If you need help studying for the AEPA Early Childhood Education test or just want some more information about what the test is like, you’ve come to the right place!
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What’s on the Test?
First, let’s talk about the questions on the AEPA Early Childhood Education test. There are 100 selected-response questions in total.
Selected-response questions can appear in several different forms:
- Single-selection multiple-choice
- Selecting ALL correct answers from a list of choices
- Selecting the correct answer from a drop-down menu
- Clicking parts of a graphic such as a map or a chart
- Dragging and dropping answers into a targeted area on the screen
The time limit for the test is 2.5 hours. There aren’t any scheduled breaks, but you’re free to take restroom breaks as needed!
Let’s take a closer look at the different sections of the test:
1. Child Development and Learning
24% of the exam
- Human growth and development
- Promoting learning and development in all domains
- Factors that may affect children’s development and learning
- Creating learning environments that support children’s progress
- Integrated curriculum design that reflects how children construct knowledge
2. Communication, Language, and Literacy Development
38% of the exam
- Communication and language development in young children
- Second-language acquisition
- Facilitating the English language development of children with diverse linguistic backgrounds
- Concepts of print
- Promoting emergent literacy
- Foundations of reading development
- Writing processes
- Creating effective learning opportunities for promoting young children’s writing skills
3. Learning in the Content Areas
38% of the exam
- Mathematics concepts and skills
- Facilitation learning for young children in mathematics
- Science content and inquiry processes
- Facilitating science learning for young children
- Social studies content and skills
- Facilitating social studies learning for young children
- Visual and performing arts
- Facilitating appreciation of the arts
How to Register
To register for the test, you’ll need to create an account on the NES website. Once your account has been created, you can register to take the exam.
During the registration process, you’ll need to pay a fee of $119.
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How the Exam is Scored
The AEPA Early Childhood Education test is scored using a scaled scoring method. Here’s how it works:
For every question you answer correctly, you get one point added to your raw score. At the end of the test, your final raw score will be converted to a scaled score ranging from 100 to 300.
You’ll need a score of at least 240 to pass the exam.
The reason your raw score is converted to a scaled score is because everyone that takes the test is given a slightly different set of questions. Since everyone has a different arrangement of questions, and because some questions are harder than others, converting your raw score to a scaled score ensures a more even playing field.
Retaking the Exam
If you don’t get the score you want on your first try, that’s okay! You can take the exam again after a mandatory 30-day waiting period.
FAQs
How many questions are on the AEPA Early Childhood Education exam?
The exam contains 100 selected-response questions.
What is the time limit for the AEPA Early Childhood Education exam?
The exam is timed at 2.5 hours.
What is the passing score for the AEPA Early Childhood Education exam?
You’ll need to get a final scaled score of at least 240 to pass.
How much does the AEPA Early Childhood Education exam cost?
The testing fee is $119.