The Core Academic Skills for Educators test in Mathematics measures academic skills in mathematics needed to prepare successfully for a career in education. All skills assessed have been identified as needed for college and career readiness, in alignment with the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.

The test will cover three major content areas: Number and Quantity; Data Interpretation and Representation, Statistics, and Probability; and Algebra and Geometry. Focus is on key concepts of mathematics and the ability to solve problems and to reason in a quantitative context. Many of the problems require the integration of multiple skills to achieve a solution.

In Number and Quantity, the understanding of integers, decimals, fractions, ratio, proportion, percent, constant rates, place value, number ordering, properties of whole numbers, recognition of various ways to solve a problem, units and measurements is emphasized. Knowledge of basic U.S. customary and metric systems of measurement is assumed.

Data Interpretation and Representation, Statistics, and Probability assesses the ability to read and interpret visual display of quantitative information, understand the correspondence between data and data representation, make inferences from a given data display, determine mean, median, and mode, and assign a probability to an outcome.

Algebra assesses the ability to manipulate algebraic expressions, follow an arithmetic or algebraic procedure, solve word problems, and solve equations.

Geometry assesses the understanding of properties of geometric shapes, angles, congruence, similarity, and solving problems using formulas for perimeter, circumference, area, and volume.

The test is 90 minutes long and contains 56 questions. This test may contain some questions that will not count toward your score.