PRAXIS CORE

Spring 2016

IN ORDER TO SUCCEED,
ONE MUST
Prepare- What does the test cover?
Organize- Create a clear and useful study plan
Practice- Pacing and Timing on the exam are both
important

WHICH TESTS DO I NEED TO

TAKE?
Reading (5712)..........156
Writing (5722).162
Math (5732).150

READING (5712)
TIME: 85 MINUTES
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: 56 QUESTIONS
FORMAT OF QUESTIONS: SELECTED RESPONSE BASED ON
READING PASSAGES
CONTENT COVERED: KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS,
CRAFT/STRUCTURE/LANGUAGE SKILLS, AND INTEGRATION OF
KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS

WRITING (5722)
TIME: 100 MINUTES (40 MINUTE SELECTED-RESPONSE AND TWO
30 MINUTE ESSAY SECTIONS)
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: 40 QUESTIONS AND 2 ESSAYS
FORMAT OF QUESTIONS: SELECTED RESPONSE AND ESSAY
CONTENT COVERED: TEXT TYPES/PURPOSES/PRODUCTION AND
LANGUAGE/RESEARCH SKILLS

MATH (5732)
TIME: 85 MINUTES
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: 56 QUESTIONS
FORMAT OF QUESTIONS: MULTIPLE CHOICE, NUMERIC ENTRY, ON
SCREEN CALCULATER
CONTENT COVERED: NUMBER AND QUANTITY, ALGEBRA AND
FUNCTIONS, GEOMETRY , STATISTICS AND PROBABILTY

MARYLAND WILL ALSO

ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING
OPTIONS IN PLACE OF
Praxis 1 Composite
Score- 527 CORE:
PRAXIS
SAT prior to April 1995 math and verbal- 1000
SAT after April 1995 math and verbal or math and critical
reading 1100
ACT composite score- 24

FURTHER QUESTIONS? NEED

TUTORING?
Contact:
Jessica Squires
Office of Unit Assessment Graduate Assistant
Room 210-1 Framptom
jnsquires0@frostburg.edu