Middle Level Education - 4-8 certification
Tests Required for Middle Level (Grades 4–8)
Educators applying for an initial Instructional I certificate in the middle level (4–8) area are required to pass a basic skills assessment, in addition to passing the appropriate Praxis II test(s).
Basic Skills Assessment Options
- Praxis I - PPST series may be used to fulfill this requirement if the candidate has registered for the PPST with ETS before April 2, 2012. If one or more of the PPST subtests have been passed before April 2, 2012, the entire series needs to be completed and will count for certification no matter when they are passed.
- PECT - PAPA (Pre-service Academic Performance Assessment) test from Pearson Evaluation must be completed by all candidates who have not begun the PPST series. Information of the PAPA test is available at http://www.pa.nesinc.com/PageView.aspx?f=GEN_Tests.html
Pedagogy and Content Assessment Requirements
The middle level pedagogy and contest assessments are all given on the computer. Computerized Praxis tests may be taken during the listed testing windows by making an appointment at any Prometric Testing Center. All Prometric centers are listed on the ETS web site http://etsis4.ets.org/tcenter/tcenter.jsp The three closest centers in PA are:
- Prometric Testing Center, 1100 N. Mountain Road, Harrisburg, PA 17112 Phone: 717-652-0143
- Prometric Testing Center, 1864 Fruitville Pike (K-Mart Shopping Center), Lancaster, PA 17601 Phone: 717-392-2193
- Prometric Testing Center, 2300 E. Market Street, Village Green Shopping Center, Suite 3, York, PA 17402 Phone: 717-755-7471
Pedagogy and Content Assessments
CORE ASSESSMENT (5152) is taken the first time as one complete assessment. Any subsection (5153, 5154, or 5155) that is not passed may be repeated for a reduced fee without repeating the other subsections.
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Pennsylvania Grades 4–8 Core Assessment (5152)
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4/2/12–4/7/12
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6/27/12–6/30/12
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Pennsylvania Grades 4–8 Core Assessment: English Language Arts and Social Studies (5154)
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6/27/12–6/30/12
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Pennsylvania Grades 4–8 Core Assessment: Mathematics and Science (5155)
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6/27/12–6/30/12
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Pennsylvania Grades 4–8 Core Assessment: Pedagogy (5153)
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6/27/12–6/30/12
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Take the subject test(s) that match with your area(s) of concentration(s)
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Pennsylvania Grades 4–8 Subject Concentration: English Language Arts (5156)
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4/2/12–4/7/12
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6/27/12–6/30/12
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Pennsylvania Grades 4–8 Subject Concentration: Mathematics (5158)
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4/2/12–4/7/12
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6/27/12–6/30/12
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Pennsylvania Grades 4–8 Subject Concentration: Science (5159)
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4/2/12–4/7/12
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6/27/12–6/30/12
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Pennsylvania Grades 4–8 Subject Concentration: Social Studies (5157)
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4/2/12–4/7/12
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6/27/12–6/30/12
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