Praxis™ Program Update
Low-volume Administrations
As discussed in previous program updates, ETS has moved to reduce the number of administrations for our low-volume Praxis™ tests in order to meet the challenge of maintaining, updating and performing statistical analyses. Praxis titles with an annual testing volume of less then 200 will be offered on a limited basis in the next testing year. By doing this, we will increase volume per administration, which allows for certain analyses to be performed sooner and more frequently for these tests.
The following test titles are only being offered on the 4 test dates currently offered for the paper-based PPST® administration.
- 0780 Agriculture
- 0211 School Social Worker: Content Knowledge
- 0950 Sociology
- 0867 Driver Education
- 0951 Social Sciences: Content Knowledge
- 0810 Cooperative Education
- 0390 Psychology
- 0860 Safety/Driver Education
- 0830 Environmental Education
- 0890 Vocational General Knowledge
- 0600 Latin
- 0940 World and U.S. History
- 0280 Teaching Students with Visual Impairments
- 0800 Communication
- 0262 Physics: Content Essays
- 0530 Pre-Kindergarten Education
- 0351 Special Education — Knowledge-based Core Principles
We anticipate this change will still give candidates the access they need to take these exams, while allowing ETS to conduct the proper analyses critical for our program.
Annual Summary Reports Change
Clients have indicated that the Passing Rate Summary Report (included as part of the Annual Summary Report) is one of the most frequently used reports we provide. In response to requests to more easily identify the report, ETS will begin printing it on blue paper starting with this year's Annual Summary Report.
PPST/CPPST Revisions
Please note that as of November 1, 2007, the PPST/CPPST series will reflect slight revisions made to the Reading (0710, 5710), Mathematics (0730, 5730) and Writing (0720, 5720) tests. These changes do not affect the content of the test, the score scale or require a new standard-setting study.
PPST/CPPST Reading: The categories remain the same, though there is a slight change to the percentage of items in each category.
PPST/CPPST Writing: The score report category currently titled "Idiom/Word Choice, Mechanics and No Error" is being changed to "Word Choice and Mechanics" only. There is also a slight change to the percentage of items in each category.
PPST/CPPST Math: There are currently three score report categories:
- Conceptual Knowledge and Procedural Knowledge
- Representations of Quantitative Information
- Measurement and Informal Geometry, Formal Mathematical Reasoning
The Math specifications have been reorganized into the following 4 categories, drawing from National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' (NCTM) Principles & Standards for School Mathematics:
- Number and Operations
- Algebra
- Geometry and Measurement
- Data Analysis and Probability
Items on the test remain the same as before, but belong to different content categories.
Please see the Free Test Prep page on the Praxis website to download the most recent version of the PPST Reading, Mathematics and Writing Test at a Glance (TAAGs) which contain the details for each of the tests.