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Exam Overview
The Praxis Teaching Students with Visual Impairments (5282) 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
Delivery Computer-delivered at a test center or at home (online)
Passing score Set by each state; check your state's requirement
The fee includes four free score recipients, such as your state licensing agency and your preparation program
I. Principles and Educational Rights for Students with Disabilities
II. Development and Characteristics of Students with Visual Impairments
III. Planning and Managing the Learning and Teaching Environment
VI. Professional Practice, Collaboration, and Counseling
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 small differences in difficulty between test editions. Each state that uses the test sets its own passing score, so confirm the score for the state where you plan to teach. There is no penalty for guessing, so answer every question.
Implementing Instruction is the largest category, with about 27 questions, followed by Development and Characteristics with about 23. Expect many questions that describe a student, an eye report, assessment results, or a team decision and ask for the best accommodation, the most appropriate instructional approach, the correct legal step, or the first action a
Applying IDEA, Section 504, the ADA, and related laws to referral, evaluation, eligibility, IFSP and IEP development,
Knowing the anatomy and function of the visual system, common eye conditions and their causes, and how visual impairment affects development and learning
Planning instruction in the core curriculum and the nine areas of the Expanded Core Curriculum, and selecting braille, large print, tactile, auditory, and digital media and assistive technology Teaching literacy, concepts, visual efficiency, listening, orientation and mobility, social, independent living, self-
Selecting, adapting, and interpreting formal and informal assessments, including functional vision and learning media
Collaborating with families, related-service providers, paraprofessionals, and community agencies, and practicing within legal and ethical standards
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