{"id":272,"date":"2016-02-12T16:09:50","date_gmt":"2016-02-13T00:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/?p=272"},"modified":"2018-12-15T22:15:04","modified_gmt":"2018-12-16T06:15:04","slug":"what-is-the-praxis-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/what-is-the-praxis-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Praxis II?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve had a few teacher trainees come to me in recent years, confused about the Praxis II. They keep hearing about the Praxis II from their professors or their school websites. But when they actually look on the official ETS pages for the Praxis, they find little or nothing about this exam. What\u2019s going on? What is<\/em> the Praxis II?
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Out with the old…<\/h2>\n

The reason for this confusion is that the Praxis II was recently discontinued\u2026 and replaced by a very similar series of tests called the Praxis Subject Assessments<\/a>. The Subject Assessment tests are exams that focus on specific teaching skills, rather than the general academic knowledge that\u2019s measured in Praxis Core. Subject area assessments can measure skills specific to certain academic subjects, such as German as a foreign language, grade 4-8 language arts, business education, and so on. They can also measure teaching skills that are purely pedagogical<\/em>, related only to classroom management and not tied to a specific scholarly topic. (The Praxis PLT<\/a> is a good example of this.)<\/p>\n

The new line of Praxis Subject Assessments is so similar to the previous Praxis II exams that many teacher training programs, licensure boards, and employers use the terms \u201cPraxis II\u201d and \u201cPraxis Subject Assessments\u201d interchangeably. In fact, even the official ETS Praxis website notes that the Praxis Subject Assessments were \u201cformerly the Praxis II tests.\u201d
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Other Changes to Keep in Mind<\/h2>\n

So if you hear the term \u201cPraxis II\u201d being thrown around, what it really is referring to is the Praxis Subject Assessments. At the same time, it\u2019s important to understand that when the name Praxis II was retired, more than just the name was changed. A number of teaching subject area exams were completely retired, and other subject area exams were changed, either in small or big ways.<\/p>\n

So be cautious when viewing a third-party list of Praxis II exams you might need to take. Because there is a lot of confusion about the exact difference between the old \u201cPraxis II\u201d label and the new-but-similar Praxis Subject Assessment lineup, you should always look directly at the current, official menu of Praxis Subject Area assessments to see what\u2019s available and find properly updated preparation materials. If a Praxis II exam listed in a non-ETS resource isn\u2019t on the current ETS list of exams, it probably no longer exists.<\/p>\n

If you think a Praxis II requirement you\u2019ve been asked to meet is out of date, check with an adviser, professor, or supervisor. You may also want to encourage your university or school district to start using the more updated terminology. There are still a lot of outdated Praxis II resources out there, beyond the official ETS website. When schools use the newer, updated term \u201cSubject Assessment,\u201d they help steer student teachers away from obsolete study guides and advice.<\/p>\n

 
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