FTCE Computer Science K-12 Test

The FTCE Computer Science K-12 Exam tests your knowledge and skill in nine core competencies. Each competency contains between two and 14 skill areas. These competencies, or areas of content knowledge and demonstrated skills, have been determined by content specialists as representative of the knowledge necessary for beginning computer science instructors.

Each competency on the exam is assigned a percentage for scoring purposes. This percentage represents the approximate proportion of competency test items in that content area compared to the overall total number of items on the test.

You need to demonstrate knowledge and skills in each of the following core competencies: (1) problem solving and algorithms; (2) data types and structures; (3) computer programming (Logo, Visual Basic, C++, and Java); (4) computer hardware; (5) computer software; (6) computer networking; (7) social, environmental, ethical, and legal issues of computer technologies; (8) history of computer technology; and (9) computer science pedagogy.

The FTCE Computer Science K-12 Exam comprises approximately 120 multiple-choice questions in several different formats: direct questions, commands, sentence completion, and scenarios. Each question will have four possible response options. You will receive a test booklet with a separate answer sheet, on which to bubble in the correct response (A, B, C, or D).

FTCE Computer Science K-12 Test

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