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Wayne State College
Counseling Center
Student Center, Rm. 103
1111 Main St.
Wayne, NE 68787
Phone: 402.375.7321
Fax: 402.375.7058
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The Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning
Teachers, developed and administered by ETS - Educational
Testing Service with input from educators, state agencies,
and professional organizations, are standardized, secure
examinations that provide measures of academic achievements
and proficiencies for individuals entering or completing
college or provisional teacher preparation programs and
for individuals in professional areas. The Praxis tests
are administered at Wayne State College. Contact the Counseling
Center, Room 103 in the Student Center, (402) 375-7321,
for more information. See Praxis
Tests on the testing schedule for information on test
dates.
Praxis I - Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST)
These assessments are designed to be taken early in the
student's college career to measure reading, writing, and
mathematics skills vital to all teacher candidates. The
assessments are available in two formats, paper-based (PPST®)
and computer-based (CBT®). Wayne State College offers
the paper-based PPST (Pre-Professional Skills Tests) test
only.
Both formats measure similar academic skills,
but the computer-based tests (CBTs) are tailored to each
candidate's performance. They also offer a wider range of
question types, provide an immediate score in reading and
math, and are available on demand throughout the year by
appointment, eliminating the need to register in advance.
The paper-based tests, called the PPST® or Pre-Professional
Skills Tests, are given four times a year (August, November,
January, and April).
Praxis II - Elementary Education: Curriculum Instruction
and Assessment
Beginning with the 2006-07 academic year, graduates from
WSC with endorsements in Early Childhood, Early Childhood
Unified, Elementary Education, and Elementary Special Education
will need to successfully pass the Elementary Education:
Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment (EECIA) test
to be considered an NCLB qualified teacher. The EECIA is
a test in the Praxis II series offered by the Educational
Testing Service (ETS).
Test questions cover the breadth of material a new teacher
needs to know, assessing knowledge of both principles and
processes. Some questions assess basic understanding of
curriculum planning, instructional design, and assessment
of student learning. Other questions pose particular problems
that teachers might routinely face in the classroom, and
still others are based on authentic examples of student
work. Although some questions concern general issues, most
questions are set in the context of the subjects most commonly
taught in the elementary school: reading/language arts,
mathematics, science, social studies, fine arts, and physical
education.
The scores required for Nebraska
are:
Test/Code |
Paper |
Computer |
Praxis I: PPST |
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Reading / 10710 |
170 |
170 |
Math / 10730 |
171 |
171 |
Writing / 20720 |
172 |
172 |
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Praxis II |
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EECIA / 0011 |
159 |
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Information for teaching in Nebraska can be found at
the Nebraska
Department of Education: Teacher Certification page.
For states close to Nebraska and their applications and/or
requirements for teachers, see links below:
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Ron Vick, MA, LPC
Counselor / Academic Advisor
Int'l Student Advisor
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