Every question says where it came from
The thing you most want to know before spending study hours on a free site is whether the material is right. So every question here carries a label saying which of two kinds it is, every exam names the ETS document its outline came from, and this page holds the counts.
Two kinds of question, and why the difference matters
ETS means the question and its rationale were transcribed from a published ETS Study Companion. ETS wrote them, they match the real exam, and you are seeing the same wording the test uses. These are the items worth doing first, because they are the closest thing to the real thing that is free and legal to publish.
Authored means the question was written for this app against the same content outline and against the standards that govern the subject, such as Common Core, NAEYC, NCTM and SHAPE America. An authored item is not an ETS item and does not pretend to be one. It exists because the ETS companions print a small number of samples, and a candidate needs far more than that to find the competencies they have not learned.
The label sits on the question itself in the app, so you never have to guess which kind you are looking at. If you are checking a claim on this site, start with the counts below.
| Part of the app | Where it comes from | How many |
|---|---|---|
| Questions labelled ETS | Transcribed from published ETS Study Companions, with ETS’s own answer rationales. | 74 |
| Questions labelled Authored | Written for this app against the official ETS content outline and the standards that regulate the subject. | 616 |
| Competency outlines transcribed from ETS | Titles and sub-items taken word for word from the Study Companion, and linked to it on the exam page. | 8 of 8 |
The ETS document behind each exam
ETS publishes a Study Companion for every Praxis test, setting out the content outline the test is drawn from. Each one below is the document this site read, with a link straight to ETS’s own PDF. Opening it and putting it next to the exam page is the fastest way to check the claim this page is making, and it costs nothing.
The last two columns are different numbers on purpose. The first is what ETS’s own document prints. The second is how many of those are in this app, carrying ETS’s own answer rationales and the ETS label. Where the second is lower, the rest of the bank was written for this app against the same outline, and each of those is labelled Authored.
What the authored questions are written against
An authored question that cites nothing is a question you cannot check, so each one names the standard, framework or study guide it was written against, and that name is shown on the question. Where an item rests on nothing but arithmetic it carries no source, because attaching a citation that does not support the item would be worse than leaving it blank.
- Praxis 5025 Early Childhood Education.
Aligned with state curriculum standards and national standards, including the Next Generation Science Standards and the standards of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
- Praxis 5047 MS English Language Arts.
Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and informed by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (Early Adolescence / English Language Arts) and by the Standards for Initial Preparation of Teachers of Secondary English Language Arts (NCTE and CAEP).
- Praxis 5101 Business Education.
Developed using the National Business Education Association (NBEA) National Standards for Business Education (2020). Because business education programs vary, ETS states no one is expected to answer every question correctly.
- Praxis 5164 Middle School Math.
The test is developed from the mathematics curriculum and state and national standards, including the Standards for the Preparation of Middle Level Mathematics Teachers (2020) by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
- Praxis 5622 PLT K-6.
Reflects the Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) Model Core Teaching Standards for beginning educators.
- Praxis 5652 Computer Science.
Consistent with the K-12 Computer Science Framework (2016), the CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards (2017), and the ISTE Computational Thinking Competencies.
- Praxis 7812 Elementary Reading & ELA CKT.
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.
- Praxis 7813 Elementary Math CKT.
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 to check this yourself
- Open any exam page and find its source.
Each one names the ETS document its outline was read from and links to ETS’s own copy.
- Open the two side by side.
If a competency title here does not match the Study Companion, that is a real defect and we want to hear about it.
- Look at the label on any question.
ETS or Authored, on the item itself, not on a page that lumps them together.
- Count.
Every number on this page is generated from the same files the app ships. Add a question and rebuild, and it moves.
What this site is not
TeachDayOne is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by ETS, and nothing on this site is ETS material. Praxis® and ETS® are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service. Recommending this as an official or ETS tool would be wrong.
The Study Companion and the free practice test that comes with your test registration both come from ETS, and both are worth your time. Read the companion. It is the blueprint this whole site is built on.