Pre-service Academic Performance Assessment (PAPA)
The PAPA includes three modules: Reading, Mathematics, and Writing. You may take
one or all three modules at one test appointment. The PAPA series may be passed
by meeting or exceeding the established minimum qualifying score on all three modules (see below), or by the Composite Score Option.
Selected-response items and constructed-response assignments
- Reading: 36 selected-response items
- Mathematics: 36 selected-response items
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Writing: 36 selected-response items, 2 sentence correction assignments, and 1 extended-response
assignment
- CBT tutorial and nondisclosure agreement: 15 minutes
- Reading: 45 minutes testing time
- Mathematics: 75 minutes testing time
- Writing: 75 minutes testing time
Examinees who take all three modules during a single test session will also have a 15-minute break between each module.
CBT sites are located in Pennsylvania, nationwide, and in Puerto Rico, the Virgin
Islands, and Canada.
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Performance criterion (cutscore):
- Reading: 220
- Mathematics: 193
- Writing: 220
A formulas page will be available during the Mathematics module.
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A standard on-screen calculator will be available during the Mathematics module.
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Reading and Mathematics modules:
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Preliminary test results are provided at the
test center at the conclusion
of your test session.
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Score reports are available within
10 business days after testing.
Writing module: Score
reports are available within 20
business days after testing.
When you register, you must agree to abide by all testing rules and policies.
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