{"id":701,"date":"2016-06-20T15:23:49","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T22:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/?p=701"},"modified":"2019-01-30T17:48:58","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T01:48:58","slug":"praxis-test-at-a-glance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/praxis-test-at-a-glance\/","title":{"rendered":"Praxis Test at a Glance: What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you heard of the Praxis exam, but need to know more? You&#8217;ve come to the right place! In this post, I&#8217;ll show you the Praxis test at a glance.<\/p>\n<h2>The purpose of the Praxis\u00a0test<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re reading this, you&#8217;re probably a teacher-in-training, and you&#8217;ve probably already guessed the purpose of the Praxis test. But in case you&#8217;re still not sure, the Praxis test is a test you may need\u00a0to take in order to get state teaching certification. Let&#8217;s look at some basic facts about the exam.<\/p>\n<h2>The Praxis Test at a Glance: Types of Praxis exams<\/h2>\n<p>The first basic fact you should know is that the Praxis is not one test. There are actually over a hundred different exams called Praxis exams. Don&#8217;t worry, though. To understand what the Praxis is, you don&#8217;t need to know about all <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/the-different-kinds-of-praxis-exams\/\">the different kinds of Praxis tests<\/a>. You just need to know a few general\u00a0<em>categories<\/em> of Praxis tests. Here are the classes of Praxis test, at a glance.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><strong><strong>The Praxis Core:\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/introducing-magooshs-praxis-core-prep\/\">The Praxis Core<\/a> is actually three tests: the <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/5-strategies-for-studying-praxis-math\/\">Praxis Core Math Test<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/introduction-to-the-praxis-core-reading-test\/\">Praxis Core Reading Test<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/introduction-to-the-praxis-core-writing-test\/\">the Praxis Core Writing Test<\/a>. These three tests assess your knowledge of general academic topics at the K-12 level. Basically, the exams measure your proficiency\u00a0of the kinds of math and language arts content you&#8217;ll need to share with your students. The three Praxis Core tests are taken together. There are no state teacher licensing boards that only require teachers to take one or two of the Praxis Core assessments.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong><strong>The Praxis Subject Assessments (also know as the Praxis II):\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>The Praxis Subject Assessments were formerly called <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/what-is-the-praxis-ii\/\">the Praxis II tests<\/a>\u00a0(among educators, these exams are still often referred to as the Praxis II). This\u00a0category\u00a0of Praxis exams includes many tests for teacher licensing in specific content areas. There are tests for teaching licenses in subjects as diverse as biology, elementary education, Chinese as a second language, Braille, and so on.The Praxis Subject Assessment test group\u00a0includes some exams for non-teaching positions as well, with testing for licensure in areas such as school guidance counseling and K-12 speech-language pathology.The Praxis II lineup includes a special series of tests called <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/an-overview-of-the-praxis-principles-of-learning-and-teaching-plt-tests\/\">the Principles of Learning and Teaching<\/a>\u00a0(PLT). The PLT assesses knowledge of teaching methods and learning theory, as this knowledge applies to different age groups. The PLT is divided into four different exams for different student\u00a0age groups, ranging from early childhood education all the way up to the twelfth\u00a0grade. Because of its generalized subject matter, PLT exams are often given to all teachers who work with a certain age group in a state.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Other kinds of Praxis tests:\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>There are a handful of Praxis exams that aren&#8217;t considered to be part of the Praxis II pool. Most notably, <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/praxis-parapro-test-for-praprofessionals\/\">the Praxis ParaPro Assessment<\/a> is used by some school districts to certify classroom aides who assist fully licensed teachers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Praxis Test at a Glance:\u00a0Praxis test question types<\/h2>\n<p>There are two types of questions on Praxis exams: <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/selected-response-and-constructed-response-on-the-praxis-exams\/\">selected-response questions and constructed-response questions<\/a>. Selected-response questions are either right or wrong&#8211;they are multiple-choice or numeric entry prompts. Constructed-response questions, which include essays and short written answers, are graded based on quality rather than simple correctness.<\/p>\n<h2>The Praxis Test at a Glance:\u00a0Praxis test scoring<\/h2>\n<p>Because selected response questions can be scored automatically by computer, your score results for selected responses are available immediately at the test center. Constructed-response scores\u00a0aren&#8217;t available until your receive your official Praxis score reports, as these scores must be calculated by human scorers who use rubrics to carefully review your performance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/praxis\/praxis-test-grading\/\">Praxis test grading<\/a>\u00a0is done on a 100-200 scale, with the exception of the ParaPro assessment, which is graded on a scale of 420-480.<\/p>\n<p>All Praxis testing requirements are set by the state in which you are seeking a teaching license. So there&#8217;s no one benchmark for a passing or failing Praxis score. Whether your Praxis score is a passing one depends on the license you&#8217;re seeking\u00a0and the state you&#8217;re seeking it in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you heard of the Praxis exam, but need to know more? You&#8217;ve come to the right place! 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His work at Magoosh has been cited in<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/scholar?hl=en&amp;as_sdt=0%2C50&amp;q=Recine+magoosh&amp;btnG=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> many scholarly articles<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/minds.wisconsin.edu\/handle\/1793\/65479\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> his Master's Thesis<\/a> is featured on the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingwithpictures.org\/2013\/09\/research-highlight-teaching-english-language-learners-with-comics\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Reading with Pictures<\/a> website, and he's presented at the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.witesol.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/2014-WITESOL-Program-FINAL-10-28-14.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> WITESOL (link to PDF)<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/interoff\/docs\/nafsaregionv_2014conference\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> NAFSA<\/a> conferences. David has taught K-12 ESL in South Korea as well as undergraduate English and MBA-level business English at American universities. 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