Praxis Fundamental Subjects case studies
Praxis Fundamental Subjects · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Praxis Fundamental Subjects: Content Knowledge test, commonly referenced by its test code 5511, is a Praxis subject assessment administered by ETS. The Praxis family of tests is used within teacher licensure and certification pathways, and states and agencies set their own requirements for which tests candidates must take. The Praxis Fundamental Subjects case studies are 5 cases and about 3,339 words.
1Retellings That Never Reach the Main Idea
Okafor's third-grade class has just finished a read-aloud unit on how communities get water. During one-on-one retellings of a two-page article about a reservoir, she records what each of her 22 students says.
706 words, about 4 min2Two Wrong Answers to 3/4 ÷ 1/2
Delgado gives his fifth graders this problem: 'A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of oats. You have a 1/2-cup scoop.
655 words, about 3 min3Which Source Is Lying?
Iyer's fifth graders are studying the building of a western railroad in the 1860s. She gives them three short excerpts: a railroad company pamphlet calling the route 'a triumph of American enterprise that will unite the nation'; a newspaper editorial from a town along the line praising the railroad for lowering freight costs; and a translated diary entry in which a Chinese laborer describes twelve-hour shifts, blasting powder, and wages held back until the work was finished.
651 words, about 3 min4Six Bean-Plant Setups and One Tall Outlier
Whitfield's fourth graders are investigating the question 'Does the amount of light affect how tall bean plants grow?' Each of six groups designs its own setup. Group 1 puts three plants on the windowsill and three inside a closed cabinet, but the cabinet plants also get less water, because the watering can stays by the window.
666 words, about 3 min5Two Kinds of Weak Opinion Paragraphs
Brennan's fourth graders have just finished an opinion-writing unit on whether recess should be longer. She scores 24 paragraphs against a four-point rubric covering claim, reasons with evidence, organization, and conventions, and finds two clusters.
661 words, about 3 min