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Please visit the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Certification Testing website for updated information regarding basic skills testing requirements, The PAPA includes three modules: Reading, Mathematics, and Writing, You may take one or all three modules at one test appointment, The PAPA series may be passed by meeting or exceeding

What Tests Do I Need to Take?

Passing the Pre-service Academic Performance Assessment PAPA is one means of meeting the basic skills requirement recognized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, The following PECT subject matter tests meet the testing requirements for the corresponding certification areas, PreK–4, Special Education PreK–8, Special Education 7–12,

Preparing to take the Basic Skills Assessments

Preparing to take the Basic Skills Assessments, Preparation is a key component to successfully passing the PAPA and Praxis Core modules, It is important to spend quality time on their respective websites looking at the objectives that may be included on each exam and how the exams are structured, The website offers practice exams, which should

Pre-service Academic Performance Assessment PAPA

Pre-service Academic Performance Assessment PAPA Preparation Materials, Select from the following links to view or print test preparation information for this test, Study Guide, About the PECT program ; Test-taking strategies; What’s on the test? Test design and test objectives; Sample selected-response questions; Sample sentence correction assignments; Sample extended constructed-response

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Please visit the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Certification Testing website for updated information regarding basic skills testing requirements, The PAPA includes three modules: Reading, Mathematics, and Writing, You may take one or all three modules at one test appointment, The PAPA series may be passed by meeting or exceeding the

Pennsylvania Educator Certification Tests

Students enrolled in a Pennsylvania institution and seeking to become certified to teach in Pennsylvania do not have to meet the basic skills requirement for entry into a preparation program, Confer with the educator preparation program for more information regarding admittance, Applicants for certification—both in-state and out-of-state—should take note that the Basic Skills test

Certification Testing

Certification Testing Requirements, Pennsylvania requires assessment of candidates in Basic Skills prior to entry into a preparation program, Pennsylvania also requires assessment of candidates in General Knowledge, Professional Knowledge and Subject Area Knowledge prior to issuance of a certificate,

Praxis: Pennsylvania: Test Requirements

Test Code Qualifying Score; All Areas, except for Career and Technical Education: Pre-service Academic Performance Assessment PAPA or: The Pennsylvania Department of Education has authorized the Praxis ® Core Academic Skills for Educators tests as an alternative pathway to meet the basic skills requirement, Core Academic Skills for Educators

To become certified in Pennsylvania, students must pass a

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There are several testing options that meet the basic skills test requirements in PA, Students can meet the requirement obtaining the required scores noted below on one of the following tests: the PAPA, the PRAXIS CORE, the SAT, or the ACT, Students must take one of these tests prior to being admitted into candidacy sophomore year, A student cannot become a certified teacher unless they meet

ParaPro Practice Test

ParaPro Practice Test, The ETS ParaPro Assessment is a certification exam that measures basic skills in math, reading, and writing, Many states require a paraprofessional certification in order to be a teaching assistant, Use our free ParaPro practice tests to prep for your exam, Just click on one of the topics below and your test will begin,

Test Policy & Support

PAPA & CORE Composite, Basic Skills Assessments – Composite Score Option You may combine reading, writing, and mathematics module scores from different test providers to meet the basic skills requirements, See the PAPA CORE Composite Score You may use the composite score method to meet the requirement when you do well in one or two areas to compensate for a lower score in the …

Pennsylvania Department of Education

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Composite PAPA Test Score: Composite SAT Test Score: SAT – after February 29, 2016 Composite ACT Test Score: Composite PPST Test Score: Basic Skills Assessments – Composite Score Option V, PPST Praxis I* *Test Series Must be Started Prior to 12/31/2012 ACT – September 1, 2015 to August 31, 2016 ACT – after August 31, 2016 Agriculture PK-12 Art Education PK-12 Biology 7-12 Business

Basic Skills Assessment Options Guide

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Pennsylvania undergraduate certification candidates must pass the basic skills assessments in math, reading and writing prior to formal admission into a program, PDE has developed seven testing options to better assist candidates in successfully demonstrating basic skills, They are provided below, Additional information on testing requirements can be found at: Certification Test and Score

Teacher Certification Testing Requirements

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Basic skills tests ®PAPA, CORE, SAT or ACT scores, along with content-specific Praxis, II Series & PECT tests developed and administered by Educational Testing Service ETS or Pearson, are used by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to help ensure that teacher candidates have appropriate basic skills and content knowledge mastery, The Basic Skills tests must be passed for entry into the

Pennsylvania Department of Education

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Test Number Passing Score Minimum Composite Score Composite Score Method for CORE Tests: module’s score meets the minimum composite score above you meet the basic skills requirement, III, PAPA 176* Composite Score Method for PAPA Tests: *We will accept 174 from candidates accepted into an educator certification program prior to 8/31/2016 IV