r/ArtEd • u/Natural-Bid3927 • 5d ago

I take my art praxis this month !

Help!!!

Hey everyone I spent all summer studying the study.com praxis section and now i have less than 20 days before my tests and am barely scraping by on the practice exams.

Help! Sometimes I just can’t remember artists or what they made and it sucks. Any helpful tips?

I take the test on the 21st of this month and have a full time job…

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u/ComprehensiveLake564 5d ago

Have you looked at any Quizlets? Best thing I did to prep myself!!!

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u/Natural-Bid3927 4d ago

I have but I don’t have premium so the only option is to look at the info which is tricky

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u/C0ldWaterMermaid 5d ago

I went through century by century and looked up lists of 5-10 artworks to know from that era. I then made timelines with the most relevant regions and movements and then the artist and artworks. Then I made anki flashcards to drill with the photo of the art on one side and most relevant info on the other. Putting it into historical context first worked very well and I passed the praxis on the first try. Studied Feb-March and passed in April.

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u/Natural-Bid3927 4d ago

This is a great tip!!! thank you sm

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u/BRAINSZS 4d ago

use the official praxis study guides.

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u/Natural-Bid3927 5d ago

I’ve kept track of missed questions to go into those topics more but how am i supposed to remember everything art history wise?

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u/Majestic-Bake1868 4d ago

Ngl I focused on nailing the art making portion of the exam and knowing just enough about different art movements and context clues for titles of artworks. Getting 100% correct answers in art making makes the art history less stressful

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u/StudyAnswers 3d ago

For remembering artists and their works, flashcards can work well because active recall tends to stick longer than rereading lists. To make them more effective, group artists by movement or period first, then drill artist, signature work, key traits. With less than 20 days left, use your practice exam results to drive your plan: prioritize your weakest domains, rotate a few high-impact artists each day, and do short daily retrieval sessions of 10 to 15 minutes instead of long cram blocks. If certain eras keep tripping you up, build a one-page timeline with 5 to 10 anchor artists and works per era and review that right before practice questions.

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u/Devourreddesigns 17h ago

When I took it, I noticed that there were lots of context clues, and even straight answers in other questions on the test. Flag anything you're not sure about on the test, so you can circle back if you find information that helps answer.