Praxis Series
The Praxis Series provides
tests and other services for states to use as
part of the teacher licensing and certification
process.
LHU requires that you pass Praxis I, the Pre-Professional Skills
Tests (PPST), to assess your ability in Reading, Writing, and
Mathematics by the end of your third semester. You must then pass
Praxis II, which consists of one or two tests that measure your
knowledge of your teaching field, before you may student teach. Both
Praxis I and Praxis II are offered in the computer-based testing
format. Please contact the Testing Center to schedule a
computer-based test.
Remember: no cell phones or electronic devices are allowed in the
testing center!
Effective immediately, possession of or use of telephones, cell
phones, BlackBerry® devices, PDAs, and other electronic or
photographic devices is prohibited in the test center. If you bring
such devices to the test center, you will be dismissed from the
test, your registration and test fees will be forfeited, and your
scores will be canceled. Test center staff is not permitted to
collect or store devices.
Pearson Pre-service Academic Performance Assessment
(PAPA)
Beginning April 2, 2012, the ETS Praxis I tests below will no
longer be required for Admission to Teacher Education. Instead, the
tests listed below, administered through Pearson Evaluation Systems
as part of the Pennsylvania Educator Certification Tests (PECT),
will replace the ETS Praxis I tests. These tests will be delivered
as computer-based tests and are designed in a modular format with
several modules comprising one full assessment. This will permit a
candidate to retake a module without being required to retake the
entire assessment. (PDE Weekly Emails 8-1-2011 and 9-19-2011).
The new tests include: Pre-service Academic Performance
Assessment (PAPA) – This will REPLACE the Praxis I series through
ETS of Mathematics, Reading, and Writing.
i. Module 1 (Code 001) – Reading
ii. Module 2 (Code 002) – Mathematics
iii. Module 3 (Code 003) – Writing
With the PECT PAPA tests, there is no Composite Score or GPA
matrix available as there is in ETS Praxis I testing.
If you took the ETS Praxis I (Reading, Writing, Mathematics)
test(s), and did NOT receive a passing score you will have two years
from the last test date to retake the test(s), otherwise you will
have to pass ALL of the PAPA series tests. (PDE Weekly Email
8-26-2011). This two year period does not affect or change any
current requirements for Admission to Teacher Education or
Recommendation for Student Teaching.
Tests Required for Undergraduate Candidates for Initial
Certification
•
Pre-service Academic Performance Assessment (PAPA) plus the
appropriate certification area test(s).
Tests Required for Specific Certification Areas
•
PreK–4
•
Special Education PreK–8
•
Special Education 7–12
To register and locate testing centers for PAPA exams, go to:
www.pa.nesinc.com