The School Psychology Programs require passing of the PRAXIS
examination as part of the degree requirement.
The Educational Testing Service (ETS) recently announced that
beginning September 1, 2008, a new version of the PRAXIS-II School
Psychologist test will be administered. The test has been reviewed
and updated by a National Advisory Committee. Its content has
not been changed extensively; it was updated with some new items
that will be gradually incorporated into the test in future test
administrations. More information about the test is found at http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/PRAXIS/pdf/0401.pdf.
ETS also announced that the score scale for the PRAXIS-II School
Psychologist test was revised to be consistent with other PRAXIS-II
tests. Previously, scores on PRAXIS-II tests were on a scale
ranging from 250-990 and 660 was the score required for NCSP
applicants. Now, PRAXIS-II scores are on a scale ranging from
100-200 and ETS has determined that the equivalent score for the
NCSP is 165. Please note that the rescaling of the tests simply
results in a different score range but does not change the major
statistical properties of the test. ETS statisticians calculated
each state or agency passing score on the new scale equivalent to
the passing score that the state or agency had established on the
previous scale. This statistical process did not change the
state's passing standard for each of the tests but simply
determined the equivalent passing score on the new scale. See
www.ets.org/praxis/nasp.
To register for the PRAXIS II School Psychology please go to the
ETS website. Registration is $80 and the test time is two
hours. The test dates are as follows:
- November 14, 2009
- January 9, 2010
- March 13, 2010
- April 24, 2010
- June 12, 2010
- July 24, 2010
* To have your scores sent to the School Psychology Office at
St. John’s, please use the score recipient code: RA2799.