Common Core Assessments (Board of Teaching)

Report to the Legislature June 2009 As required by Minnesota Statutes 122A.18, Subdivision 2(b) Minnesota Board of Teaching ESTIMATED COST OF PREPARING THIS REPORT This report provides information that is maintained and published as Minnesota Rules by the Office of Revisor of Statutes as a part of its normal business functions Therefore, the cost information reported below does not include the cost of gathering the data but rather is limited to the estimated cost of actually analyzing the data, determining recommendations and preparing this report document Special funding was not appropriated for the costs of preparing this report The estimated cost incurred by the Minnesota Board of Teaching in preparing this report is $5760.00 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Minnesota Board of Teaching Karen Balmer Report to the Legislature REPORT ON THE 2001-08 STATE ADMINISTRATION AND PERFORMANCE ON THE COMMON CORE ASSESSMENTS OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS As required by Minnesota Statutes 122A.18, Subdivision (e) FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Balmer Minnesota Board of Teaching TELEPHONE: (651) 582-8888 FAX: (651) 582-8872 karen.balmer@state.mn.us E-MAIL: 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville, MN 55113-4266 TTY: (800) 627-3529 OR (651) 582-8201 Upon request, this report can be made available in alternative formats Minnesota Board of Teaching LEGISLATION As required by Minnesota Statutes 122A.18, Subdivision (e) All colleges and universities approved by the board of teaching to prepare persons for teacher licensure must include in their teacher preparation programs a common core of teaching knowledge and skills to be acquired by all persons recommended for teacher licensure This common core shall meet the standards developed by the interstate new teacher assessment and support consortium in its 1992 model standards for beginning teacher licensing and development Amendments to standards adopted under this paragraph are covered by chapter 14 The board of teaching shall report annually to the education committees of the legislature on the performance of teacher candidates on common core assessments of knowledge and skills under this paragraph during the most recent school year CONTENTS PAGE I BACKGROUND • Required Teacher Licensure Tests • Adopting Teacher Licensure Tests • Setting Minnesota Qualifying Scores • Test Development & Administration • Adjusted Scores Effective 2005 • Adjusted Scores Effective 2006 II FINDINGS 2001-08 For each test the following data is provided: Gender and Ethnicity Counts Scores: Median, Mean, Range Pass Rates and Failure Rates Scores for All State Users Pass/Fail Counts by Institutions/Gender/Race and Ethnicity • 10 • Percentage Passing – Projected Percentage Compared with Actual Performance (2001-08) Percentage Passing – Projected Percentage Compared with Actual Performance (2004-08) Percentage Passing – Projected Percentage Compared with Actual Performance (2005-08) How to Understand the Scores • Praxis II; Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) Birth-Age 13 • Praxis II; Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) Grades K-6 16 • Praxis II; Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) Grades 5-9 21 • Praxis II; Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) Grades 7-12 25 • Agriculture 29 • Art: Content Knowledge 31 • Business Education 35 • Communication Arts and Literature: Content Knowledge 38 • Early Childhood Education 43 • • i 11 11 12 • Elementary Education: Content Knowledge 46 • Family and Consumer Science 51 • Health Education 53 • Library Media Specialist 56 • Mathematics: Content Knowledge 58 • Middle School English Language Arts 63 • Middle School Mathematics 68 • Middle School Science 73 • Middle School Social Studies 79 • Music: Content Knowledge 83 • Physical Education: Content Knowledge 87 • Productive Language Skills: French 91 • Productive Language Skills: German 94 • Productive Language Skills: Spanish 97 • Reading Specialist 101 • Science Biology: Content Knowledge 104 • Science Chemistry: Content Knowledge 108 • Science Earth Science: Content Knowledge 112 • Science Physics: Content Knowledge 115 • Social Studies: Content Knowledge 118 • Special Education-Education of Exceptional Students: Core Content Knowledge 122 • Teaching English as a Second Language 127 • Technology Education 130 • Theatre Arts 132 APPENDIX A: Teacher Testing Requirements in Minnesota 135 APPENDIX B: Description of Minnesota Licensure Standards 141 ii BACKGROUND REQUIRED TEACHER LICENSURE TESTS The Minnesota Board of Teaching is committed to establishing and maintaining quality standards for the licensing of teachers who teach in Minnesota public schools As part of these standards, specific and selected examinations serve as important instruments in the licensing process The purpose of the examinations of professional knowledge and subject matter is to measure examinees’ pedagogical and subject matter knowledge of the subject(s) in which they are seeking licensure Minnesota Statute 122A.09 Subd (e) The board must adopt rules requiring successful completion of an examination of general pedagogical knowledge and examinations of licensure-specific teaching skills The rules shall be effective on the dates determined by the board but not later than September 1, 2001 In compliance with this statute, the Board of Teaching requires licensure candidates to pass two types of tests: • Professional Knowledge Assessments Principles of Learning and Teaching Tests use a case study approach to measure the examinees’ general pedagogical knowledge at these levels: Birth -age 8, and grades K-6, 59, and 7-12 The tests feature short answer essays and multiple-choice items • Subject Assessments Subject tests measure the examinees’ content knowledge of the subject(s) in which they are seeking teacher licensure ADOPTING TEACHER LICENSURE TESTS Following the requests for a proposal process to provide Minnesota with a testing program that would align licensing standards to tests specifications, and offer a testing program to meet all validation, reliability and administration requirements, the Board of Teaching selected Educational Testing Service (ETS) as the licensure test administrator in June 2000 (Minn R 8710.0500: Examinations for Teachers) http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/arule/8710/ ETS currently provides and administers required tests of 1) general pedagogical knowledge, and 2) subject-content knowledge for all candidates applying for an initial Minnesota teaching license The professional knowledge and subject-content knowledge licensure tests must be passed before granting an individual a professional license in the field Tests in the Praxis Series are developed in accordance with recommended technical guidelines, Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (American Education Research Association, American Psychological Association, and the National Council on Measurements in Education) Minnesota Rule 8710.0500, Subpart Selection and adoption The Board of Teaching shall solicit proposals for the development, validation, and implementation of teacher examinations under subpart The Board of Teaching shall select the proposal of a party whose understanding of the project, statement of work to be performed, management plan, staffing, and related experience demonstrate the ability to develop, validate, and implement statewide examination system and to conduct subsequent administrations of the adopted examinations The Board of Teaching shall adopt examinations that have been validated by another state or reputable national testing organization and field tested in Minnesota General Pedagogical Knowledge: The Board adopted four tests to measure the general pedagogical knowledge of licensure applicants: Principles of Learning and Teaching Grades K-6 Principles of Learning and Teaching Grades 5-9 Principles of Learning and Teaching Grades 7-12 Principles of Learning and Teaching: Early Childhood, ages Birth - NOTE: In May 2006, the Board adopted Principles of Learning and Teaching Early Childhood test, which became effective October 1, 2006 Performance data on the new test is included in the 2008 report, but only available for two years Each of the tests of general pedagogical knowledge focus on standards adopted by the Minnesota Board of Teaching and is identified in Minnesota Standards of Effective Practice for Teachers (Minn R Part 8710.2000, Adopted Permanent Rules Regarding Teacher Licensure) http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/arule/8710/ Subject Content Knowledge: All candidates applying for the first Minnesota teaching license must demonstrate knowledge and skills in the respective field for which they are seeking licensure Content tests focus on the subject matter competencies identified in standards adopted by the Minnesota Board of Teaching identified in Minn R Parts 8710.3000 to 8710.5800, Adopted Permanent Rules Regarding http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/arule/8710/ Teacher Licensure Content examinations were adopted for 21 different licensure fields with requirement date of September 2001 Subsequently, eight additional subject-content tests were adopted and required beginning October 1, 2004, and two more were adopted and required beginning October 1, 2006 While there are multiple years of data for most tests, only one year of data is available for the most recently adopted tests Minnesota Rule 8710.0500, Subpart B Examination requirements On or after September 1, 2001, an applicant for a first professional teaching license in any field shall provide evidence of having successfully completed an examination of general teaching knowledge and the examination required for the teaching field for which licensure is applied under this chapter Teachers applying to add teaching fields to existing licenses must successfully complete the examination required for each teaching field to be added, but are not required to complete an examination of general teaching knowledge Test Validation and Standard Setting Process For each test adopted, a panel of Minnesota experts was convened to review, validate and recommend a passing score to the Board of Teaching Educational Testing Service has convened meetings of more than 400 professional educators from across Minnesota to serve as panelists to validate all tests for use in Minnesota Each licensure panel consisted of approximately twelve to twenty panelists Selection of panelists was based on criteria designed to help ensure that panelists: (1) were familiar with the job requirements in the relevant licensure area and the capabilities of the beginning teacher, (2) were representative of Minnesota public school educators in terms of gender, ethnicity, and geographic region within the state, and (3) consisted primarily of Minnesota licensed teachers Validation panels were later selected for the additional tests adopted in 2004 and 2006 The recommended passing score represented what the professional experts determined as the level of knowledge and/or skill believed to be sufficient for an entry-level teacher to demonstrate in order to be considered ready to engage in professional practice in Minnesota The standard setting study and the recommended score (study value) provide critical data need in setting a state qualifying score on a test for licensing teachers SETTING MINNESOTA QUALIFYING SCORES To set the performance standards for initial teacher licensure, the Minnesota Board of Teaching used documentation from the field-testing study (three statewide administrations of the tests conducted between November 2000 – January 2001), national performance data, and recommendations from the Minnesota validity studies conducted in 2001, to determine the appropriateness of each test The same score setting procedures were followed for the tests adopted in 2004 and 2006 After the systematic review of data from the validity study which represented the professional judgments of Minnesota educators from representative educational organizations at elementary through college/university levels, a decision was made by the Minnesota Board of Teaching to set qualifying scores and effective dates for each test All Minnesota scores were set by the Board of Teaching and were derived from the panelists’ judgments (a study value) The study value, or recommended passing score, represents the combined judgments of one group of experienced educators regarding the level of knowledge GSR False ESR False 360 710 330 990 660 380 890 730 330 990 700 698 330 990 TEST INFORMATION 360 570 330 780 590 330 830 585 410 860 680 680 680 710 450 850 TEST NAME Test Code 360 SCORE RANGE 250-990 730 400 990 740 580 930 330 990 700 698 Teaching English as a Second Language 2001-2008 ALL MINNESOTA EXAMINEES GENDER COUNT (n=1,211) · Females Males n % 1,012 83.6 175 14.5 SCORE ETHNICITY COUNT (n=1,211) Not Coded 24 2.0 African American 19 1.6 Asian Hispanic 93 7.7 53 4.4 Native American 0.1 Other White X-Missing 37 3.1 957 79.0 51 4.2 PASS RATE Number Passing Number Failing Percent Passing Median Mean Range Females Males Not Coded Total Gender 710 660 730 700 704 661 715 698 330-990 380-890 330-990 330-990 Females Males Not Coded Total Gender 957 152 23 1,132 55 23 79 95 87 96 93 African American Asian Hispanic Native American Other White X-Missing Code Total Ethnicity 570 590 585 680 710 730 740 700 567 601 597 680 678 719 738 698 330-780 330-830 410-860 680-680 450-850 400-990 580-930 330-990 African American Asian Hispanic Native American Other White X-Missing Code Total Ethnicity 12 70 39 33 926 51 1,132 23 14 31 79 63 75 74 100 89 97 100 93 ALL STATE USERS (Current Scores) OH KS HI DC, NC, OR TN, WI AL, ME, SC WY MD, VI ID, WA MN KY Projected Pass Compare with Actual Pass PASS SCORE 420 500 510 520 530 540 560 570 580 600 620 100 100 80 80 60 60 40 40 20 20 African American Asian Hispanic Percent Projected to Pass 127 Native American Percent Passing Other White 144.00 PASS/FAIL COUNTS AND PERCENTS BY INSTITUTION BY GENDER BY RACE & ETHNICITY Teaching English as a Second Language - TEST CODE 360 African Female Institution N Male American Native Asian Hispanic American Ethnicity Other White TOTAL % N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N % Augsburg College · Pass - - 100 - - - - - - - - - - 50 50 · Not Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - 50 50 Bemidji State University · Pass 100 - - - - - - - - - - - - 100 100 · Not Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bethel University · Pass 35 100 100 - - 100 - - - - - - 34 100 36 100 · Not Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Concordia University-St Paul · Pass 10 67 50 - - 50 100 - - - - 100 11 65 · Not Pass 33 50 - 50 - - - - - - - - 35 Hamline University · Pass 396 96 71 92 78 22 79 17 74 100 11 100 418 98 476 95 · Not Pass 18 22 21 26 - - - - 10 24 Macalester College · Pass 100 - - - - - - - - - - - - 100 100 · Not Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Metropolitan State University · Pass 100 - - - - - - - - - - - - 100 100 · Not Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Minnesota State University Mankato · Pass 56 92 100 - - 75 100 - - 100 59 94 65 93 · Not Pass - - - - 25 - - - - - - Minnesota State University Moorhead · Pass 100 - - - - - - - - - - - - 88 88 · Not Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 13 128 145.00 PASS/FAIL COUNTS AND PERCENTS BY INSTITUTION BY GENDER BY RACE & ETHNICITY Teaching English as a Second Language - TEST CODE 360 African Female Institution N Male American Native Asian Hispanic American Ethnicity Other White TOTAL % N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N % Northwestern College · Pass 45 100 100 100 100 - - - - 100 41 100 48 100 · Not Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Saint Olaf College · Pass 100 100 100 100 100 - - 100 100 10 100 · Not Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - St Cloud State University · Pass · Not Pass 105 95 11 85 - - 11 79 60 - - 90 94 98 117 94 15 - - 21 40 - - 10 2 University of Minnesota-Duluth · Pass 100 - - - - - - - - - - - - 100 100 · Not Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - University of Minnesota-Minneapolis-St Paul · Pass · Not Pass 142 99 32 89 - - 88 89 - - 86 157 99 178 97 1 11 - - 13 11 - - 14 University of Saint Thomas · Pass 42 81 56 50 11 69 50 - - 50 29 94 47 77 · Not Pass 10 19 44 50 31 50 - - 50 14 23 Winona State University · Pass 100 100 - - - - 100 - - - - 100 100 · Not Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 129 GSR False ESR False 50 620 550 710 660 530 750 635 590 680 650 654 530 750 TEST INFORMATION 50 595 570 700 680 680 680 560 560 560 0 700 630 710 TEST NAME Test Code 50 SCORE RANGE 250-990 650 530 750 650 590 740 530 750 650 654 Technology Education 2001-2008 ALL MINNESOTA EXAMINEES GENDER COUNT (n=222) · Females Males n % 19 8.6 201 90.5 SCORE ETHNICITY COUNT (n=222) Not Coded 0.9 African American 1.4 Asian Hispanic 0.5 0.5 Native American - PASS RATE Number Passing Other White X-Missing 1.4 207 93.2 3.2 Number Failing Percent Passing Median Mean Range Females Males Not Coded Total Gender 620 660 635 650 620 657 635 654 550-710 530-750 590-680 530-750 Females Males Not Coded Total Gender 16 195 213 84 97 100 96 African American Asian Hispanic Native American Other White X-Missing Code Total Ethnicity 595 680 560 700 650 650 650 615 680 560 680 654 661 654 570-700 680-680 560-560 630-710 530-750 590-740 530-750 African American Asian Hispanic Native American Other White X-Missing Code Total Ethnicity 200 213 1 67 100 100 97 100 96 ALL STATE USERS (Current Scores) AL AR HI, MS, SD KS, ME, MO, NJ, SC, WV MD, NC, NV, TN ID, IN, WA, WI KY, LA, MN, UT VA OR, PA CT Projected Pass Compare with Actual Pass PASS SCORE 540 550 560 570 580 590 600 610 620 640 100 100 80 80 60 60 40 40 20 20 African American Asian Hispanic Percent Projected to Pass 130 Native American Percent Passing Other White 148.00 PASS/FAIL COUNTS AND PERCENTS BY INSTITUTION BY GENDER BY RACE & ETHNICITY Technology Education - TEST CODE 50 African Female Institution N % Male American Native Asian Hispanic American Ethnicity Other White TOTAL N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N % Bemidji State University · Pass 78 71 100 - - 100 - - - - - - 77 98 78 98 · Not Pass 22 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 Bethel University · Pass - - 100 - - - - - - - - - - 100 100 · Not Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Minnesota State University Mankato · Pass 100 100 - - - - - - - - - - 100 100 · Not Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Saint Marys University · Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - · Not Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - St Cloud State University · Pass 100 66 96 100 - - - - - - 100 64 96 68 96 · Not Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - University of Minnesota-Duluth · Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - · Not Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - University of Minnesota-Minneapolis-St Paul · Pass 67 29 97 - - - - - - - - - - 31 100 31 94 · Not Pass 33 - - - - - - - - - - 131 GSR False ESR False 640 740 640 850 745 620 840 690 690 690 740 743 620 850 TEST INFORMATION 640 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 740 620 850 TEST NAME Test Code 640 SCORE RANGE 250-990 765 760 770 620 850 740 743 Theatre Arts 2001-2008 ALL MINNESOTA EXAMINEES GENDER COUNT (n=42) · Females Males n % 25 59.5 16 38.1 ETHNICITY COUNT (n=42) Not Coded 2.4 African American - Asian Hispanic - - Native American - PASS RATE SCORE Other White X-Missing - 40 95.2 4.8 Number Passing Number Failing Percent Passing Median Mean Range Females Males Not Coded Total Gender 740 745 690 740 736 756 690 743 640-850 620-840 690-690 620-850 Females Males Not Coded Total Gender 25 16 42 0 100 100 100 100 African American Asian Hispanic Native American Other White X-Missing Code Total Ethnicity 740 765 740 742 765 743 620-850 760-770 620-850 African American Asian Hispanic Native American Other White X-Missing Code Total Ethnicity 40 42 100 100 100 ALL STATE USERS (Current Scores) AL ID, SC AK, MD, ME, MN, WA NJ AR SC WI TN KY, WY Projected Pass Compare with Actual Pass PASS SCORE 510 540 560 570 580 590 600 610 630 100 100 80 80 60 60 40 40 20 20 African American Asian Hispanic Percent Projected to Pass 132 Native American Percent Passing Other White 151.00 PASS/FAIL COUNTS AND PERCENTS BY INSTITUTION BY GENDER BY RACE & ETHNICITY Theatre Arts - TEST CODE 640 African Female Institution N Male American Native Asian Hispanic American Ethnicity Other White TOTAL % N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N % Bethel University · Pass 100 - - - - - - - - - - - - 100 100 · Not Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gustavus Adolphus College · Pass 100 - - - - - - - - - - - - 100 100 · Not Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hamline University · Pass 100 100 - - - - - - - - - - 13 100 13 100 · Not Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Minnesota State University Mankato · Pass 100 - - - - - - - - - - - - 100 100 · Not Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Saint Catherine College · Pass 100 100 - - - - - - - - - - 100 100 · Not Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Saint Olaf College · Pass 100 - - - - - - - - - - - - 100 100 · Not Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - St Cloud State University · Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100 100 · Not Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - University of Minnesota-Minneapolis-St Paul · Pass - - 100 - - - - - - - - - - 100 100 · Not Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - University of Minnesota-Morris · Pass 100 - - - - - - - - - - - - 100 100 · Not Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 133 152.00 PASS/FAIL COUNTS AND PERCENTS BY INSTITUTION BY GENDER BY RACE & ETHNICITY Theatre Arts - TEST CODE 640 African Female Institution N % Male American Native Asian Hispanic American Ethnicity Other White TOTAL N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N % University of Saint Thomas · Pass 100 100 - - - - - - - - - - 100 100 · Not Pass - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 134 APPENDIX A Teacher Testing Requirements in Minnesota The following information is supplemental to the 2008 Praxis Registration Bulletin This information is subject to revision and changes Additional registration information (registration procedures, fees, application forms, scores, test dates, locations, requests for special accommodations, etc.) is included in the Praxis Series Registration Bulletin Who must take Minnesota teacher licensure tests? All applicants for a first-time Minnesota teaching license must complete the required teacher licensure tests and achieve the Board of Teaching adopted score As of September 1, 2002, passing scores for Praxis I and Praxis II are required of all candidates applying for a first-time Minnesota teaching license What are the licensure testing requirements for individuals adding a field to a Minnesota teaching license? All applicants adding a licensure field to an existing Minnesota teaching license must complete the appropriate Praxis II: Subject Assessment and Specialty Area Test requirement for the added field Candidates holding, or who have held a Minnesota standard teaching license before September 1, 2001, are not required to take additional tests of basic skills or the examination of professional knowledge Praxis I: Academic Skills Assessments (PPST) Professional knowledge Praxis II: Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) Content/subject matter Praxis II: Subject Assessments and Specialty Area Tests Exceptions: Minnesota Graduates: Applicants after September 1, 2001, applying for "old" licenses under Laws of Minnesota 2001, Chapter 1, must complete the appropriate professional knowledge test, but need not complete content/subject matter tests, as content tests were not adopted or correlated to the "old" licensure rules (Check with your institution to see if this applies to your licensure program) Note: School administrators, school counselors, school social workers, school nurses, school psychologists, and educational speech-language pathologist, are not teachers, and therefore are not subject to teacher licensure tests requirements 135 PRAXIS II PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING AND TEACHING All applicants for a first-time Minnesota teaching license must complete one examination of professional knowledge (PLT) A $50.00 registration fee is required for each test Retests within the same academic year are exempt from another registration fee Licensure Field Test Code Test Length (hours) Applicants must select one test that is within the licensure grade level 20521 20522 20523 20524 Exception: Adult Basic Education, American Indian Language, History, and Culture, Parent and Family Education, and Early Childhood Special Education applicants are not required to take a Principles of Learning and Teaching test for the initial license Test Name Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) Birth-Age or Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) Grades K-6 or Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) Grades 5-9 or Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) Grades 7-12 However, holders of these licenses must take a PLT to add another teacher license 136 Minnesota Qualifying Score Test Fee 164 $85 159 $85 155 $85 157 $85 PRAXIS II SUBJECT ASSESSMENTS AND SPECIALTY AREA TESTS Applicants for a first-time Minnesota teaching license must complete the required examination for the specified fields of licensure A $50.00 (nonrefundable) registration fee is charged once per testing year Retests within the same academic year are exempt from another registration fee Licensure Field Test Code Test Length (hours) Adult Basic Education Agriculture Education Test Name 10700 Agriculture Education No content test required Bilingual/Bicultural No content test required 10100 Business Education Career and Technical Education (all fields) Communication Arts and Literature 5-12 Test Fee 490 $80 610 $80 157 $80 161 $90 560 $80 155 $80 No content test required American Indian Language, History and Culture Business Education Minnesota Qualifying Score No content test required 10041 English Language, Literature and Composition: Content Knowledge Applicants for secondary Communication Arts and Literature with licensure scopes 5-12 or 7-12 take this test only Do not take the Middle School test Communication Arts and Literature 5-8 10049 Middle School English Language Arts Applicants for grades 5-8 Communication Arts and Literature Specialty must take this test Dance Dance and Theatre Arts No content test for dance 10640 Theatre concentration takes test 10640 No content test required for dance Driver and Traffic Safety Early Childhood Birth-3 No content test required 10022 Early Childhood: Content Knowledge 137 Licensure Field Elementary Education Test Code Test Length (hours) 10014 20360 Minnesota Qualifying Score Test Fee Elementary Education: Content Knowledge 145 $80 Teaching English as a Second Language 600 $80 Test Name All elementary education applicants must take the Elementary Education: Content Knowledge test Applicants for a K-6 plus a 5-8 or K-8 subject area specialty must also take an approved content test for that subject area Applicants for K-6 with plus a specialty to teach pre-primary children age three-K not have an additional test English as a Second Language Family and Consumer Sciences 10121 Family and Consumer Sciences 162 $80 Health 20550 Health Education 580 $80 Keyboarding for Computer Applications No content test required Library Media 10310 Library Media Specialist 630 $80 Mathematics 5-12 10061 Mathematics: Content Knowledge 125 $80 152 $90 149 $80 Applicants for secondary mathematics with licensure scopes 5-12 or 7-12 take this test Do not take the Middle School Mathematics test Mathematics 5-8 20069 Middle School Mathematics Applicants for grades 5-8 Mathematics Specialty must take this test Music (Instrumental/Vocal) 10113 Music: Content Knowledge Parent and Family Education No content test required Physical Education 10091 Physical Education: Content Knowledge 143 $80 Reading 20300 Reading Specialist 590 $80 138 Licensure Field Science 5-8 Test Code Test Length (hours) 10439 Test Name Middle School Science Minnesota Qualifying Score Test Fee 150 $90 Required for general science grades 5-8 Science – Biology 20235 Biology: Content Knowledge 152 $80 Science – Chemistry 20245 Chemistry: Content Knowledge 152 $80 Science – Earth Science 20571 Earth Science: Content Knowledge 149 $80 10265 Physics: Content Knowledge 137 $80 10081 Social Studies: Content Knowledge 146 $80 151 $90 Science – Physics Social Studies 5-12 Applicants for secondary social studies with licensure scopes 5-12 or 7-12 take this test Do not take the Middle School Social Studies test Social Studies 5-8 20089 Middle School Social Studies Applicants for grades 5-8 Social Studies Specialty must take this test Special Education (all fields) 20353 Education of Exceptional Students: Core Content Knowledge 158 $65 Technology 10050 Technology Education 600 $80 Theatre (K-12) 10640 No content test required for dance Theatre concentration takes 10640 560 $80 Visual Arts 10133 Art: Content Knowledge 164 $80 World Languages 10171 French: Productive Language Skills (speaking and writing) 158 $80 10182 German: Productive Language Skills (speaking and writing) 179 $80 Spanish: Productive Language Skills (speaking and writing) 162 $80 Applicants for French, German, or Spanish K-8 or K-12 must take the specified test No content test required for other world languages: American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Ojibwe, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Swedish 20192 139 HOW TO REGISTER Tests registrations must be submitted directly to the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Registration Bulletins are available at college and university teacher education offices, or by contacting Educational Testing Service at: The Praxis Series Educational Testing Service P.O Box 6051 Princeton, NJ 08541-6051 Telephone: 609-771-7395 Web site: www.ets.org/teachingandlearning/index.html Telecommunication Device for the hearing impaired: (800) 275-1391 How can I prepare for the tests? Copies of Tests at a Glance booklets and General Information and Study Tips are available free of charge for review at your institution You can review and download "Test at a Glance" booklets online at www.ets.org/teachingandlearning/index.html You can order General Information and Study Tips by calling ETS at 800-537-3161 For a list of testing centers and testing dates please refer to the Praxis Series Registration Bulletin When registering for the test(s), applicants completing an approved teacher education program in Minnesota must designate their teacher preparation college and not the Minnesota Department of Education, as the score recipient Applicants Prepared Out of State: Your original score report must accompany your licensure application Applicants who have completed teacher preparation in another state must forward their Praxis I and II score reports with the licensure application to Personnel Licensing, Department of Education, 1500 Hwy 36 West, Roseville, MN 55113 140 APPENDIX B DESCRIPTION KNOWLEDGE OF MINNESOTA LICENSURE AND STANDARDS: PROFESSIONAL In May 1999, the Board of Teaching adopted a set of performance-based licensure rules that require candidates for a Minnesota teaching license to demonstrate competency in both pedagogy and subjectmatter content These newly adopted rules (Minn R Chapter 8710 (8710.0100 – 8710.5800) were adopted to ensure that teachers in Minnesota public schools possess the knowledge and skills necessary to deliver a results-oriented education to students Minnesota Standards of Effective Practice for Teachers (8710.2000) have been adapted, with modifications, from the INTASC principles as licensure standards The expertise to be demonstrated for an initial teaching license is stated in this set of performance-based standards that embody the knowledge and skills all teachers need to practice responsibly The Minnesota Standards of Effective Practice for Teachers (Board Rule 8710.2000) identify the common core of principles and foundations of practice that cut across specialty areas and focus on the knowledge of student learning and development, curriculum and teaching, contexts and purposes These rules find their origin in a set of nationally recognized performance standards developed by the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) These standards were used as the basis for teacher preparation in Minnesota • Based on the adopted licensure scope of practice, the Board adopted examinations of general pedagogical knowledge that aligned with the adopted scope of practice to assess the knowledge and skills that teachers need to practice responsibly DESCRIPTION OF MINNESOTA LICENSURE AND STANDARDS: SUBJECT MATTER Board of Teaching rules adopted in May 1999 (8710.3000 – 8710.6400) identify the central concepts, tools of inquiry and structures of the discipline(s) as well as aspects of teaching and learning unique to that discipline These standards define the minimum essential understandings and skills necessary for entry into practice 141 ... chapter 14 The board of teaching shall report annually to the education committees of the legislature on the performance of teacher candidates on common core assessments of knowledge and skills... authorize the forwarding of their scores to the institutions they attend and to the Board of Teaching The scores as forwarded are the official evidence required in this part ADJUSTED SCORES EFFECTIVE... their teacher preparation programs a common core of teaching knowledge and skills to be acquired by all persons recommended for teacher licensure This common core shall meet the standards developed