How are the Social Studies TExES exams formatted and what do they cover?
The 4-8 Social Studies TExES also contains approximately 90 questions, most of which are content-specific but some which cover content-related pedagogy issues. Students taking the 4-8 TExES are tested in two domains: Social Studies Content and Social Studies Foundations, Skills, and Instruction. The 8-12 Composite Social Studies TExES contains approximately 125-150 questions, testing students knowledge in six domains: World History; U.S. History; Geography, Culture, and the Behavioral Sciences; Government and Citizenship; Economics and Science, Technology, and Society; and, Social Studies Foundations, Skills, Research, and Instruction. The types of questions are the same as the History TExES, but we are unsure how a students score will be figured on the 8-12 Social Studies TExES at this time (8/2002).
