Understanding the exact breakdown of the FTCE Elementary Education K-6 test will help you know what to expect and how to most effectively prepare. The FTCE Elementary Education K-6 has 200 multiple-choice questions The exam will be broken down into the sections below:
| FTCE Elementary Education K-6 Exam Blueprint | ||
|---|---|---|
| Domain Name | % | Number of Questions |
| LANGUAGE ARTS AND READING | ||
| Knowledge of the reading process | 29% | 14 |
| Knowledge of literary analysis and genres | 16% | 8 |
| Knowledge of language and the writing process | 18% | 9 |
| Knowledge of literacy instruction and assessments | 23% | 11 |
| Knowledge of communication and media literacy | 16% | 8 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE | ||
| Knowledge of effective instructional practices and assessment of the social sciences | 19% | 9 |
| Knowledge of time, continuity, and change (i.e., history) | 26% | 13 |
| Knowledge of people, places, and environment (i.e., geography) | 18% | 9 |
| Knowledge of government and the citizen (i.e., government and civics) | 20% | 10 |
| Knowledge of production, distribution, and consumption (i.e., economics) | 17% | 8 |
| SCIENCE | ||
| Knowledge of effective science instruction | 20% | 10 |
| Knowledge of the nature of science | 18% | 9 |
| Knowledge of physical sciences | 20% | 10 |
| Knowledge of Earth and space | 19% | 9 |
| Knowledge of life science | 23% | 11 |
| MATHEMATICS | ||
| Knowledge of student thinking and instructional practices | 26% | 13 |
| Knowledge of operations, algebraic thinking, counting and number in base ten | 28% | 14 |
| Knowledge of fractions, ratios, and integers | 18% | 9 |
| Knowledge of measurement, data, and statistics | 16% | 8 |
| Knowledge of geometric concepts | 12% | 6 |