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Praxis Information
News Release for May 30, 2008:
The
Department recently released Certification and Staffing Policies and
Guidelines (CSPG) No. 21 – Testing, effective May 1, 2008. CSPG No. 21
has been revised to extend test score validity from 5 years to 10 years
for candidates educated in Pennsylvania. Currently, regulatory language
does not permit this extension for test scores to be applied to
out-of-state candidates. All required tests must have been taken within
ten years prior to application, and the score/s must meet the qualifying
score/s in effect on the date the application was received. "CSPG
No. 21: Testing" may be found on the PDE website at:
http://www.teaching.state.pa.us/teaching/cwp/view.asp?a=131&Q=106214&teachingNav=|90|111|&teachingNav=|1906|
Praxis I: Reading, Writing and
Math
*The Praxis I consists of 3
1-hour tests in Reading, Writing, and Math. All three must be
passed prior to beginning the methods/block field experience.
There are directions for registering and several tutorial aids available
to help you prepare found below.
Registration:
1. There are two ways to take
the test: paper-based or on the computer at a Sylvan Learning Center.
Registering
for the Praxis I paper-based test must be done online at
www.ets.org/praxis.
2. Beginning in September 2006, the
Praxis I Tests will only be offered at Clarion University four times a
year. (Praxis II Tests will be given during the
regular testing times throughout each academic year.)
3. Scores must be sent to the
OFS via the registration or a copy of the scores must be brought to the
office as
soon
as they are available.
4. Please check the
information stand outside of 103 Stevens for specific directions about
registering. These
directions
will give you all of the proper codes required during the registration
process.
Praxis I
Preparation:
1. Workshops: Look around Stevens Hall for
fliers about the workshops offered by the University professors.
Email
messages with the information are sent out as well once the workshops
have been finalized.
2.
PLATO:
The Plato System is an online, computerized tutorial and testing
system. Students may use this program to help them prepare for the
Praxis
I tests in reading, writing and mathematics. It is free to all
teacher education majors with password access. All students taking
ED 110:
Introduction to Education will be given the information to be logged
into the Plato system. Once logged in, the student has access
throughout the
remainder of his/her undergraduate career at Clarion University.
For more preparation information, please contact Dr. John McCullough at
814-393-2409 or by email at
jmccullough@clarion.edu.
3.
NEW! -
Free Online Praxis Course and Quizzes (click here) -
Self assessment modules in mathematics, reading,
and
writing preparation.
4. Writing Workshop:
The Writing Center in 101 Davis Hall offers Praxis I Writing help each
semester. For further information about the Center please check
out their website at
http://www.clarion.edu/academic/wc/handoutchemworkscited.htm
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5. Praxis Prep Online
Classes at Butler County Community College (BC3) - For more
information, please check out the BC3 website at
http://www.bc3.edu/academics/praxis/praxis.htm
or email Tracy Hack at tracy.hack@bc3.edu
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Praxis II:
Specialty Area
Tests
Registration:
1. Praxis II tests are only
offered in the paper-based format. Registering for the Praxis II
must be done online at
www.ets.org/praxis.
2. Praxis II Tests will be given
during the regular testing times throughout each academic year. A
test calendar is available outside of the Dean's
Office in
101 Stevens at the information stand.
3.
Praxis
Requirements for Pennsylvania Teacher Certification
–
This site will tell you which tests are required for your major(s) and
what passing
score is presently accepted by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
4. Scores must be sent to the OFS via the
registration or a copy of the scores must be brought to the office as
soon as they are available.
5. Please check the information
stand outside of 131 Stevens for specific directions about registering.
These directions will give you all of the proper codes required during
the registration process.
Praxis II Preparation:
1. Praxis II Topic/Course Charts
- Departments who offer courses related to the various teacher education
majors are developing
topic/course
charts. These charts can be used to identify which courses teach
the topics tested in the major's Praxis II test(s). It is
suggested
that once
the courses covering all listed test topics are completed by the
student, the student is ready to take the related Praxis II test(s).
As the
topic/course
charts are completed, they will be added to this website. The
following education majors have completed their topic/course charts:
2.
Praxis II Workshops- If you are interested in taking a workshop to help
you prepare for your Praxis II tests, please stop by the Center for Teac
Teaching Excellence in 113 Stevens Hall. The Center schedules
Praxis II ETS workshops periodically throughout the academic year.
If they lmpw know you are interested in taking a workshop,
they will try to schedule one that best fits the needs of the majority
of students.
3.Praxis
Prep Classes at Butler County Community College (BC3)
- For more information, please check out
the BC3 website at
http://www.bc3.edu/academics/praxis/praxis.htm
or email Tracy Hack at tracy.hack@bc3.edu
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE, CONTACT Dr. Jocelyn Smrekar,
Praxis Supervisor, 110 Stevens Hall, 814-393-1622
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