While the new Mathematics subtest does contain different content, the only difference between the Reading and Writing subtests is the test code: 5712, 57 denote the old tests for Reading, Writing and Mathematics in that order, while 5713, 57 are the new test codes. Until August 2020 both versions of the Praxis®️ Core test will still be available. Your “raw” score – all the questions you answer correctly – is then scaled, which means that ETS looks at how everyone else answered the same questions and then adjusts, or “scales”, your score accordingly. Scoring on the test is still the same and graded on a curve, so each question you answer correctly is worth one “raw” point. That includes ‘pretest’ questions that are being field-tested and aren’t included in your overall score. The 5733 subtest is now 90 minutes long (five minutes more than the previous version) but still contains 56 questions. In addition to the standard onscreen calculator, a reference sheet with geometric formulas will now also be included as a help screen, which means a few less things to worry about memorizing! This means the exam will contain more questions with data and graphs to test how well you understand how the information presented is related, how quantitative data can be interpreted and how to infer information from displayed data.īecause there is less emphasis on Algebra and Geometry, several concepts – like identifying rational and irrational numbers, solving for radicals, working with functions and 3D figures – are no longer included on the exam. The shift to include more data interpretation and representation questions comes from the test panel deciding the exam should have a greater emphasis on data literacy. Algebra, Functions and Geometry made up a combined 50% of the total exam questions in the old exam but are now only a combined 32% of the exam – approximately 11 Algebra questions and 7 Geometry questions will be included on each 5733 test. This means an increase from approximately 11 questions to 18 questions in the new exam. What does increased emphasis mean, exactly? Well, in the 5732 version of the exam, Statistics and Probability made up 20% of the question, but in 5733 that and the new Data Interpretations and Representation will be 32% of the content. The focus of the Mathematics exam has shifted, with an increased emphasis on ‘Data Interpretation and Representation, Statistics, and Probability’ and fewer questions dedicated to ‘Algebra and Geometry’. The Reading and Writing portions of the exam stayed the same and have not been updated other than getting a new test code. All of the changes on the Praxis®️ Core exam apply only to the Mathematics subtest.
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