Descriptive Statistics of PRAXIS Examination Scores for the Speech ...

[Pages:2]National Summary Report: Descriptive Statistics of PRAXIS Examination Scores for the Speech-Language Pathology Specialty Test for Test Administration Years 2008-2009 through 2018-2019

The following tables present descriptive statistics on the PRAXIS speech-language pathology test for all exam participants (Table 1) and for those individuals who have earned a bachelor's degree plus additional credits, earned a master's degree, earned a master's degree plus additional credits, or earned a doctoral degree (Table 2) for test administration years 2008-2009 through 2018-2019 and who have identified ASHA as a score recipient.

Table 1. Speech-Language Pathology ? All Exam Participants (Includes all scores from multiple test takers)

Test Year 2018-2019 2017-2018 2016-2017 2015-2016 2014-2015 2013-2014 2012-2013 2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009

Count 9178 8833 9682 9132 8454 8011 7477 7790 7662 7324 7067

Mean 175 176 176 176 176 684 684 675 671 668 669

Standard Deviation

11 11 11 11 12 64 65 68 67 67 68

Count 8214 8082 8791 8264 7634 7221 6691 6734 6612 6266 6050

Pass Percentage 89.5% 91.5% 90.8% 90.5% 90.3% 90.1% 89.5% 86.4% 86.3% 85.6% 85.6%

Count 964 751 891 868 820 790 786 1056 1050 1058 1017

Fail Percentage 10.5% 8.5% 9.2% 9.5% 9.7% 9.9% 10.5% 13.6% 13.7% 14.4% 14.4%

Table 2. Speech-Language Pathology ? Only exam participants who reported their educational level and who have earned a bachelor's degree plus additional credits, earned a master's degree, earned a master's degree plus additional credits, or earned a doctoral degree (Includes all scores from multiple test takers)

Test Year 2018-2019 2017-2018 2016-2017 2015-2016 2014-2015 2013-2014 2012-2013 2011-2012 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009

Count 5292 4475 4848 4425 4208 4893 4813 5221 6190 6022 5855

Mean 175 177 176 176 177 682 682 673 671 669 669

Standard Deviation

12 11 12 12 12 66 68 69 67 67 68

Pass

Count Percentage

4666

88.2%

4123

92.1%

4363

90.0%

3989

90.2%

3817

90.7%

4337

88.6%

4245

88.2%

4424

84.7%

5329

86.1%

5150

85.5%

5004

85.5%

Count 626 352 485 436 391 556 568 797 861 872 851

Fail Percentage 11.8% 7.9% 10.0% 9.8% 9.3% 11.4% 11.8% 15.3% 13.9% 14.5% 14.5%

ETS implemented a new scaled score range for the speech-language pathology exam in September 2014. The new scaled score range of 100-200 has a passing score of 162. The old score range was 250 to 990 with a passing score of 600. Data for the 2014-2015 test year are presented using the new score range.

Prepared by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), Surveys and Analysis Unit (December 2019)

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