Praxis 7812
Praxis 7812 Elementary Reading & ELA CKT test format
The whole specification in one table: 63 questions, 90 minutes, selected response and numeric entry (some questions may have an audio component). Every figure here is what ETS publishes for 7812.
Practise 7812 free 7812 overviewPraxis 7812 specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Credential | Elementary Education: Content Knowledge for Teaching (7811) |
| Questions | 63 |
| Time limit | 90 minutes |
| Delivery | Computer Delivered |
| Calculator | Provided (on-screen four-function) |
| Question types | Selected response and numeric entry (some questions may have an audio component) |
| Content areas | 3 |
| Alignment | Content topics were derived from student standards for elementary English language arts and literacy; the tasks of teaching are based on the high-leverage practices identified by TeachingWorks at the University of Michigan. |
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. Foundational Literacy Skills | 19 | 30% |
| II. Language | 9 | 15% |
| III. Constructing Meaning | 35 | 55% |
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 Elementary Reading & ELA CKT 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 | 0 transcribed from the Study Companion, carrying ETS’s own answer rationales. |
| Practice questions marked Authored | 63 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 Elementary Education: Content Knowledge for Teaching (7811) 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 40 competencies you are getting wrong, which a practice score on its own does not.
Praxis 7812 test format questions
How long is the Praxis 7812 test?
90 minutes for 63 questions, which is about 1 minute 26 seconds a question if you use the whole time. The test is computer delivered.
Can I use a calculator on Praxis 7812?
Provided (on-screen four-function). 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 7812 multiple choice or written?
Selected response and numeric entry (some questions may have an audio component). This app can score every item, and the accuracy figure covers all of them.
What percentage of the 7812 score comes from each area?
Foundational Literacy Skills 30%, Language 15%, Constructing Meaning 55%. The table above has the full breakdown with question counts.
How should I pace a timed 7812 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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