The Elementary Education: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment test is designed for prospective teachers of students in the elementary grades. Examinees typically have completed a bachelor’s degree program in elementary or middle school education or have prepared themselves through an alternative certification program.

The test questions cover the breadth of material a new teacher needs to know and are aligned with state curriculum standards, and national standards such as those of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the National Council for the Social Studies, the National Council of Teachers of English, the National Research Council of the National Academies, and the National Science Teaching Association.

The test assesses knowledge of content, as well as pedagogical principles and processes. The questions cover basic understanding of curriculum planning, instructional design, and assessment of student learning; they also pose particular problems that teachers routinely face in the classroom and may be based on authentic examples of student work.

Some of the questions concern general issues, but the majority are set in the contexts of the subjects most commonly taught in elementary school: reading and language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, art, music, and physical education. This test may contain some questions that will not count toward your score.