Multistate Standard-Setting Studies

The ETS Multistate Standard-Setting Study process assists states when new and regenerated tests require new passing scores. This approach, designed by ETS researchers, convenes practitioner panels to recommend a passing score for states to consider. The panels simulate a test-taking experience prior to recommending a passing score. The panels also confirm that the content is important and relevant to entry-level practice. Multistate Standard-Setting Studies:

  • Reduce the state burden of recruiting educators
  • Gain greater educator input into the passing score recommendation — up to 50 educators
  • Provide a more efficient process for moving states from old to new tests
  • Allow for multiple rounds of panel judgments, feedback and discussion
  • Add support for states seeking greater interstate portability

Each state maintains valuable control by setting its own passing score, while the Multistate Standard-Setting Study provides practitioner judgments and documentation to inform that decision. Select a licensure area below to see the results of the Multistate Standard-Setting Studies.

For more information about the Multistate Standard-Setting Studies, email us at teachingandlearning@ets.org or call 1-866-243-4088.

Elementary Education

New Test Title (Test Code) Study Date Report Date Recommended Study Value States Involved in Study
Elementary Education: Instructional Practice and Applications (5015) August 2010 September 2010 161 Connecticut, Idaho, Maryland, Nevada, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Washington, D.C.
Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (5031) July 2011 August 2011 Reading & Language Arts (5032)–165
Mathematics (5033)–164
Social Studies (5034)–155
Science (5035)–159		 Alabama, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin

Secondary Education

New Test Title (Test Code) Study Date Report Date Recommended Study Value States Involved in Study
Business Education: Content Knowledge (0101) September 2009 October 2009 154 Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Cooperative Education (0811) May 2012 June 2012 161 Pennsylvania
Economics (0911) September 2011 October 2011 150 Maryland, Mississippi, North Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming
English Language, Literature, and Composition: Content and Analysis (0044) October 2010 October 2010 166 Arkansas, Connecticut, Idaho, Kentucky, Montana, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vermont, Washington, D.C.
Government/
Political Science (0931)		 October 2011 October 2011 149 Maryland, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Psychology (0931) June 2012 June 2012 154 North Dakota, Nevada, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Social Studies: Content and Interpretation (0086) July 2010 August 2010 153 Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vermont, Washington, D.C.
Technology Education (0051) September 2010 October 2010 159 Arkansas, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Principles of Learning and Teaching

New Test Title (Test Code) Study Date Report Date Recommended Study Value States Involved in Study
Principles of Learning and Teaching: Early Childhood (0621) February 2011 March 2011 157 Arkansas, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, D.C.
Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades K–6 (0622) February 2011 March 2011 160 Arkansas, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, D.C., West Virginia
Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades 5–9 (0623) January 2011 March 2011 160 Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, D.C.
Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades 7–12 (0624) January 2011 March 2011 157 Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, D.C., West Virginia

All Grades

New Test Title (Test Code) Study Date Report Date Recommended Study Value States Involved in Study
Art: Content Knowledge (0134) November 2010 November 2010 158 Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin
Art: Content and Analysis (0135) November 2010 November 2010 161 Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin
Environmental Education (0831) November 2011 December 2011 156 Guam, Louisiana, Maryland, Utah
Music: Content and Instruction (0114) November 2011 November 2011 162 Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont
Music: Content Knowledge (0113) November 2011 November 2011 161 Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont
Physical Education: Content and Design (0095) June 2010 July 2010 169 Arkansas, Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington, D.C., Wyoming
Reading Specialist (0301) August 2011 September 2011 164 Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
Teaching Reading (5204) October 2009 December 2009 159 Connecticut, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Montana, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Wyoming

World Languages

New Test Title (Test Code) Study Date Report Date Recommended Study Value States Involved in Study
Chinese (Mandarin): World Language (5665) April 2012 May 2012 164 Arkansas, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia
French: World Language (5174) July 2009
August 2009		 October 2009 162 Connecticut, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin
German: World Language (5183) July 2009
August 2009		 October 2009 163 Alabama, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Spanish: World Language (5195) July 2009
August 2009		 October 2009 168 Alabama, Delaware, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin
World Languages Pedagogy (0841) September 2009 October 2009 158 Connecticut, Idaho, Louisiana, Maryland, South Carolina, South Dakota, Washington, D.C.

Special Education

New Test Title (Test Code) Study Date Report Date Recommended Study Value States Involved in Study
Special Education: Core Knowledge and Applications (5354) January 2010 February 2010 151 Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Wyoming
Special Education: Core Knowledge and Mild to Moderate Applications (5543) February 2010 March 2010 158 Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, D.C., West Virginia
Special Education: Core Knowledge and Severe to Profound Applications (5545) February 2010 March 2010 158 Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, D.C., West Virginia
Special Education: Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students (0272) October 2011 November 2011 160 Arkansas, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, D.C., West Virginia
Special Education: Preschool/Early Childhood (0691) September 2011 October 2011 159 Delaware, Guam, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee
Special Education: Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities (0383) February 2012 March 2012 151 District of Columbia, Guam, Hawaii, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nevada, South Carolina, Vermont, West Virginia
Special Education: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments (0282) December 2011 December 2011 163 Arkansas, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, West Virginia

Administrator/School Leader

New Test Title (Test Code) Study Date Report Date Recommended Study Value States Involved in Study
School Leaders Licensure Assessment (1011) April 2009
May 2009		 June 2009 163 Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, D.C., Wyoming
School Superintendent Assessment (6021) May 2012 June 2012 160 Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Jersey, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island

Instructional Support Personnel

New Test Title (Test Code) Study Date Report Date Recommended Study Value States Involved in Study
Professional School Counselor (0421) March 2012 April 2012 156 Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Delaware, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nevada, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia

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