AEPA Elementary Education (NT102/NT103) case studies
AEPA Elementary Education (NT102/NT103) · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The AEPA Elementary Education assessment (NT102 and NT103) is the Arizona subject-knowledge exam used by educator-preparation candidates who are seeking an elementary teaching certificate in the state. It is administered as two subtests that together sample the breadth of what an elementary teacher is expected to teach, not a single narrow specialty. Subtest I concentrates on reading, language arts, and communication alongside social studies; Subtest II concentrates on mathematics, science, and the arts, health, and physical education. Because the content is deliberately wide, the exam rewards candidates who can move fluently between explaining a phonics pattern, solving a proportion, interpreting a simple data table, and reasoning about a civics or earth-science scenario. The AEPA Elementary Education (NT102/NT103) case studies are 5 cases and about 1,980 words.
1Running Record or Fluency Score?
A 3rd-grade teacher has two students reading the same 100-word passage. Student A reads 62 words correct per minute (wcpm) with 9 errors, all of which are substitutions that change meaning (e.g., "horse" for "house").
420 words, about 2 min2The Persuasive Essay That Argues Both Sides
A 5th-grade teacher assigns a persuasive essay on whether the school should ban single-use plastic in the cafeteria. The rubric rewards a clear claim, reasons with evidence, and a counterargument.
400 words, about 2 min3The Timeline That Doesn't Add Up
A 4th-grade class is studying their state's history. A student, Dani, builds a timeline and places "state constitution written" before "end of the war for independence," because the constitution's date (1780) is earlier than the treaty date (1783) she found.
380 words, about 2 min4The Area Model That Gives Two Answers
Pair 1 multiplies 3×2=6 and ½×⅔=⅓ and writes 6⅓ m². Pair 2 converts to improper fractions (7/2 × 8/3 = 56/6 = 9⅓ m²) and writes 9⅓ m².
362 words, about 2 min5The Pendulum Data That "Proves" the Wrong Thing
A 4th-grade class investigates pendulums. Each group changes one variable: Group A changes string length, Group B changes bob mass, Group C changes release angle.
418 words, about 2 min