Syllabus Overview

  • PEDAGOGY (Professional & ethical conduct | Professional knowledge | Professional practice | Professional growth)
  • MATHS (Number and Quantity | Algebra | Geometry and Measurement | Statistics and Probability)
  • ENGLISH (Reading | Writing)

General Details

Duration: 9 Sessions Total hours: 27 Hrs.

  • Step 1 – Create your account with Bradford Learning using the Register tab in Main Menu of our website.
  • Step 2 – Pay the tuition fees through our website.
  • Step 3 –Receive invitation to join online live interactive class as per schedule.
  • Step 4-Receive invitation to our virtual classroom

Exam

The test is computerized and includes 80 multiple-choice questions, which should be answered within a maximum of two hours. The test questions measure teacher pedagogy knowledge and practice in the UAE, and examinees are expected to choose the most correct answer from the four listed choices in the question.

 

Syllabus

Standard 1: Professional and Ethical Conduct

Professional ethical conduct includes five elements:
1- Respect and promote UAE values.

2- Demonstrate personal and professional ethics.

3- Be accountable for and to learners.

4- Comply with national and organizational expectations.

5- Establish communication and collaboration.

 

Standard 2: Professional Knowledge

Professional Knowledge includes three elements:
1- Demonstrate knowledge of learning, development and diversity.

2- Demonstrate knowledge of curriculum.

3- Demonstrate knowledge of theoretical basis of teaching.

 

Standard 3: Professional Practice

Professional Practice includes three elements:
1- Promote positive learning environments.

2- Demonstrate learner-centered teaching.

3- Use assessment for learning.

 

Standard 4: Professional Growth

Professional Growth includes three elements:
1- Reflect on own practice.

2- Engage in professional growth.

3- Determine impact on learner achievement.

Exam

 

In addition to the Early Childhood Pedagogy test, the Specialization Test is a requirement for teachers teaching KG1 through Grade 2, the test is composed of 2 section :

·       English or Arabic Literacy section, where the Arabic section is for teachers who teach most of their classes in Arabic, whereas English literacy is for those who teach most of their classes in English

·       Numeracy section

 

The two sections are delivered separately and consecutively using different test codes.

Candidates will be required to pass both the Numeracy and Literacy tests. In case a candidate did not pass one of the two tests, the candidate will have to repeat both tests.

The English Literacy and Numeracy tests are computer delivered with Adaptive test design.

 

Numeracy

The Numeracy Section for teachers is one of the subsets of the Early childhood Specialization Test which is a requirement for obtaining the teaching license for teachers who are teaching KG1 through grade 2.

 

 

 

Understanding Computer Adaptive Test (CAT)

The test is adaptive. Test content and difficulty is customized to the individual test taker. When a test taker answers a question correctly, they will be given more difficult content; when they answer a question incorrectly, they will be given easier content. This process of continuous adjustment delivers optimized content for each test taker throughout the exam, maximizing their opportunity to perform at their best and providing a more accurate measure of their ability. Test takers should do their best to answer each question correctly; answering more difficult questions correctly reflects higher ability and therefore higher score. Once a question is answered, and the next question given, they will not be able to go back and change the answer.

 

Syllabus – MATHS (NUMERACY)

 

Section specifications

 

I. Number and Quantity

 

•                  Whole Numbers

•                  Rational Numbers – Fractions

•                  Rational Numbers – Decimals

 

II. Algebra

 

•                  Operations and Algebraic Thinking

•                  Patterns

•                  Linear Expressions and Functions

•                  Rational Expressions and Functions

 

 

III. Geometry and Measurement

 

•                  Geometry

•                  Measurement

 

IV. Statistics and Probability

 

•                  Data

•                  Measures of Central Tendency

•                  Counting and Probability

 

 

Syllabus – ENGLISH 

 

I. Reading

Candidate must :
• understand written information
• understand and use a variety of reading and note-taking skills and strategies to assist the reading process.

 

1. Grammar

Teachers must be able to:
• use structural analysis to guess meaning
• identify parts of a sentence, phrases and clauses and their relation to meaning
• recognize and decode grammatical connectors
• recognize academic discourse patterns and identify logical connectors

 

2. Vocabulary

Teachers must be able to:
• Recognize and understand the meaning of high-frequency words and phrases

 

3. Cloze Reading Passages

Teachers must be able to:
• use structural analysis to guess meaning
• identify parts of a sentence, phrases and clauses and their relation to meaning
• recognize and decode grammatical connectors
• recognize academic discourse patterns and identify logical connectors Recognize and understand the meaning of high-frequency words and phrases
• use contextual clues and known vocabulary to guess the meaning of unknown words

 

4. Single-Question Readings

Teachers must be able to:
• use specified features of a text to predict content, organization and context
• tolerate irrelevant printed information
• scan text for salient and specific information
• recognize the main idea of a text
• read critically to make inferences
• use contextual clues and known vocabulary to guess the meaning of unknown words
• identify grammatical connectors such as subject and object pronouns, this/that, and subject and object relatives
• recognize discourse patterns and comprehend logical, chronological and spatial connectors

 

5. Paragraph Builder

must be able to:
• use specified features of a text to predict content, organization and context
• tolerate irrelevant printed information
• recognize discourse patterns and comprehend logical, chronological and spatial connectors

 

II. Writing

The Writing component of the exam consists of a single writing task. The response is word‐processor mediated, and test takers are expected to write 200‐250 words. The prompt is given in English.
candidates must :
• demonstrate sufficient language for clear descriptions, and to express viewpoints and arguments on general topics
• use a good range of generally accurate vocabulary about general topics
• use grammar and mechanics with reasonable accuracy so as not to impede meaning

As declared by the Ministry of Education, UAE

Pedagogy
Test Section Name Pedagogy Test
Number of questions 80
Test Duration 2 hours
Format of questions Multiple Choice questions
Test Delivery Computer delivered
Test design Adaptive with No Calculator Permitted
Test Instructions Once you move to the next question, you will not be
able to go back and change the answer.

 

Content Domain Approximate Percentage of Test Approximate Number of Questions
I. Professional & ethical conduct 10% 8
II. Professional knowledge 40% 32
III. Professional practice 40% 32
IV. Professional growth 10% 8

 

 

Numeracy Section (MATHS)
Test Section Name Numeracy Test KG1-Grade2
Number of questions 40
Test Duration 80 minutes
Format of questions Multiple Choice questions and Fill in the blank
Test Delivery Computer delivered
Test design Adaptive with No Calculator Permitted
Test Instructions Once you move to the next question, you will not be
able to go back and change the answer.
Literacy Section (ENGLISH)
Test Section Name Literacy Test KG1-Grade2
Number of questions 72, including one essay (250 words)
Test Duration 100 minutes
Format of questions Multiple Choice, Drag and Drop, Essay, Reading, Sentence Builder, Paragraph Builder
Test Delivery Computer delivered
Test design Adaptive
Test Instructions Once you move to the next question, you will not be
able to go back and change the answer.

The results will be announced one month after the test date, except for new topic tests which will be announced three months from the test date.

On a CAT test the next question will depend on your answer on the current question therefore once you click next you will not be able to return to the previous questions to modify you answers. The platform will keep adjusting item’s level until accurate estimates of ability is reached and precise scores are produced. Try to answer all questions correctly.

  • Assistance will be provided in planning a study schedule.

 

  • Expert teaching faculty for each subject.

 

  • Short notes prepared by the teachers will be shared after each session.

 

  • Recordings of every live session will be shared with the students.

 

  • Weekly assignments.

 

  • Mock exam will be conducted by our expert tutors before you appearing for the actual exam.

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