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Special Education Supplemental (163)

The Special Education Supplemental (163) exam is designed to assess whether you have the requisite knowledge and skills that an entry-level educator in this field in Texas public schools must possess. But no worries. We are here to help you.

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Exam Overview

Content Categorie:

I. Accounting and Finance

Approximate Number of Questions:

18

Approximate Percentage of Examination:

15%

Content Categorie:

II. Communication and Career Development

Approximate Number of Questions:

18

Approximate Percentage of Examination:

15%

Content Categorie:

III. Economics

Approximate Number of Questions:

12

Approximate Percentage of Examination:

10%

Content Categorie:

IV. Entrepreneurship

Approximate Number of Questions:

12

Approximate Percentage of Examination:

10%

Content Categorie:

V. Information Technology

Approximate Number of Questions:

18

Approximate Percentage of Examination:

15%

Content Categorie:

VI. Law and International Business

Approximate Number of Questions:

12

Approximate Percentage of Examination:

10%

Content Categorie:

VII. Marketing and Management

Approximate Number of Questions:

18

Approximate Percentage of Examination:

15%

Content Categorie:

VIII. Professional Business Education

Approximate Number of Questions:

12

Approximate Percentage of Examination:

10%

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Besides multiple choice, other questions may ask you to respond by:

  • Selecting all that apply
  • Typing in an entry box
  • Clicking check boxes
  • Clicking parts of a graphic
  • Clicking on sentences
  • Dragging and dropping answer choices
  • Selecting from a drop-down menu

Source: TExES Manual, Section 2.

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This exam consists of one constructed-response question.

It requires you to provide an in-depth written response. We help you practice:

  • Organizing your thoughts quickly
  • Addressing each prompt
  • Supporting with descriptive details
  • Using data provided in the question
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We provide you with lots of practice with all these types of questions.

Types of questions you will encounter on the real exam.

How do I prepare to pass the Special Education Supplemental (163) Exam?

1. Find weak areas

Fist, find out your strengths and weaknesses on the exam by taking an official full-length practice Test.

2. Get your Study Plan

Next, our assessment system evaluates your performance on the test and provices a comprehensive performance analysis by generating a Study Plan personalized to your specific needs.

3. Review Study Guide

Review with the Study Guide which is aligned with the content of your exam. The videos in it are well-structured and explain content with clarity for learning. A quiz at the end of every chapter provides immediate feedback on your understanding of the content presented. The Study Plan points to specific content you need to review in the Study Guide, providing a timesaving way to identify the information you need to know to pass the real exam.

4. Review with quizzes

For any competency in the official full-lenght practice test that you score less than 80% you will be prompted to take a short quiz that targets only the competency you need improvement. These are not the sema quizzes that list in the Study Guide.

5. Full-length tests

All your preparation so far comes to bear in taking these authentic tests. These are not quizzes. These are carefully crafted, incredibly realistic full-length TExES practice test. All question formats are covered: multiple choice, drag-and-drop, click-on-the-box, click-a-sentence, and constructed-response. Just like in the real exam. and you never take the sema full-length practice test twice. More practice for you.

1. Find out your strengths and weaknesses by taking a full-length
practice test.

Christian and Melissa each take their
full-length practice test.

2. The assessment system then evaluates your performance on the test and generates a Study Plan to address you specific needs.

Christian is struggling with Competencies 005, 008, and 011.

Melissa is experiencing difficulties with Competencies 003, 007, and 010.

3. The Study Plan identifies specific content on which you need improvement and identifies what you need to review with the Study Guide.

Christian gets personalized review assignments in the Study Guide to help him excel on Comps. 005, 008, and 001.

Melissa gets personalized review assignments in the Study Guide to help her excel on Competencies 003, 007, and 010.

4. For any completency that you score less than 90% in the full-lenght practice test you will be prompted to take a short quiz that targets only the competency you need improvement.

Christian gets personalized practice assignments to help hil excel on Competencies 005, 008, and 011.

Melissa gets personalized practice assignments to help her excel on Competencies 003, 007, and 010.

5. Practice with official full-length practice tests so you know you're studying for the real thing.

Christian and Melissa practice with full-length practice tests that approximate the environment of the real exam: multiple choice, drag-an-drop, click-on-the-box, click-a-sentence, and constructed-response. They never take the same full-length exam twice. Practice makes perfect! They get comformtable with the exam before taking it.

6 As you progress through your preparation with Certify Teacher, the Study Plans continue to adapt as your performance evolves. That's the magic of our assessment system. We're committed to your success.

As Christian and Melissa progress in their studying. Study Plans continue to adapt as their performance evolves.

Study Guide

The Study Guide is an interactive experience. Based on you performance in the full-length practice tests you will be prompted to the require lessons of the Study Guide that will help you master specific conent identified in your Score Report on which you need improvement.

No! You don't have to watch hundreds of videos. you watch only the ones needed to address specific content on which you need improvement as identified by our assessment system. That's it.

Our study guides area created with state-of-the-art technology and area effective for your exam preparation because they clearly outline key concepts listed in the exam manual, provide concise summaries of important information, include relevant examples and practice questions. The video lessons area well-structured and exmplain content with clarity for learning and area organized in a way that facilitates easy comprehenseion and retention of the material, allowing for focused studying and efficient review of key points.

What is covered in the Special Education Supp. (163) study guide?

All video lessons and practice questions in the Study Guide are strictly aligned to the domains and competencies that assess skills and knowledge in the real exam, and these are covered extensively. The Study Guide is structured according to the body of knowledge of the exam as listed in the TExES manual.

Foundations of Reading Instruction and Assessment
Video Lessons: 6 Practice Questions: 75
Vocabulary Developmnt
Video Lessons: 9 Practice Questions: 132
Reading Comprehension
Video Lessons: 14 Practice Questions: 132
Reading Literary Texts
Video Lessons: 18 Practice Questions: 250
Reading Informational and Argumentative Texts
Video Lessons: 12 Practice Questions: 18
Composition
Video Lessons: 11 Practice Questions: 206
Inquiry and Research
Video Lessons: 8 Practice Questions: 75
Listening and Speaking
Video Lessons: 9 Practice Questions: 86
Differentiation Strategies in Planning and Practice
Video Lessons: 9 Practice Questions: 88
Culturally Responsive Practices
Video Lessons: 6 Practice Questions: 60
Data-Driven Practice and Formal/Informal Assessment
Video Lessons: 10 Practice Questions: 68
Constructed Response
Video Lessons: 6 Practice Questions: 67
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Practice Questions

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