Texas Education Agency

PDFT1 | This publication has been produced for the Texas Education Agency (TEA) by ETS. ETS is under contract [with] to the Texas Education Agency to administer the Texas Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES) program and the Certification of Educators in Texas (ExCET) program. The TExES program and the Examination for the Certification of Educators in Texas (ExCET) program are administered under the authority of the Texas Education Agency; regulations and standards governing the program are subject to change at the discretion of the Texas Education Agency. The Texas Education Agency and ETS do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in the administration of the testing program or the provision of related services | This manual is designed to help examinees prepare for the new TExES test in this field. Its purpose is to familiarize examinees with the competencies to be tested, test item formats, and pertinent study resources. Educator preparation program staff may also find this information useful as they help examinees prepare for careers as Texas educators |

Table of Contents

SECTION I THE NEW TEXES TESTS FOR TEXAS TEACHERS pg. 1
Development of the New TExES Tests
Taking the TExES Test and Receiving Scores
Educator Standards

SECTION II USING THE TEST FRAMEWORK pg. 5
Organization of the TExES Test Framework
Studying for the TExES Test
Test Framework (Including Proportions of Each Domain)

SECTION III APPROACHES TO ANSWERINGvMULTIPLE-CHOICE ITEMS pg. 23
Item Formats
–Single Items
–Items With Stimulus Material

SECTION IV SAMPLE ITEMS pg. 31
Sample Items
Answer Key

SECTION V PREPARATION RESOURCES pg. 55
Other Sources
Online Resources… (más)