The Mathematics test content topics span the secondary mathematics curriculum including content related to (I) Number & Quantity and Algebra, (II) Functions and Calculus, (III) Geometry, and (IV) Statistics & Probability. A full list of the mathematics topics covered is provided in its Study Companion.

Test takers will find that approximately 25 percent of the questions call for application of mathematics within a teaching scenario or an instructional task. Such questions—designed to measure applications of mathematics knowledge and skills to the kinds of decisions and evaluations a teacher must make during work with students, curriculum, and instruction— situate mathematics content questions in tasks that are critical for teaching. A full list of the teaching tasks covered, which have been identified based on research on mathematics instructions and are a routine part of mathematics instruction, is provided in its Study Companion.

Test takers have access to an on-screen graphing calculator. A list of notations, definitions, and formulas is available on the test’s Help screen and is also provided in the Study Companion.

The assessment is designed and developed through work with practicing teachers and teacher educators to reflect the mathematics curriculum as well as state and national standards for mathematics, including the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (2010), the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the Council of the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAE ) NCTM CAEP Standards (2012), and the NCTM Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000).

This test may contain some questions that will not count toward your score.