On the Praxis II for Middle Grades Language Arts, I found that there are 90 multiple choice questions worth 75% and 2 short essay parts worth 25%. A score of 145 is needed to pass. How much would the multiple choice questions/essays be worth?

6/6/2008 9:34:46 AM

thank god you aren't a math teacher.

6/6/2008 9:38:14 AM

so what's the answer? 1 point each on the MC part seems like not enough. 2 points each seems like the test would be very easy to pass.

6/6/2008 9:44:44 AM

just take the test and do your best. seriously.

6/6/2008 9:55:51 AM

I'm not the one actually taking the test...just trying to get information about it. Got this email from a friend this morning, and looked but couldn't find anything:

Quote :

"If you're bored at work you can do some investigation for me if you'd like. I'm going to be taking the Praxis II Middle Grades Language Arts. There are 90 multiple choice questions worth 75% of my grade and 2 short answer questions worth 12.5% each. I have to make a 145 to pass, but I can't figure out what is the top score. Can you do a little research on that for me?? "

[Edited on June 6, 2008 at 10:04 AM. Reason : .]

6/6/2008 10:02:27 AM

I hope you aren't teaching my kids.

6/6/2008 10:02:55 AM

If your kids are in a public school anywhere in NC, they'd be fortunate to have me as a teacher rather than the majority of current ones.

6/6/2008 10:05:50 AM

All you know is that 1 essay question is worth 15 MC questions.

Don't fuck up the essay questions

6/6/2008 10:44:00 AM

MC is worth 1.20833333 pts a piece

Essays are 18.12 pts a piece






ALSO.....

Quote :

"I hope you aren't teaching my kids."

6/6/2008 10:46:18 AM

^That means you have to have a 100% to pass the test?

Okay, assuming 200 pts. as a top score, that means 145/200 = 72.5% Sounds reasonable.

So if we assume that 200 is the top score, then 1 2/3rds pts. for a MC problem and 25 pts. each for the essay questions.

Again, don't fuck up the essay questions

[Edited on June 6, 2008 at 10:54 AM. Reason : I hate assuming.]

6/6/2008 10:51:36 AM

Misread, but still...

6/6/2008 10:58:09 AM

its pretty simple,


if Praxis had not exploded, the Klingons would not have needed our help

6/6/2008 11:07:53 AM

^wins the thread.

6/6/2008 11:40:06 AM

^Yes.

^^^After I posted, I thought about that.

In parallel, an apple costs 50 cents, an orange 78 cents; how much does it cost to get laid?

6/6/2008 11:43:14 AM

hahaha first post made me lol

6/6/2008 12:34:38 PM

If you have one bucket with 3 gallons of water and another bucket with 2 gallons of water, how many buckets do you have?

6/6/2008 12:43:15 PM

6/6/2008 12:58:43 PM

I think there's a problem if your friend is worried about cutting it this close

6/6/2008 1:04:33 PM