What is Praxis? Where can I get more information?
Three exams are required for all persons seeking licensure in Minnesota. • Praxis I: Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST). This is a three-part test of basic skills in reading, writing and math. Just taking the PPST exams is a requirement for admission to the Urban Teacher Program. Passing these basic skills exams and the other Praxis exams are requirements for licensure. • Praxis II: Content Area Knowledge These are tests which sample the content-area knowledge that beginning teachers are allegedly supposed to know for teaching students about a particular subject area of licensure. • Praxis II: Principles of Learning & Teaching (PLT) This test samples the minimum knowledge that beginning teachers are allegedly supposed to know about student learning and effective teaching practices. The department can send you a copy of our Guide to Exams Required for Licensure, and you can visit the website of the testing company.
