OSPI (Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction) teacher assessment explanation
http://www.k12.wa.us/certification/teacher/teachertesting.asp
The National teacher certification test is called Praxis
- Praxis I allows entrance to a teacher education program
- Praxis II allows grade level and subject specialty certificates that allow a student to be hired
- All of our study guides, cds and online testing are based on the old Praxis even if they say West-E
- Our material is useful until August 2009
The specific Washington State certification test is called West -B (enter teacher education program) and West-E ( grade level and subject endorsements)- while the old West-B and West-E overlapped with Praxis, the new West-B and West-E does not.
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Official Washington State Board site
The new tests are based on Washington State teacher competencies
OSPI Endorsement competencies
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New West-E web site information
The Xapline and other products from our online databases (Learning Express and Testing and Reference Center) and Summit too no longer apply after August 2009
The new testing website are has sample framework and test questions for the subjects
Testing preparation area
I will be trying to purchase new materials when they become available