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Praxis Assessment Overview
Educational Testing Service
Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board
Frankfort, KentuckyJanuary 21, 2007
Copyright 2004 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved.
Teacher Licensure in EducationTeacher Licensure in Education
• Licensure – a state responsibility and necessary protection
• ETS is highly experienced and capable in the area of licensure assessment
• Praxis – used in 38 states, D.C., Dept. of Defense, 3 territories, and major agencies
Overview of Praxis Test Development Process
Standards of Professional Organizations
State Standards
State Licensing Requirements
Literature in the Domain
Sample Curricula
1. Primary Documents Review1. Primary Documents Review
Confirmation Survey of Domain Analysis
2. Test Development Committee2. Test Development Committee
Analyze Standards
Analyze Domain
Define Subset of Domain
Draft Test Specifications
Recommend Test Design
Overview of Praxis Test Development Process
3. National Advisory Committee3. National Advisory Committee
Confirm Subset of Domain to Be Tested
Review, Revise, Approve Test Specifications
Confirm Test Design
Overview of Praxis Test Development Process
4. Local Development Committee4. Local Development Committee
Test Questions
Develop Pools of Test Questions
Test Question Review
Overview of Praxis Test Development Process
5. ETS Test Development5. ETS Test Development
Construct Test Forms
Conduct Fairness Reviews of Questions and Test Forms
Review Test Forms
Overview of Praxis Test Development Process
6. National Advisory Committee6. National Advisory Committee
Review and Approve First Test Form
Overview of Praxis Test Development Process
7. States7. States
Select Test Titles for Review
Conduct Validation & Standard Setting Studies
Adopt Test
Overview of Praxis Test Selection Process
Overview of Praxis Standard Setting Study Process
The Standard Setting StudyThe Standard Setting Study
• Two Fundamental Outcomes
– Confirm the appropriateness of the content of the test
– Establish a recommended passing score
Overview of Praxis Standard Setting Study Process
The Standard Setting StudyThe Standard Setting Study
• Appropriateness of Content
– A test is only “valid” for a job if it measures what people must know and be able to do on that job
– Panels of Kentucky educators validated the content and rigor of the tests
Overview of Praxis Standard Setting Study Process
The Standard Setting StudyThe Standard Setting Study
• The recommended passing score
– From this study emerged a recommended passing score through professional judgments
– How many questions would a beginning teacher be able to answer correctly
Overview of Praxis Standard Setting Study Process
The Recommended Passing ScoreThe Recommended Passing Score
• Generated by Kentucky educators
• Reviewed and approved by the Kentucky Teacher Standards Board
Licensure Testing and Legal DefensibilityLicensure Testing and Legal Defensibility
• The nature of a licensure test – assesses core content knowledge across the full domain
• Licensure tests should be appropriately used
• Reliable, valid, and legally defensible
• ETS is committed to the successful implementation of licensure testing in Kentucky
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