Praxis test
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The Praxis Series is a set of teacher certification exams written and administered by the Educational Testing Service. Various Praxis tests are usually required before, during, and after teacher training courses in the U.S.
To be certified to teach in most U.S. states, one must earn qualifying scores on all parts of the Praxis I and certain Praxis II Content Area Assessments.
The Praxis I, or Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST), consists of three exams: reading, writing, and mathematics. A passing score must be earned for admission to teacher education.
The Praxis II assessments cover many different subject areas. Each education major requires a different combination of Praxis 2 exams. The student must pass these exams before being accepted into the student teaching component of the program.
It replaced the National Teacher Examination (NTE), also administered by ETS.
[edit] Teacher certification examinations in individual states
Examples of states that require teaching candidates to pass their state-specific tests, in lieu of the Praxis:
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Massachusetts
- New York
- Pennsylvania
[edit] External links
- Preparing for the Praxis I
- Specific Praxis II Exams Required for Specific Majors
- The Official Site from ETS
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