GACE Faculty Resources

Helping Candidates Prepare to Test

The following resources provide information and worksheets to help faculty assess candidates' readiness to test and to assist in guiding their test preparation.

Georgia Professional Standards Commission
Links to the PSC Web site, which describes the requirements for educator certification in Georgia.
Guiding Candidate Test Preparation
Provides faculty with some strategies for assisting candidates in preparing to take or retake a GACE assessment.
Assessment Preparation Worksheet
Enables candidates and faculty to assess candidate readiness for testing.
Mapping the Test Framework to Courses Taken
Enables candidates to assess whether their course work to date covers the knowledge and skills tested by the GACE assessments.
Analyzing Test Results for Candidates Retaking a Test
Provides a worksheet for candidates to use to identify areas of weakness in their past performance to better focus their studies in preparation for retaking a test.
Preparing for the Test
Links to the Preparation Materials page that describes the GACE test designs and frameworks and provides strategies for success on the day of the test.
Test Preparation Materials
Links to the Preparation Materials page that displays test preparation materials for each GACE assessment, including the test design and framework, sample selected-response questions, sample constructed-response assignments, and sample strong responses to the constructed-response assignments.