Praxis 5652
Praxis 5652 Computer Science test format
The whole specification in one table: 100 questions, 3 hours, selected-response, choose one or more answers. Every figure here is what ETS publishes for 5652.
Practise 5652 free 5652 overviewPraxis 5652 specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Credential | Computer Science (Grades 5–12) |
| Questions | 100 |
| Time limit | 3 hours |
| Delivery | Computer Delivered |
| Calculator | Not permitted |
| Question types | Selected-response, choose one or more answers |
| Content areas | 5 |
| Alignment | Consistent with the K-12 Computer Science Framework (2016), the CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards (2017), and the ISTE Computational Thinking Competencies. |
How the score is weighted
Content areas are not worth the same share of the score, and the share is not the same as the share of the questions. Read this before deciding where to spend your remaining study hours.
| Content area | Questions | Share of score |
|---|---|---|
| I. Impacts of Computing | 15 | 15% |
| II. Algorithms and Computational Thinking | 25 | 25% |
| III. Programming | 30 | 30% |
| IV. Data | 15 | 15% |
| V. Computing Systems and Networks | 15 | 15% |
Where this material comes from
You are about to spend real study hours on this, so the honest answer matters more than a reassuring one. Every Computer Science item in this app comes from one of two places, and the app tells you which for every single question.
| Part of the app | Where it comes from |
|---|---|
| Outline and competency titles | Transcribed word for word from the published ETS Study Companion. |
| Practice questions marked ETS | 25 transcribed from the Study Companion, carrying ETS’s own answer rationales. |
| Practice questions marked Authored | 68 written for this app against the official outline and the national standards that govern the subject. |
| How to tell them apart | The label is on the question itself. You are never guessing which kind you are looking at. |
The blueprint itself is ETS’s. It is published, free, and worth reading before you start: Praxis Computer Science Study Companion. Reading it is the fastest way to check this page against the real thing, and it costs nothing.
A score in this app is not a Praxis score and does not predict one. What it does tell you is which of the 53 competencies you are getting wrong, which a practice score on its own does not.
Praxis 5652 test format questions
How long is the Praxis 5652 test?
3 hours for 100 questions, which is about 1 minute 48 seconds a question if you use the whole time. The test is computer delivered.
Can I use a calculator on Praxis 5652?
Not permitted. Know this before you walk in, because it changes how you practise: if a calculator is provided, the practice questions are worth doing with one in hand.
Is Praxis 5652 multiple choice or written?
Selected-response, choose one or more answers. This app can score every item, and the accuracy figure covers all of them.
What percentage of the 5652 score comes from each area?
Impacts of Computing 15%, Algorithms and Computational Thinking 25%, Programming 30%, Data 15%, Computing Systems and Networks 15%. The table above has the full breakdown with question counts.
How should I pace a timed 5652 run?
Answer everything you know first and mark the rest. Most candidates lose marks to pacing rather than to the material: they stall on one hard item and then run out of clock on easy ones. The app has a timed full-length run so you can practise that before test day rather than on it.
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