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Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators
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Test Name Core Academic Skills for Educators: Writing
Test Code 5722
Time 100 minutes, divided into a 40-minute selected-response section and two
30-minute essay sections
Number of Questions 40 selected-response questions and two essay questions
Format Selected-response questions involving usage, sentence correction, revision in
context, and research skills; 2 essay topics as the basis for writing samples
Test Delivery Computer delivered
Approximate Approximate
Content Categories Number of Percentage of Questions* Examination
I. Text Types, Purposes, and Production 6–12 selected-response 60%
2 essay
II. Language and Research Skills 28–34 selected-response 40%
for Writing
* Includes both scored and unscored (pretest) questions. Depending on the
number of pretest questions included in each scoring category, the total number
of questions in that category may vary from one form of the test to another.
The Core Academic Skills for Educators Test in Writing measures academic skills in writing needed to prepare
successfully for a career in education. All skills assessed have been identified as needed for college and career
readiness, in alignment with the Common Core State Standards for Writing.
The Writing test is 100 minutes in length and has three separately timed sections: a 40-minute selectedresponse section containing 40 selected-response questions and two 30-minute essay sections that each
require a response based on an essay topic. This test may contain some questions that will not count toward
your score.
The selected-response section is designed to measure examinees ability to use standard written English
correctly and effectively. This section is divided into four parts: usage, sentence correction, revision in context,
and research skills. In the usage questions, examinees are asked to recognize errors in mechanics, in structural
and grammatical relationships, and in idiomatic
expressions or word choice. They are also asked to
recognize sentences that have no errors and that
meet the conventions of standard written English. The
sentence correction questions require examinees to
select, from among the choices presented, the best
way to restate a certain phrase or sentence by using
standard written English; in some cases, the phrase
or sentence is correct and most effective as stated.
Examinees are not required to have a knowledge of
formal grammatical terminology. In the revision-incontext questions, examinees are asked to recognize
how a passage with which they are presented can be
strengthened through editing and revision. Revisionin-context questions require examinees to consider
development, organization, word choice, style, tone,
and the conventions of standard written English. In
some cases, the indicated portion of a passage will be
most effective as it is already expressed and thus will
require no changes.
In the research skills questions, examinees are asked to
recognize effective research strategies, recognize the
different elements of a citation, recognize information
relevant to a particular research task, and assess the
credibility of sources.
The two essays assess examinees ability to
write effectively in a limited period of time. The
Argumentative essay topic invites examinees to draw
from personal experience, observation, or reading to
support a position with specific reasons and examples.
The Informative/Explanatory essay topic asks
examinees to extract information from two provided
sources to identify important concerns related to an
issue.
The topics for the Argumentative and Informative/
Explanatory essays attempt to present situations
that are familiar to all educated people; no topic will
require any specialized knowledge other than an
understanding of how to write effectively in English.
Examinees should write only on the topic assigned
for each essay task, address all the points presented
in the topic, and support generalizations with
specific examples. For the Informative/Explanatory
essay, examinees should also draw information from
both sources, making sure to cite the source of the
information. Before beginning to write each essay,
examinees should read the topic and organize their
thoughts carefully.
I. Text Types, Purposes, and Production
A. Text Production: Writing Arguments
1. Produce an argumentative essay to support a claim using relevant and sufficient evidence
2. Write clearly and coherently
a. address the assigned task appropriately for an audience of educated adults
b. organize and develop ideas logically, making coherent connections between them
c. provide and sustain a clear focus or thesis
d. use supporting reasons, examples, and details to develop clearly and logically the ideas presented
e. demonstrate facility in the use of language and the ability to use a variety of sentence structures
f. construct effective sentences that are generally free of errors in standard written English
B. Text Production: Writing Informative/ Explanatory Texts
1. Produce an informative/explanatory essay to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content
a. write clearly and coherently
b. address the assigned task appropriately for an audience of educated adults
c. draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis
d. organize and develop ideas logically, making coherent connections between them
e. synthesize information from multiple sources on the subject
f. integrate and attribute information from multiple sources on the subject, avoiding plagiarism
g. provide and sustain a clear focus or thesis
h. demonstrate facility in the use of language and the ability to use a variety of sentence structures
i. construct effective sentences that are generally free of errors in standard written English
C. Text Production: Revision
1. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing
a. recognize how a passage can be strengthened through editing and revision
– apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts and to make effective choices for meaning or style
> choose words and phrases for effect
> choose words and phrases to convey ideas precisely
> maintain consistency in style and tone
II. Language and Research Skills for Writing
A. Language Skills
1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage
a. grammatical relationships recognize and correct:
– errors in the use of adjectives and adverbs
– errors in noun-noun agreement
– errors in pronoun-antecedent agreement
– errors in pronoun case
– errors in the use of intensive pronoun
– errors in pronoun number and person
– vague pronouns
– errors in subject-verb agreement
– inappropriate shifts in verb tense
b. structural relationships
recognize and correct:
– errors in the placement of phrases and clauses within a sentence
– misplaced and dangling modifiers
– errors in the use of coordinating and subordinating conjunctions
– fragments and run-ons
– errors in the use of correlative conjunctions
– errors in parallel structure
c. word choice recognize and correct:
– errors in the use of idiomatic expressions
– errors in the use of frequently confused words
– wrong word use
– redundancy
d. No Error recognize:
– sentences free of errors in the conventions of standard English grammar and usage
2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization and punctuation
a. mechanics recognize and correct::
– errors in capitalization
– errors in punctuation
> commas (e.g., the use of a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence)
> semicolons (e.g., the use of a semicolon [and perhaps a conjunctive adverb] to link two or more closely related independent clauses)
> apostrophes (e.g., the use of an apostrophe to form contractions and frequently occurring possessives)
b. no errror
– recognize sentences free of errors in the conventions of standard English capitalization and punctuation
B. Research Skills
1. Recognize and apply appropriate research skills and strategies
a. assess the credibility and relevance of sources
b. recognize the different elements of a citation
c. recognize effective research strategies
d. recognize information relevant to a particular research task