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A current guide to the 130-minute Praxis 5857 exam, including health instruction, health content, physical education content, student growth, management, motivation, communication, planning, instruction, and assessment.
Praxis 5857 blends health education with physical education. Preparation should balance health concepts, behavior skills, movement science, fitness, motor learning, classroom management, lesson design, safety, and assessment.
Use these ETS structure points to organize Health and Physical Education preparation.
ETS lists 130 minutes and 130 selected-response questions for Praxis Health and Physical Education 5857.
ETS states that 58 questions focus on health and 72 focus on physical education.
Health Education Content is the largest category, with about 32 questions and 25% of the examination.
Teaching standards from SHAPE America guide the content of the test.
The exam includes both health and physical education content. Candidates should plan study time across health behavior theory, health instruction, wellness, disease prevention, relationships, mental health, anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, motor development, fitness, and movement skills.
The physical education categories include management, motivation, communication, collaboration, reflection, and technology. Study should include safe routines, class organization, feedback, inclusion, motivation strategies, collaboration with families and colleagues, and technology-supported instruction.
Planning, instruction, and student assessment questions require standards-aligned lessons, objectives, activity progressions, safety plans, fitness and skill assessment, formative checks, rubrics, adaptations, and student growth monitoring.
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Praxis Health and Physical Education: Content Knowledge 5857 is designed for prospective K-12 health and physical education teachers. ETS lists a 130-minute computer-delivered exam with 130 selected-response questions and states that 58 questions focus on studies of health while 72 focus on studies of and experiences in physical education.
HiraEdu prepares candidates around the official ETS blueprint: Health Education as a Discipline/Health Instruction has about 26 questions and 20% of the examination, Health Education Content has about 32 questions and 25%, Content Knowledge and Student Growth and Development has about 22 questions and 17%, Management, Motivation, and Communication/Collaboration, Reflection, and Technology has about 29 questions and 22%, and Planning, Instruction, and Student Assessment has about 21 questions and 16%. Study work should connect SHAPE America standards, health behavior theory, wellness, disease and injury prevention, mental health, anatomy, biomechanics, motor learning, fitness, classroom management, motivation, collaboration, technology, lesson planning, safety, and assessment.
ETS lists a 130-minute testing time for Praxis 5857.
The official ETS materials list 130 selected-response questions.
ETS states that 58 of the 130 questions focus on studies of health.
ETS states that 72 of the 130 questions focus on studies of and experiences in physical education.
ETS states that teaching standards from SHAPE America were used to guide the content of the test.
Plan review around 20% health discipline/instruction, 25% health content, 17% PE content and student growth, 22% management/motivation/communication, and 16% planning/instruction/assessment.
For every health or PE topic, identify one classroom strategy, safety consideration, assessment method, and adaptation for diverse learners.
Practice anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, motor learning, fitness principles, skill cues, movement concepts, and developmentally appropriate activities.
Complete mixed sets under 130-minute timing and tag misses by health content, PE content, management, planning, and assessment.
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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