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Prepare for the 130-minute Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment exam with review across elementary subjects, lesson planning, student-work analysis, and assessment scenarios.
HiraEdu builds Praxis 5017 plans around the 120 selected-response format, the five-domain ETS blueprint, and the classroom decisions teachers routinely make around curriculum, instruction, and evidence of student learning.
The ETS Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment test measures elementary content knowledge and pedagogical decision-making across commonly taught subject areas.
ETS lists 130 minutes for Praxis Elementary Education Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment 5017.
The exam contains 120 selected-response questions.
Reading and Language Arts is the largest category at about 37 questions, or 31%.
ETS states that questions assess content knowledge plus curriculum planning, instructional design, and assessment of student learning.
Praxis 5017 is not only a content recall exam. HiraEdu plans connect subject knowledge to lesson planning, instructional choices, assessment evidence, misconceptions, differentiation, and authentic examples of elementary student work.
Reading and Language Arts and Mathematics together account for more than half of the exam. Candidates should build strong routines for literacy instruction, written language, math concepts, problem solving, and assessment-based next steps.
Science, Social Studies, and Art, Music, and Physical Education still account for a meaningful share of the test. Prep should include inquiry, civic and geographic reasoning, creative expression, movement, health, and cross-curricular elementary scenarios.
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Praxis Elementary Education: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment 5017 is designed for prospective teachers of students in the elementary grades. ETS lists a 130-minute computer-delivered test with 120 selected-response questions.
HiraEdu prepares candidates around the official ETS category weights: Reading and Language Arts at about 31%, Mathematics at about 26%, Science at about 16%, Social Studies at about 14%, and Art, Music, and Physical Education at about 13%. The test assesses both content knowledge and pedagogical principles, including curriculum planning, instructional design, assessment of student learning, authentic student-work examples, and classroom decision-making across elementary subjects.
ETS lists 130 minutes for the computer-delivered test.
The official ETS page and Study Companion list 120 selected-response questions.
Reading and Language Arts is the largest category, with about 37 questions or 31% of the exam.
ETS lists Reading and Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Art, Music, and Physical Education.
Yes. ETS states that the exam assesses content knowledge plus pedagogical principles and processes, including curriculum planning, instructional design, and assessment of student learning.
Verify that the candidate's state or program accepts Praxis 5017 and confirm the required passing score before scheduling.
Build the study calendar around the official split: 31% Reading and Language Arts, 26% Mathematics, 16% Science, 14% Social Studies, and 13% Art, Music, and Physical Education.
Use classroom-based items that ask what a teacher should plan, reteach, assess, or adjust based on student responses and learning evidence.
Use timed mixed-domain reviews to prepare for 120 selected-response questions and the frequent shifts between subject contexts.
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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