GACE Elementary Education Practice Test

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The Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) uses the Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators (GACE) examinations for individuals seeking admission to an educator preparation program, certification in Georgia, or wanting to become qualified in a core academic subject.

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Exam Eligibility

If you are seeking admission or are enrolled in a Georgia state-approved teacher preparation program, you must have approval from your program provider to take the exam. Individuals who have completed a teacher education program or seek state certification will use their Georgia Professional Standards Commission (MyPSC) account.

Exam Outline

The GACE Elementary Education exam is made of five testlets, which you can take individually in different sessions or all at once in one session. The total combined time limit is 4 hours, and the total number of questions is 150.

English Language Arts

(Testlet 001)

There are 30 selected-response questions in this testlet, and you’ll be timed at 45 minutes. These questions test your knowledge and abilities regarding the following:

• Letter formation and fine motor skills needed to form legible words
• Components of written language
• Sentence structures and elements used to convey and arrange ideas and information
• Effective syntax and clarity
• Characteristics and basic elements of different kinds of writing
• Stages of writing development
• The writing process
• Processes involved in developing an oral presentation
• Processes and procedures for collecting, evaluating, and presenting research
• The four main literary practices

Mathematics

(Testlet 002)

There are 30 selected-response questions in this testlet, and you’ll be timed at 1 hour. These questions test your knowledge and abilities regarding the following:

• Numerical reasoning
• Patterning
• Algebraic, geometric, and spatial reasoning
• Measurement and data reasoning

Social Studies

(Testlet 003)

There are 30 selected-response questions in this testlet, and you’ll be timed at 45 minutes. These questions test your knowledge and abilities regarding the following:

• The history and significance of national symbols
• The development of concepts of time and awareness of personal history
• Significant eras, themes, people, and chronological relationships between events in the US and the world
• Georgian and other early American Indian cultures and their development
• Factors contributing to the development and transmission of culture
• Significant physical and human features of places and regions
• Interactions between the environment and human societies
• Globe and map skills
• Principles of democratic civic involvement, patriotism, and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship
• The importance of the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution, and the Bill of Rights
• Basic economic concepts
• Information processing skills

Science

(Testlet 004)

There are 30 selected-response questions in this testlet, and you’ll be timed at 45 minutes. These questions test your knowledge and abilities regarding the following:

• Properties of earth materials
• How Earth’s systems affect weather, plants, animals, and human activities
• Types and characteristics of objects in the solar system
• The composition, structure, and processes of Earth’s various systems
• The effects of various types of scientific theories on objects in given situations
• Simple machines and tools
• Properties of light, sound, electricity, and magnetism
• Forms and sources of energy
• Basic needs, characteristics, cell structure, and life processes of plants, animals, and other living organisms
• Effects of humans on various ecosystems
• The life cycles and reproductive patterns of common organisms

The Arts, Health, and Wellness

(Testlet 005)

There are 30 selected-response questions in this testlet, and you’ll be timed at 45 minutes. These questions test your knowledge and abilities regarding the following:

• Basic visual and media arts concepts, techniques, and materials
• Basic performance arts concepts, techniques, and materials
• Basic physical education, health, and wellness concepts, techniques, and materials

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Registration

To register for the GACE exam, you need to use your MyPSC account. If you do not have an account, create your account to receive your Georgia certification number. After you register for the Elementary Education exam on MyPSC, create an ETS GACE testing account. Your ETS account lists the test(s) you are approved to take. You will register for the exam through your ETS GACE testing account.

Test Price

You can register to take the tests individually ($34) or combined ($169). Your test fee includes a $25 registration fee and a $28 test center fee. Individuals taking the GACE exam at an international testing site are subject to an additional $50 test site fee.

Test Site Locations

ETS testing centers are located nationwide and internationally. When registering for your MyPSC account, select the testing center most convenient. There is a $25 fee to change your test date, test center, or test time. If you cancel your exam three calendar days before the exam, 50% of the testing fee is refunded.

Testing Windows and Score Reporting Dates

Registration for the exam must be completed two full days before your selected test date. There are testing windows available every month except December, starting in October and ending in August. Official scores are reported three weeks after the testing window closes.

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Test Day

Here is the information you need to know about how to prepare for testing day and what you can expect when you arrive at the testing center.

Before You Arrive

There are a few things you should do before you leave for the testing site.

• Verify your testing time and location. Though every effort is made to contact you when something changes, it is best to double-check your listed reporting time and testing location via your ETS testing account.
• Print your admission ticket. Though you are not required to show your admission ticket at the testing center, you may be asked for it, so it is best to print it out and bring it with you.
• Gather the necessary ID documentation. You must bring the correct ID documentation with you or you will not be able to take the exam. Your documents must have the same first and last name that is on your admission ticket, be an original copy (no photocopies or electronic presentations), be government-issued, contain a recent photograph that bears your current likeness, and bear your signature.
• Review the list of items you should bring with you.

Items to Bring

• Your admission ticket
• Your valid ID

Items NOT Allowed in the Testing Room

• Pens/pencils
• Calculator
• Scratch paper
• Headphones
• Backpack
• Purse
• Tablet
• Watch or any other wearable technology
• Jewelry (exceptions are wedding and engagement rings and small stud earrings)
• Hair and clothing accessories (necktie, hat, scarf, jacket, etc.)

Arrival

Report to the testing site 30 minutes before your scheduled exam. If you arrive later than the listed reporting time on your admission ticket, you will not be able to take the exam and your testing fees will be forfeited.

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How the Exam is Scored

When you have completed your exam, you are given the option to report or cancel your scores. They cannot be reinstated if you choose to cancel your scores.

You should also receive an unofficial score report right after the exam. Your official report will be made available about three weeks after the testing window closes.

Passing Score

Your final score for the full exam will be a scaled score between 100 and 300. For the GACE Elementary Education exam, the passing score is 220.

Retaking the Exam

If you wish to retake the exam, you must wait at least 30 days.

Preparing for the GACE Exam

Plan to excel on your exam by familiarizing yourself with the competencies tested, question format, and practice test using the resources we have meticulously researched for you. With our study guide and flashcards, you will be a step ahead!

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Eric is the Product Development Manager responsible for developing and updating the Mometrix Teacher Certification and K-12 products. Eric has a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a master’s of education in Teaching ESOL.

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