mathematical Questions from the Classroom — Parts I and II. Providence, R.I.: Janson Publications.

  7. Danielson, C. (1997). A Collection of Performance Tasks and Rubrics: Middle School Mathematics. Larchmont, N.Y.: Eye On Education, Inc.

  8. Demana, F., Waits, B. K., Clemens, S. R., & Foley, G. D. (1997). Precalculus: A Graphing Approach, Fourth Edition. Menlo Park, Calif.: Addison-Wesley.

  9. Foerster, P. A. (2005). Calculus Concepts and Applications, Second Edition. Berkeley, Calif.: Key Curriculum Press.

  10. Gottlieb, R. J. (2001). Calculus: An Integrated Approach to Functions and Their Rates of Change, Preliminary Edition. Boston, Mass.: Addison Wesley Longman.

  11. Harshbarger, R. J., & Reynolds, J. J. (1992). Mathematical Applications for the Management, Life, and Social Sciences, Fourth Edition. Lexington, Mass.: D. C. Heath and Company.

  12. Hirsch, L. R., & Goodman, A.(2005). Understanding Intermediate Algebra: A Course for College Students, Sixth Edition. Boston, Mass.: Cengage Learning.

  13. Hungerford, T. W. (2004). Contemporary College Algebra and Trigonometry: A Graphing Approach, Second Edition. Philadelphia, Pa.: Harcourt College Publishers.

  14. Ma, L. (1999). Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics: Teachers’ Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics in China and the United States. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum.

  15. Morrow, L. J., & Kenney, M. J. (Eds.). (1998). The Teaching and Learning of Algorithms in School Mathematics. Reston, Va.: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc.

  16. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. (1995). Assessment Standards for School Mathematics. Reston, Va.: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc.

  17. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. (2000). Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. Reston, Va.: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc.

  18. Newmark, J. (1997). Statistics and Probability in Modern Life, Sixth Edition. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders College Publishing.

  19. Ostebee, A., & Zorn, P. (1997). Calculus from Graphical, Numerical, and Symbolic Points of View. Philadelphia, Pa.: Harcourt College Publishers.

  20. Serra, M. (2007). Discovering Geometry: An Investigative Approach, Fourth Edition. Emeryville, Calif.: Key Curriculum Press.

  21. Swanson, T., Andersen, J., & Keeley, R. (2000). Precalculus: A Study of Functions and Their Application. Fort Worth, Texas: Harcourt College Publishers.

  22. Swokowski, E. W., Olinick, M., & Pence, D. D. (1994). Calculus of a Single Variable, Second Edition. Stamford, Conn.: Brooks/Cole.

  23. Texas Education Agency. (2009). Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Austin, Texas.

  24. Triola, M. F. (2008). Elementary Statistics, Eighth Edition. Boston, Mass.: Addison Wesley Longman, Inc.

  25. Wallace, E. C., & West, S. F. (1998). Roads to Geometry, Second Edition. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc.

  26. Williams, G. (2004). Applied College Algebra: A Graphing Approach, Second Edition. Philadelphia, Pa.: Harcourt College Publishers.

  27. Wu, H. (1999). Basic Skills Versus Conceptual Understanding: A Bogus Dichotomy in Mathematics Education. Washington, D.C.: American Educator; v 23 n3, 14–19, 50–52.

Mathematics Online Resources

  1. American Mathematical Society — www.ams.org
  2. Association for Women in Mathematics — www.awm-math.org
  3. Internet4Classrooms — www.internet4classrooms.com
  4. The Mathematical Association of America — www.maa.org
  5. National Association of Mathematicians — www.nam-math.org
  6. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics — www.nctm.org
  7. Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics — www.tctmonline.org

Science

Science Journals

  1. Science and Children, National Science Teachers Association.
  2. Science Scope, National Science Teachers Association.
  3. Texas Science Teacher, Science Teachers Association of Texas.
  4. The Science Teacher, National Science Teaching Association.

Science Other Resources

  1. Arons, A. B. (1997). Teaching Introductory Physics. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley.

  2. Campbell, N. A., Reece, J. B., et al. (2007). Biology, Eighth Edition. San Francisco, Calif.: Benjamin Cummings.

  3. Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education: National Research Council. (2000). Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards: A Guide for Teaching and Learning. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.

  4. Chang, R. (2013). Chemistry, Eleventh Edition. New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill.

  5. Chiappetta, E. L., Koballa, T. R., & Collette, A. T. (2009). Science Instruction in the Middle and Secondary Schools, Seventh Edition. Boston, Mass.: Allyn and Bacon.

  6. Crotts, D. (1995). Critical Thinking Skills: Science. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Frank Schaffer Publications, Inc.

  7. Cunningham, W. P., & Cunningham, M. A. (2009). Environmental Science: A Global Concern, Eleventh Edition. New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill.

  8. Halliday, D., Resnick, R., & Walker, J. (2010). Fundamentals of Physics, Ninth Edition. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley.

  9. Hamblin, W. K., & Christiansen, E. H. (2003). Earth’s Dynamic Systems, Tenth Edition. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall.

  10. Hewitt, P., Suchocki, J., & Hewitt, L. A. (2007). Conceptual Physical Science, Fourth Edition. Boston, Mass.: Addison-Wesley.

  11. Joyce, B. R., & Weil, M. (2009). Models of Teaching, Eighth Edition. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson.

  12. Levin, H. L. (2010). The Earth Through Time, Ninth Edition. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley.

  13. National Research Council. (1996). National Science Education Standards. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.

  14. Ostlund, K. L. (1992). Science Process Skills: Assessing Hands-On Student Performance. Boston, Mass.: Addison-Wesley.

  15. Project 2061 (American Association for the Advancement of Science). (1993). Benchmarks for Science Literacy. New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press.

  16. Rakow, S. J. (Ed.). (2000). NSTA Pathways to the Science Standards: Guidelines for Moving the Vision into Practice, Middle School Edition, Second Edition. Arlington, Va.: National Science Teachers Association.

  17. Ramig, J., Bailer, J., & Ramsey, J. (1995). Teaching Science Process Skills. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Frank Schaffer Publications.

  18. Rezba, R., et al. (2008). Learning and Assessing Science Process Skills, Fifth Edition. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.

  19. Santa, C. M., & Alverman, D. E. (Eds.). (1991). Science Learning: Processes and Applications. Newark, Del.: International Reading Association, Inc.

  20. Serway, R. A., Vuille, C., & Faughn, J. S. (2009). College Physics, Eighth Edition. Pacific Grove, Calif.: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.

  21. Starr, C., Taggart, R., & Evers, C. (2009). Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life, Twelfth Edition. Pacific Grove, Calif.: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.

  22. Tarbuck, E. J., Lutgens, F. K., & Tasa, D. (2007). Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology, Ninth Edition. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall.

  23. Texas Education Agency. (2010). Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Austin, Texas.

  24. Texas Education Agency. (2010). Texas Safety Standards: Kindergarten through Grade 12, Fourth Edition. Austin, Texas.

  25. Thompson, G., & Turk, J. (2009). Earth Science and the Environment, Fourth Edition. Pacific Grove, Calif.: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.

  26. Whitten, K. W., Davis, R. E., Peck, L., & Stanley, G. G. (2013). General Chemistry, Tenth Edition. Pacific Grove, Calif.: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.

  27. Wright, R. T. (2008). Environmental Science: Toward a Sustainable Future, Ninth Edition. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall.

  28. Zumdahl, S. S., & Zumdahl, S. A. (2013). Chemistry, Ninth Edition. Pacific Grove, Calif.: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.

Science Online Resources

  1. American Association for the Advancement of Science — www.aaas.org
  2. American Association of Physics Teachers — www.aapt.org
  3. American Astronomical Society — www.aas.org
  4. American Chemical Society — www.acs.org
  5. American Institute of Biological Sciences — www.aibs.org
  6. American Physical Society — www.aps.org
  7. National Association of Biology Teachers — www.nabt.org
  8. National Association of Geoscience Teachers — www.nagt.org
  9. National Science Teaching Association — www.nsta.org
  10. The Geological Society of America — www.geosociety.org
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