If you need help studying for the Pennsylvania Educator Certification Test (PECT) Prek-4 exam 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 Exam?
First, let’s talk about the questions on the PECT PreK-4 test. There are 126 selected-response questions in total, which are grouped into three modules.
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 3.5 hours. There aren’t any scheduled breaks, but you’re free to take restroom breaks as needed!
Let’s take a closer look at each module:
Module 1
36 questions | 45 minutes
Child Development, Learning, and Assessment (60%)
- The foundations and principles of child development and learning
- Various types of assessments and evaluation
- Ensuring children’s continuous development and achievement of defined standards and goals
- Strategies for meeting the needs of English language learners and students with disabilities
Collaboration and Professionalism (40%)
- Family and community relationships
- Collaboration with families, colleagues, and other professionals
- Legal, ethical, and professional roles and responsibilities of the PreK-4 teacher
Module 2
45 questions | 75 minutes
Language and Literacy Development (66%)
- The foundations of standard literacy instruction
- Assessment, instruction, and intervention for PreK-4 students in language development
- Assessment, instruction, and intervention for PreK-4 students in emergent literacy and beginning reading
- Assessment, instruction, and intervention for PreK-4 students in reading fluency, vocabulary development, and reading comprehension
- Assessment, instruction, and intervention for PreK-4 students in academic language
- Assessment, instruction, and intervention for PreK-4 students in listening, speaking, and writing skills
Social Studies, Arts, and Humanities (34%)
- The developmental foundations of social studies learning
- Fundamental concepts and processes related to social studies
- Assessment, instruction, and intervention for PreK-4 students in social studies
- The developmental foundations of learning in arts and humanities
- Fundamental concepts and processes related to arts and humanities
- Assessment, instruction, and intervention for PreK-4 students in arts and humanities
Module 3
45 questions | 90 minutes
- The developmental foundations of mathematical learning and problem-solving
- Assessment, instruction, and intervention for PreK-4 students in mathematics
- The foundations of scientific learning
- Fundamental concepts and processes related to the sciences
- Assessment, instruction, and intervention for PreK-4 students in science
- the developmental foundations of learning in motor development and health
- Fundamental concepts and processes related to motor development and health
- Assessment, instruction, and intervention for PreK-4 students in motor development and health
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 for all three modules taken together is $131, but you can choose to take and pay for each module separately:
PECT PreK-4 Study Guide and Flashcards
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Exam Scores
The PECT PreK-4 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.
These are the minimum scaled scores you need in order to pass each module:
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.
Online PECT PreK-4 Prep Course
If you want to be fully prepared, Mometrix offers an online PECT PreK-4 prep course. The course is designed to provide you with any and every resource you might want while studying. The PECT PreK-4 course includes:
- Review Lessons Covering Every Topic
- 500+ PECT PreK-4 Practice Questions
- More than 600 Digital Flashcards
- Over 40 Instructional Videos
- Money-back Guarantee
- Free Mobile Access
- and More!
The PECT PreK-4 prep course is designed to help any learner get everything they need to prepare for their PECT PreK-4 exam. Click below to check it out!
FAQs
How many questions are on the PECT PreK-4 exam?
The exam contains 126 questions.
What is the time limit for the PECT PreK-4 exam?
The exam is timed at 3.5 hours.
What is the passing score for the PECT PreK-4 exam?
You’ll need to get a final scaled score of 197 on Module 1 and 193 on Modules 2 and 3 in order to pass the full exam.
How much does the PECT PreK-4 exam cost?
The testing fee for taking all three modules together is $131.
