FTCE Professional Education Exam

FTCE Florida Professional Education Test Information

The Professional Education Test (GK) is a general requirement for acquiring a professional certification in any subject area. The Florida Department of Education allows educators to choose one out of three options to acquire a professional certification.

• First, the educators could have a B.S. in Education with a specialization.
• Second, the educators could have a Master’s degree in Education with a specialization.
• Third, the educators could have : 
  • 15-20 credits of education courses
  • Passed all three parts of the Florida Teacher Certification Exam. (FTCE)
    • Subject Area Exam (SAE) (for e.g. health, physics, agriculture exam)
    • Professional Education Test (PEd)
    • General Knowledge Test (GK)
  • Professional Educator Competencies (PEC) – to be completed while teaching
  • 2 years of full-time teaching – to be completed while teaching

(Taking the test is optional for temporary certification applicants but is necessary for educators applying for professional certification who have no specialization.)

Examination Format of FTCE Florida Professional Education Test

The FTCE Professional Education Test covers general topics on the principles of teaching and education. Listed below are fourteen topics that are to appear in the exam. Beside it are percentage values that represent the number of questions on the certain topic in the exam.

• Assessment -9%
• Communications -9%
• Continuous Improvement -5%
• Critical Thinking -9%
• Diversity -7%
• Ethics -5%
• Human Development and Learning -9%
• Subject Matter -5%
• Learning Environment -9%
• Planning -9%
• Role of the Teacher -7%
• Technology -5%
• Foundations of Education -5%
• English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) -7%

There are 120 multiple-choice questions in the exam and the examinee is given 150 minutes to attempt the test. The questions are of different formats such as:

• Sentence Completion
• Direct Question
• Scenario
• Command

A study guide that is specifically made for this exam is strongly recommended for applicants since it will greatly improve an educator’s performance in the exam. With hard-work and determination, it would be very possible to ace the exam on the first attempt.

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