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GACE Study Companion g
Elementary Education Assessment
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,LastgUpdated:gDecemberg2022
Copyrightg©g2023gbygEducationalgTestinggService.gAllgrightsgreserved.gETSgisgagregisteredgtrade
markgofgEducationalgTestinggServiceg(ETS).gGeorgiagAssessmentsgforgthegCertificationgofgEducat
ors,gGACE,gandgthegGACEglogogaregregisteredgtrademarksgofgthegGeorgiagProfessionalgStandard
sgCommissiong(GaPSC).gAllgothergtrademarksgaregpropertygofgtheirgrespectivegowners.
ThisgpublicationghasgbeengproducedgforgthegGaPSCgbygETS.gETSgisgundergcontractgtogthegGaP
SCgtogadministergthegGeorgiagAssessmentsgforgthegCertificationgofgEducators.gThegGeorgiagAs
sessmentsgforgthegCertificationgofgEducatorsgaregadministeredgundergthegauthority
ofgthegGaPSC;gregulationsgandgstandardsggoverninggthegprogramgaregsubjectgtogchangegwithoutgnotic
egatgthegdiscretiongofgthegGaPSC.gThegGaPSCgandgETSgaregcommittedgtogpreventinggdiscriminationgo
ngthegbasisgofgrace,gcolor,gnationalgorigin,gsex,greligion,gage,gorgdisabilitygingthegadministrationgofgthegte
stinggprogramgorgthegprovisiongofgrelatedgservices.
,Table of Contents
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TablegofgContents ....................................................................................................................... 3
AboutgthegAssessment ................................................................................................................ 4
ContentgSpecifications ............................................................................................................ 5
TestgIgSubareas ...................................................................................................................... 6
TestgIgObjectives ..................................................................................................................... 6
SubareagI:gReadinggandgLanguagegArts ............................................................................... 6
SubareagII:gSocialgStudies.................................................................................................... 8
SubareagIII:gAnalysis ............................................................................................................ 9
TestgIIgSubareas.................................................................................................................... 10
TestgIIgObjectives .................................................................................................................. 10
SubareagI:gMathematics ..................................................................................................... 10
SubareagII:gScience ........................................................................................................... 12
SubareagIII:gHealthgEducation,gPhysicalgEducation,gandgthegArts ........................................ 13
PracticegQuestions ................................................................................................................... 14
AnswergKeygandgRationales ...................................................................................................... 42
Constructed-responseg Questions.............................................................................................. 60
PreparinggforgthegConstructed-responsegQuestions ............................................................... 60
GeneralgScoringgGuideline/Rubric ......................................................................................... 61
Constructed-responsegQuestions:gEnglishgLanguagegArtsgandgSocialgStudies ....................... 62
GeneralgDirections ............................................................................................................. 62
SamplegEnglishgLanguagegArtsgQuestion ........................................................................... 62
SamplegResponsesgandgRationalesgforgEnglishgLanguagegArtsgQuestion ........................... 63
SamplegSocialgStudiesgQuestion ........................................................................................ 65
SamplegResponsesgandgRationalesgforgSocialgStudiesgQuestion ........................................ 66
PreparationgResources ............................................................................................................. 68
GuidegtogTakinggagGACEgComputer-deliveredgAssessment ................................................... 68
ReducinggTestgAnxiety .......................................................................................................... 68
StudygTips:gPreparinggforgagGACEgAssessment ..................................................................... 68
Journals ................................................................................................................................ 68
OthergResources................................................................................................................... 69
OnlinegResources ................................................................................................................. 71
GACEgElementarygEducationgAssessmentgStudygCompanion 3
, About the Assessment
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AssessmentgName ElementarygEducation
GradegLevel P–5
TestgCode TestgI:g001
TestgII:g002
CombinedgTestgIgandgTestgII:g501
TestinggTime TestgI:g2ghoursgTes
tgII:g2ghours
CombinedgTestgIgandgTestgII:g4ghours
TestgDuration TestgI:g2.5ghoursgT
estgII:g2.5ghours
CombinedgTestgIgandgTestgII:g5ghours
TestgFormat Computergdelivered
NumbergofgSelected-responsegQuestions TestgI:g75
TestgII:g75
CombinedgTestgIgandgTestgII:g150
QuestiongFormat Thegtestgconsistsgofgagvarietygofgshort-
answergquestionsgsuchgasgselected-
responsegquestions,gwheregyougselectgonegans
wergchoicegorgmultipleganswergchoicesg(depen
dinggongwhatgthegquestiongasksgfor),gquestions
gwheregyougentergyourganswergingagtextgbox,gan
dgothergtypesgofgquestions.gYougcangreviewgthe
gpossiblegquestiongtypesgingthegGuidegtogTaki
nggagGACEgComputer-deliveredgTest.
NumbergofgConstructed-responsegQuestions TestgI:g2
TestgII:g0
CombinedgTestgIgandgTestgII:g2
ThegGACEgElementarygEducationgassessmentgisgdesignedgtogmeasuregthegprofessionalgknowled
gegofgprospectivegteachersgofgElementarygEducationgingthegstategofgGeorgia.
Thisgassessmentgincludesgtwogtests.gYougmaygtakegeithergtestgindividuallygorgthegfullgassessmentgi
ngagsinglegsession.gThegtestinggtimegisgthegamountgofgtimegyougwillghavegtoganswergthegquestionsgo
ngthegtest.gTestgdurationgincludesgtimegforgtutorialsgandgdirectionalgscreensgthatgmaygbegincludedgin
gthegtest.gThegquestionsgingthisgassessmentgassessgbothgbasicgknowledgegacrossgcontentgareasga
ndgthegabilitygtogapplygprinciples.
GACEgElementarygEducationgAssessmentgStudygCompanion 4
GACE Study Companion g
Elementary Education Assessment
g g
g g g g g g g g g g g
,LastgUpdated:gDecemberg2022
Copyrightg©g2023gbygEducationalgTestinggService.gAllgrightsgreserved.gETSgisgagregisteredgtrade
markgofgEducationalgTestinggServiceg(ETS).gGeorgiagAssessmentsgforgthegCertificationgofgEducat
ors,gGACE,gandgthegGACEglogogaregregisteredgtrademarksgofgthegGeorgiagProfessionalgStandard
sgCommissiong(GaPSC).gAllgothergtrademarksgaregpropertygofgtheirgrespectivegowners.
ThisgpublicationghasgbeengproducedgforgthegGaPSCgbygETS.gETSgisgundergcontractgtogthegGaP
SCgtogadministergthegGeorgiagAssessmentsgforgthegCertificationgofgEducators.gThegGeorgiagAs
sessmentsgforgthegCertificationgofgEducatorsgaregadministeredgundergthegauthority
ofgthegGaPSC;gregulationsgandgstandardsggoverninggthegprogramgaregsubjectgtogchangegwithoutgnotic
egatgthegdiscretiongofgthegGaPSC.gThegGaPSCgandgETSgaregcommittedgtogpreventinggdiscriminationgo
ngthegbasisgofgrace,gcolor,gnationalgorigin,gsex,greligion,gage,gorgdisabilitygingthegadministrationgofgthegte
stinggprogramgorgthegprovisiongofgrelatedgservices.
,Table of Contents
g g
TablegofgContents ....................................................................................................................... 3
AboutgthegAssessment ................................................................................................................ 4
ContentgSpecifications ............................................................................................................ 5
TestgIgSubareas ...................................................................................................................... 6
TestgIgObjectives ..................................................................................................................... 6
SubareagI:gReadinggandgLanguagegArts ............................................................................... 6
SubareagII:gSocialgStudies.................................................................................................... 8
SubareagIII:gAnalysis ............................................................................................................ 9
TestgIIgSubareas.................................................................................................................... 10
TestgIIgObjectives .................................................................................................................. 10
SubareagI:gMathematics ..................................................................................................... 10
SubareagII:gScience ........................................................................................................... 12
SubareagIII:gHealthgEducation,gPhysicalgEducation,gandgthegArts ........................................ 13
PracticegQuestions ................................................................................................................... 14
AnswergKeygandgRationales ...................................................................................................... 42
Constructed-responseg Questions.............................................................................................. 60
PreparinggforgthegConstructed-responsegQuestions ............................................................... 60
GeneralgScoringgGuideline/Rubric ......................................................................................... 61
Constructed-responsegQuestions:gEnglishgLanguagegArtsgandgSocialgStudies ....................... 62
GeneralgDirections ............................................................................................................. 62
SamplegEnglishgLanguagegArtsgQuestion ........................................................................... 62
SamplegResponsesgandgRationalesgforgEnglishgLanguagegArtsgQuestion ........................... 63
SamplegSocialgStudiesgQuestion ........................................................................................ 65
SamplegResponsesgandgRationalesgforgSocialgStudiesgQuestion ........................................ 66
PreparationgResources ............................................................................................................. 68
GuidegtogTakinggagGACEgComputer-deliveredgAssessment ................................................... 68
ReducinggTestgAnxiety .......................................................................................................... 68
StudygTips:gPreparinggforgagGACEgAssessment ..................................................................... 68
Journals ................................................................................................................................ 68
OthergResources................................................................................................................... 69
OnlinegResources ................................................................................................................. 71
GACEgElementarygEducationgAssessmentgStudygCompanion 3
, About the Assessment
g g
AssessmentgName ElementarygEducation
GradegLevel P–5
TestgCode TestgI:g001
TestgII:g002
CombinedgTestgIgandgTestgII:g501
TestinggTime TestgI:g2ghoursgTes
tgII:g2ghours
CombinedgTestgIgandgTestgII:g4ghours
TestgDuration TestgI:g2.5ghoursgT
estgII:g2.5ghours
CombinedgTestgIgandgTestgII:g5ghours
TestgFormat Computergdelivered
NumbergofgSelected-responsegQuestions TestgI:g75
TestgII:g75
CombinedgTestgIgandgTestgII:g150
QuestiongFormat Thegtestgconsistsgofgagvarietygofgshort-
answergquestionsgsuchgasgselected-
responsegquestions,gwheregyougselectgonegans
wergchoicegorgmultipleganswergchoicesg(depen
dinggongwhatgthegquestiongasksgfor),gquestions
gwheregyougentergyourganswergingagtextgbox,gan
dgothergtypesgofgquestions.gYougcangreviewgthe
gpossiblegquestiongtypesgingthegGuidegtogTaki
nggagGACEgComputer-deliveredgTest.
NumbergofgConstructed-responsegQuestions TestgI:g2
TestgII:g0
CombinedgTestgIgandgTestgII:g2
ThegGACEgElementarygEducationgassessmentgisgdesignedgtogmeasuregthegprofessionalgknowled
gegofgprospectivegteachersgofgElementarygEducationgingthegstategofgGeorgia.
Thisgassessmentgincludesgtwogtests.gYougmaygtakegeithergtestgindividuallygorgthegfullgassessmentgi
ngagsinglegsession.gThegtestinggtimegisgthegamountgofgtimegyougwillghavegtoganswergthegquestionsgo
ngthegtest.gTestgdurationgincludesgtimegforgtutorialsgandgdirectionalgscreensgthatgmaygbegincludedgin
gthegtest.gThegquestionsgingthisgassessmentgassessgbothgbasicgknowledgegacrossgcontentgareasga
ndgthegabilitygtogapplygprinciples.
GACEgElementarygEducationgAssessmentgStudygCompanion 4
