GACE Birth Through Kindergarten (005/006/505) Practice Test

The Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators (GACE) Birth Through Kindergarten exam is designed to assess the knowledge and skills of individuals seeking admission to an educator preparation program in Georgia.

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Exam Outline

The GACE Birth Through Kindergarten exam is made of two subtests, which you can take individually in two different sessions or all at once in one session (the testing code for the combined session is 505). The the total combined time limit is 4 hours, and the total number of questions is 160.

Each subtest is split into multiple subareas.

Subtest I (005)

This subtest contains 80 selected-response questions, and you will be given a time limit of 2 hours. The questions are grouped into the following subareas:

I. Professionalism and Building Relationships (45%)

• Current trends and issues in early childhood education
• The dynamics of team-building, problem-solving, and conflict resolution
• The importance of serving as an educational advocate for children and their families
• Being sensitive to and respectful of family values, experiences, beliefs, and educational goals
• Establishing and building positive relationships with children
• Engaging and supporting families and communities in children’s development and learning
• Demonstrating a reflective and critical perspective on teaching
• Ethical guidelines and other professional standards

II. Child Development and Learning (55%)

• Factors that influence social-emotional, cognitive, physical, aesthetic, and language development of all children
• Designing an enriched learning environment
• Using appropriate health appraisal procedures
• Making referrals to appropriate community health and social services
• Providing meaningful and challenging learning experiences for individuals with exceptionalities

Subtest II (006)

This subtest contains 80 selected-response questions, and you will be given a time limit of 2 hours. The questions are grouped into the following subareas:

I. Teaching and Learning (52%)

• Promoting language and skills development
• Designing curriculum
• Selecting and using assessments

II. Meaningful Curriculum for Learning (48%)

• Providing children with varied opportunities to develop early literacy skills
• Providing children with varied opportunities to learn math concepts
• Providing children with varied opportunities to learn science principles
• Providing children with varied opportunities to learn the foundations of social studies
• Providing children with varied opportunities to develop creative expression
• Providing children with varied opportunities to learn about health and physical education

Registration

To register for the exam, you need to use your MyPSC account. If you do not have an account, create your account to receive your Georgia certification number. After you register for the Birth Through Kindergarten exam on MyPSC, create an ETS GACE testing account. Your ETS account lists the test(s) you are approved to take. You will register for the exam through your ETS GACE testing account.

Fees

You can register to take the subtests individually ($123) or combined ($193). Your test fee includes a $25 registration fee and a $28 test center fee. Individuals taking the GACE exam at an international testing site are subject to an additional $50 test site fee.

Test Day

On test day, you should report to the testing center on exam day 30 minutes before your scheduled exam. If you arrive later than the listed reporting time on your admission ticket, you will not be able to take the exam and your testing fees will be forfeited.

During the check-in process, you will be asked to provide at least one form of valid identification, which must contain your photo and signature. Once the check-in process is complete, you will be asked to place all personal items in a secure locker outside the testing room.

Once you are ready, the proctor will lead you to the testing area and provide some short instructions before starting the exam.

How the Exam is Scored

When you have completed your exam, you are given the option to report or cancel your scores. They cannot be reinstated if you choose to cancel your scores.

You should also receive an unofficial score report right after the exam. Your official report will be made available about three weeks after the testing window closes.

Passing Score

The Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC), along with local education committees, established the minimum passing scores for the GACE content assessments:

• 220-249: Induction level
• 250: Professional level

If you take the combined test and one of your scores is at the induction level and the other is at the professional level, you will be considered as having only passed at the induction level.

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