Praxis Social Studies 5086 prep exam help

Praxis Social Studies: Content and Interpretation 5086 assesses the knowledge and skills needed by a beginning secondary school social studies teacher. ETS lists a computer-delivered, 2-hour exam with 90 selected-response questions in Part A and 3 constructed-response short-answer essays in Part B. The test is based largely on National Council for the Social Studies standards and covers United States History, World History, Government/Civics/Political Science, Geography, Economics, and Behavioral Sciences.

The current ETS study companion weights the selected-response content as United States History at 18 questions, or 15%; World History at 18 questions, or 15%; Government/Civics/Political Science at 18 questions, or 15%; Economics at 13 questions, or 11%; Geography at 13 questions, or 11%; and Behavioral Sciences at 10 questions, or 8%. The three short essays are equally weighted, should take about 10 minutes each, and together comprise 25% of the score. Preparation should pair broad social studies content with interpreting passages, maps, charts, graphs, tables, cartoons, diagrams, photographs, and quotations in historical, geographic, political, and economic context.