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What’s on the Test?
The NES Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Secondary test contains 100 multiple-choice questions and two written assignments, and you’ll be timed at 3 hours.
The test is split into three sections:
1. STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING
24% of the exam
- Human development processes
- Variations in student development
- Learning processes
- Factors that can affect student learning and performance
- Student diversity
- Providing learning opportunities and environments that are responsive to student needs
2. ASSESSMENT, INSTRUCTION, AND THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
50% of the exam
- Assessment instruments and practices
- Assessment vs. instruction
- Monitoring students’ learning progress
- Instructional planning principles and procedures
- Various instructional approaches
- Motivation and communication practices and principles
- Structuring and managing a classroom to establish a positive, safe, and inclusive environment
This section contains the first writing assignment, which is based on a case study. Once you’ve read through the provided case study, you’ll be asked to write a two-part response. Your entire written response should be between 200 and 300 words.
3. THE PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT
26% of the exam
- Music, dance, visual arts, and drama
- Facilitating arts learning for children
- Health, safety, and physical activity
- Mathematical concepts, skills, and processes
- Facilitating math learning for children
- Social studies concepts and skills
- Facilitating social studies learning for children
- Science concepts and skills
- Facilitating science learning for children
This section contains the second writing assignment. For this one, you’ll be given a scenario related to the processes and/or policies of the school, and you’ll be asked to write a response. Your entire written response should be between 200 and 300 words.
How to Register
To get started with the registration process, you’ll need to create an NES account on their website. You can then register for the exam via your account.
The testing fee is $145.
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How the Exam is Scored
The exam 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. This scaled score will range somewhere between 100 and 300.
You will need a scaled score of at least 220 on each subtest 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.
FAQs
How many questions are on the NES Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Secondary exam?
The exam contains 100 multiple-choice questions and two writing assignments.
What is the time limit for the NES Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Secondary exam?
The exam is timed at 3 hours.
What is the passing score for the NES Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Secondary exam?
You’ll need to get a final score of at least 220 to pass the exam.
How much does the NES Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Secondary exam cost?
The testing fee is $145.