NBPTS MC Math study guide
NBPTS MC Math · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
National Board Certification is a voluntary professional credential for practicing teachers, described by the National Board as "the highest certification a teacher may obtain in addition to being the most respected one." It was designed to develop, retain, and recognize accomplished teachers and to generate ongoing improvement in schools nationwide. Certification is a standards-based assessment: your score reflects the degree to which assessors located clear, consistent, and convincing evidence that you met the National Board Standards for your certificate field. The NBPTS MC Math study guide has 4 sections and about 1,354 words.
01Mathematics Content and Pedagogical Content Knowledge Across the Developmental Range
Items sample the certificate's full developmental span: number and operations, algebra and functions, geometry and measurement, data analysis/probability/statistics, and the proportional, discrete, and change-related reasoning that connects them. Pedagogical content knowledge is tested through prompts that ask you to anticipate student thinking, choose and sequence representations, and judge the cognitive demand of a task.
374 words, about 2 min02Evidence of Accomplished Practice Through ePortfolio Components
Each entry is an evidence argument, not a teaching diary. Component 2 uses student work to show how you diagnose and respond to differences; Component 3 uses video to show teaching moves and the learning environment they create; Component 4 uses artifacts and a professional profile to show contributions and impact beyond your own classroom.
346 words, about 2 min03Assessment Center Exercises and Certificate-Specific Rubrics
Component 1: Content Knowledge combines selected-response items with constructed-response exercises scored by trained raters against certificate-specific rubrics. Constructed responses typically ask you to analyze student work, interpret a representation, adapt a task for a stated purpose, or explain a mathematical idea to a specified audience.
335 words, about 2 min04Alignment With the Five Core Propositions and Mathematics Standards
The Five Core Propositions describe what accomplished teachers do: commit to students and their learning; know the subject and how to teach it; manage and monitor learning; think systematically and learn from experience; and participate in learning communities. The Mathematics Standards name the certificate's expectations, including Knowledge of Mathematics, Knowledge of Students, Equity, Diversity, and Fairness, Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment, Learning Environment, Technology, Collaboration, Reflection, and Professional Growth.
299 words, about 1 min