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Praxis II Pennsylvania Grades 4-8 Subject Concentration: Social Studies (5157) Test

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Praxis II Pennsylvania Grades 4-8 Subject Concentration: Social Studies (5157) Test
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Praxis II Pennsylvania Grades 4–8 Subject Concentration: Social Studies (5157) Exam General Information


The purpose of the Pennsylvania Grades 4–8 Subject Concentration: Social Studies test is to assess whether the entry-level middle school teacher has the content knowledge that is important, necessary, and needed at time of entry to the profession in order to teach social studies.

This test may contain some questions that will not count toward your score.

Praxis II Pennsylvania Grades 4–8 Subject Concentration: Social Studies (5157) Examination Format


The Praxis II Pennsylvania Grades 4–8 Subject Concentration: Social Studies (5157) Exam is composed of 90 selected-response questions and examinees are given 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete the exam. Not every subtopic in a given content area appears on any one form of the test, but every form of the test contains questions on a broad range of subtopics. The test will include questions that assess social studies skills, such as the ability to interpret primary and secondary sources.

Examination Coverage with its Approximate Number of Questions and Percentage


The Praxis II Pennsylvania Grades 4–8 Subject Concentration: Social Studies (5157) Exam covers:

United States History (23 questions -25%)

  • Chronological Developments in United States History
  • Major Themes in United States and Pennsylvania History

World History (18 questions -20%)

  • Chronological Developments in World History
  • Major Themes in World History

Government/Political Science (16 questions -18%)

  • United States Government and Civics
  • Political Theory and Comparative Politics

Economics (15 questions -17%)

  • fundamental concepts of scarcity, choice, allocation of resources, and opportunity costs
  • principles of supply and demand
  • factors of production (i.e., land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship) affecting economic activity

Geography (18 questions -20%)

  • Geographic Literacy
  • Physical Geographic
  • Human Geography

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