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A current guide to the ETS 5024 exam, including 2 hour 30 minute timing, 120 selected-response questions, 3 constructed-response tasks, NAEYC alignment, development, assessment, family partnerships, and content pedagogy.
Education of Young Children 5024 combines broad selected-response coverage with three written teaching tasks. Candidates should prepare the six ETS categories while reserving enough time and structure for constructed responses.
Use these ETS structure points to plan selected-response and constructed-response practice.
ETS lists 2 hours 30 minutes for Praxis Education of Young Children 5024.
The test includes 120 selected-response questions and 3 constructed-response questions.
Content Pedagogy and Knowledge is the largest selected-response category at about 38 questions, or 24%.
Knowledge of Teaching includes 3 constructed-response tasks and accounts for about 20% of the exam.
Praxis 5024 combines selected-response items with constructed-response teaching tasks. HiraEdu plans build pacing for both formats so candidates can handle the broad early-childhood content and still reserve enough time to write organized responses.
The test covers child development and learning, observation and assessment, developmentally appropriate practices, professionalism, family and community partnerships, and content pedagogy. Strong preparation connects theory to practical decisions for birth-to-age-eight classrooms.
ETS states that each constructed-response question focuses on areas such as developmentally appropriate practice, professionalism and family/community, observation and assessment, or content pedagogy. Candidates should practice evidence-based responses that explain instructional decisions clearly.
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Praxis Education of Young Children 5024 is intended primarily for prospective teachers of young children from birth to age eight. ETS lists a 2 hour 30 minute computer-delivered test with 120 selected-response questions and 3 constructed-response questions.
HiraEdu prepares candidates around the official ETS category weights: Childhood Development and Learning at about 17%, Observation, Documentation, and Assessment at about 13%, Developmentally Appropriate Practices at about 13%, Professionalism, Family, and Community at about 13%, Content Pedagogy and Knowledge at about 24%, and Knowledge of Teaching constructed response at about 20%. The Study Companion notes that candidates are expected to spend about 120 minutes on selected response and about 30 minutes on constructed response, though the sections are not independently timed.
ETS lists 2 hours 30 minutes for the computer-delivered test.
The official ETS page lists 120 selected-response questions and 3 constructed-response questions.
ETS states that the test is intended primarily for prospective teachers of young children from birth to age eight.
Content Pedagogy and Knowledge is the largest selected-response category, with about 38 selected-response questions or 24% of the exam.
No. ETS notes expected pacing of about 120 minutes for selected response and 30 minutes for constructed response, but the sections are not independently timed.
Check the candidate's state or program requirement before scheduling because accepted Praxis tests and passing scores vary by jurisdiction.
Build the study calendar around the official weights, including 24% Content Pedagogy and Knowledge and 20% Knowledge of Teaching constructed response.
Practice items on developmental progressions, atypical development, observation records, assessment use, play-based learning, classroom environments, family partnerships, and multicultural influences.
Use 30-minute constructed-response practice blocks that require a clear teaching decision, supporting rationale, and connection to child development or classroom evidence.
Use the guide to self-serve, or talk to a coordinator if you need help mapping timelines, official requirements, or troubleshooting day-of logistics.
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