Praxis 7813
Praxis 7813 Elementary Math CKT test format
The whole specification in one table: 52 questions, 85 minutes, selected response and numeric entry. Every figure here is what ETS publishes for 7813.
Practise 7813 free 7813 overviewPraxis 7813 specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Credential | Elementary Education: Content Knowledge for Teaching, Mathematics (Grades K–6) |
| Questions | 52 |
| Time limit | 85 minutes |
| Delivery | Computer Delivered |
| Calculator | Provided: an on-screen four-function calculator, not a graphing calculator |
| Question types | Selected response and numeric entry |
| Content areas | 4 |
| Alignment | Content topics align with the NCTM Principles and Standards and the Common Core State Standards for Mathematical Practice, the standards frameworks the ETS outline was derived from. |
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. Counting and Operations with Whole Numbers | 16 | 30% |
| II. Place Value and Decimals | 13 | 25% |
| III. Fractions, Operations with Fractions, and Ratios | 13 | 25% |
| IV. Early Equations and Expressions, Measurement, and Geometry | 10 | 20% |
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 Math 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 43 competencies you are getting wrong, which a practice score on its own does not.
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How long is the Praxis 7813 test?
85 minutes for 52 questions, which is about 1 minute 38 seconds a question if you use the whole time. The test is computer delivered.
Can I use a calculator on Praxis 7813?
Provided: an on-screen four-function calculator, not a graphing calculator. 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 7813 multiple choice or written?
Selected response and numeric entry. This app can score every item, and the accuracy figure covers all of them.
What percentage of the 7813 score comes from each area?
Counting and Operations with Whole Numbers 30%, Place Value and Decimals 25%, Fractions, Operations with Fractions, and Ratios 25%, Early Equations and Expressions, Measurement, and Geometry 20%. The table above has the full breakdown with question counts.
How should I pace a timed 7813 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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