TExES Core Subjects 4-8 (211)

Texescoresubjects4–8(211)

The Texas Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES) are the certification exams overseen by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and delivered by Pearson. The Core Subjects 4–8 (211) exam is required for the Core Subjects: Grades 4–8 certificate. It is made up of four subject exams, and you must pass every one of them. Candidates for this certificate must also pass the separate Science of Teaching Reading (293) exam.

Exam Pattern

The exam is a computer-administered test (CAT) made up entirely of selected-response (multiple-choice) questions, each with four answer choices. Many questions present a classroom situation, a student work sample, or a set of data and ask you to identify the concept involved or the most effective instructional response; others test content knowledge directly. You can take all four subject exams in one appointment or take them individually.

SubjectExam	Questions	Time	ShareofExam
806EnglishLanguageArtsandReading	74	1hr55min	37%
807Mathematics	42	1hr5min	21%
808SocialStudies	42	50min	21%
809Science	42	50min	21%

	English Language Arts and Reading 37% SubjectExam806·74questions
200	Mathematics 21% SubjectExam807·42questions
QUESTIONS	Social Studies 21% SubjectExam808·42questions
	Science 21% SubjectExam809·42questions

The total appointment time for the complete exam is 5 hours, which includes a 15-minute computer tutorial and compliance agreement. Each subject exam is timed separately. An on-screen calculator, mathematics reference materials, and a periodic table are provided where needed.

Competencies Tested

SubjectExam	Competencies
806EnglishLanguageArts	Orallanguage;earlyliteracydevelopment;wordidentificationskillsandreadingfluency;reading
andReading	comprehensionandassessment;readingapplications;writtenlanguage:writingconventions;written
	language:composition;viewingandrepresenting;studyandinquiryskills
807Mathematics	Numberconceptsandoperations;numbertheory;patternsandalgebra includinglinearandnonlinear ,
	functionsandcalculusconcepts;measurementandgeometry;coordinategeometry;probabilityand
	statistics;mathematicalprocesses;mathematicallearning instruction andassessment , ,
808SocialStudies	History;geography;economics;governmentandcitizenship;culture science technology and , , ,
	society;socialstudiesfoundationsandskills;socialstudiesinstructionandassessment
809Science	Scientificinquiryandprocesses includingsafetyandtools;physicalscience;lifescience;Earthand ,
	spacescience;sciencelearning instruction andassessment , ,

Scoring and Passing Requirements

Each subject exam is scored separately on the TExES scale of 100 to 300, and the passing score is 240 on each subject exam. There is no total passing score for the overall exam: results are reported as Passed or Not Passed for each subject exam, and you must pass all four. If you pass some subject exams and not others, you retake only those you did not pass. There is no penalty for guessing, so answer every question.

Exam at a Glance

ExamAspect	Details
Overseenby	TexasEducationAgency(TEA);examsdeliveredbyPearsonattestingcenters
Format	Computer-administered; selected -response questions with four answer choices
Questions	200acrossfoursubjectexams(74 42 42 42) , , ,
Time	4 hours 40 minutes of testing; 5 -hour total appointment including the tutorial and compliance
	agreement
Scoring	100–300scale;240topasseachsubjectexam;reportedasPassedorNotPassedpersubjectexam
Fee	$116forthecompleteexam;$58foreachindividualsubjectexam
Retakes	Wait30daysbetweenattempts;limitoffiveattempts(thefirstattemptplusfourretakes)unlessTEA
	approves a test-limit waiver
Alsorequired	ScienceofTeachingReading(293)examforthiscertificate

Registration

To register, create your TEA Login and Educator Certification Online System (ECOS) profile, obtain approval to test from your educator preparation program, and then register and schedule through the Pearson TExES testing site. Results post to your ECOS account, and you must wait for results to post before registering for another attempt.