Praxis Audiology (5343)

The Praxis Audiology (5343) exam is a computer-delivered test of selected-response questions. It can be taken at a test center or at home with online proctoring.

120 selected-response questions; some are pretest questions that do not count toward the score

Computer-delivered at a test center or at home (online)

ASHA passing score 162 (state licensure requirements may differ)

Scratch paper is provided; check the official test page for current rules

Four free score recipients, such as ASHA and a state licensing board

V. Professional and Ethical Responsibilities

How the Test Is Scored

Your raw score is the number of questions you answer correctly; it is converted to a scaled score that adjusts for differences in difficulty between test editions. ASHA requires a scaled score of 162 on 5343 for the CCC-A. Each state sets its own licensure requirement, so check the passing score for the state where you plan to practice. There is no penalty for guessing, so answer every question.

Because Assessment carries about 42 questions and Intervention about 30, these two categories decide most of the score. Expect many questions that give an audiogram, immittance results, an electrophysiologic or vestibular finding, or a patient complaint and ask for the interpretation, the most likely cause, or the best next step.

Applying acoustics, psychoacoustics, decibel calculations, calibration, and psychometric principles Knowing the anatomy, physiology, development, and disorders of the auditory and vestibular systems, including genetic, infectious, and ototoxic causes

Planning and evaluating prevention, hearing conservation, ototoxicity monitoring, and screening programs from

Selecting, performing, and interpreting behavioral, physiologic, and vestibular tests, and integrating results to determine type, degree, and site of lesion

Selecting, fitting, verifying, and validating hearing aids, implantable devices, and assistive technology, and providing (re)habilitation, tinnitus and sound-tolerance management, vestibular rehabilitation, and counseling Practicing within legal, ethical, evidence-based, interprofessional, and supervisory standards