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A PreK-12 PLT guide for the ETS selected-response format, learners, instructional process, assessment, professional development, leadership, and community responsibilities.
Praxis 5625 preparation should cover teaching practice across grade levels: learner development, motivation, diverse learner support, standards-based instruction, assessment evidence, professional growth, leadership, and collaboration.
Use these official structure points to organize PLT PreK-12 study.
ETS lists Praxis 5625 as a selected-response exam.
The exam is 120 minutes long.
The current ETS study companion lists 100 selected-response questions.
Students as Learners is the largest category at 31 questions, or 31%.
ETS notes that questions apply to specific grade levels as well as universal teaching practices. Preparation should include early childhood, elementary, middle grades, and secondary examples.
Students as Learners and Instructional Process together make up 61% of the exam. Candidates should review development, learning theory, diversity, motivation, planning, objectives, strategies, resources, and classroom management.
Assessment and Professional Development, Leadership, and Community make up the remaining 39%. Study formative and summative assessment, data use, ethics, reflection, collaboration, family engagement, and legal responsibilities.
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Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching: PreK-12 5625 assesses a new teacher's understanding of educational practices foundational to beginning a professional teaching career across grade levels. ETS lists a 120-minute computer-delivered exam with 100 selected-response questions. Unlike the other PLT grade-band exams, the current 5625 format is selected response only.
The current study companion divides the test into Students as Learners at 31 questions, or 31%; Instructional Process at 30 questions, or 30%; Assessment at 20 questions, or 20%; and Professional Development, Leadership, and Community at 19 questions, or 19%. ETS notes that questions apply to specific grade levels as well as universal teaching practices, so preparation should cover development, learning theory, diverse learners, instructional planning, assessment, collaboration, ethics, leadership, and family or community relationships across PreK-12 contexts.
ETS lists the exam as 120 minutes.
The current ETS study companion lists 100 selected-response questions.
The current ETS listing describes Praxis 5625 as selected-response questions.
The categories are Students as Learners, Instructional Process, Assessment, and Professional Development, Leadership, and Community.
Students as Learners is the largest category at 31 questions, or 31% of the exam.
Track Students as Learners, Instructional Process, Assessment, and Professional Development/Leadership/Community separately.
Practice applying the same learning theory or strategy to PreK, elementary, middle, and secondary classroom situations.
Review formative checks, summative measures, validity, reliability, feedback, data interpretation, and instructional adjustment.
Practice 100 selected-response questions in one timed session to build pacing for the current 5625 format.
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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