About the Tests

National Evaluation Series™

The National Evaluation Series™ (the Series) is a nationally available teacher certification testing program. The Series teacher certification tests are comprehensive exams aligned to professionally accepted national learning standards, covering areas such as essential academic skills, reading instruction, and commonly taught elementary, middle, and secondary grade-level subjects.

The Series Early Childhood, Foundations of Reading, and Reading Specialist tests have been adopted by the Connecticut State Department of Education.

Description of the Tests

The National Evaluation Series™ tests assess a candidate's proficiency in and depth of understanding of the subject being assessed by measuring areas of knowledge called subareas. Within each subarea, statements of important knowledge, called objectives, define the content of the test.