TExES Core Subjects EC-6 (391)

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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 EC-6 (391) exam is required for the Core Subjects: Early Childhood–Grade 6 certificate. It is made up of five subtests, 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. Many questions present a classroom situation and ask you to identify the skill involved or the most effective instructional choice; others test content knowledge directly. You can take all five subtests in one appointment or take subtests individually.

Subtest	Questions	Time	ShareofExam
901EnglishLanguageArtsandReading	45	1hr10min	215% .
902Mathematics	40	1hr10min	19%
903SocialStudies	40	50min	19%
904Science	45	55min	215% .
905FineArts HealthandPhysicalEducation ,	40	35min	19%

The total appointment time for the complete exam is 5 hours, which includes a 15-minute computer tutorial and compliance agreement. Each subtest is timed separately.

Competencies Tested

Subtest	Competencies
901EnglishLanguageArts	Orallanguage;wordanalysisandidentificationskills;readingfluency;readingcomprehensionand
andReading	applications;vocabularydevelopment;reading inquiry andresearch;writingconventions;written , ,
	communication;viewingandrepresenting;assessmentofdevelopingliteracy
902Mathematics	Mathematicsinstruction;numberconceptsandoperations;patternsandalgebra;geometryand
	measurement;probabilityandstatistics;mathematicalprocesses
903SocialStudies	Socialscienceinstruction;history;geographyandculture;economics;governmentandcitizenship

Subtest	Competencies
904Science	Labprocesses equipment andsafety;historyandnatureofscience;impactofscience;concepts , ,
	andprocesses;scienceinstructionandassessment;forcesandmotion;physicalandchemical
	properties;energy;structureandfunctionoflivingthings;heredity;adaptations;organismsandthe
	environment;Earthsystemsandcycles;weatherandclimate;thesolarsystemandtheuniverse
905FineArts Healthand ,	Visualarts;music;health;physicaleducation;theatre
PhysicalEducation

Scoring and Passing Requirements

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

The time per question differs sharply by subtest: about 93 seconds on ELAR and 105 seconds on Mathematics, but only about 52 seconds on Fine Arts, Health and PE. Practice each subtest at its own pace.

Exam at a Glance

ExamAspect	Details
Overseenby	TexasEducationAgency(TEA);examsdeliveredbyPearsonattestingcenters
Format	Computer-administered; selected -response questions only
Questions	210acrossfivesubtests(45 40 40 45 40) , , , ,
Time	4 hours 40 minutes of testing; 5 -hour total appointment including the tutorial and compliance
	agreement
Scoring	100–300scale;240topasseachsubtest;reportedasPassedorNotPassedpersubtest
Fee	$116forthecompleteexam;$58foreachindividualsubtest
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.