Welcome! As a Bilingual Teacher in Dallas-Fort Worth, you will take and pass 3 tests before you are eligible for hire: the Core Subjects EC-6, the Bilingual Supplemental, and the BTLPT. On this page, you may find resources for preparing for the Bilingual Supplemental exam.
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About The Test
Test Name |
Bilingual Education Supplemental |
Test Code |
164 |
Time |
5 hours |
Number of Questions |
80 multiple-choice questions |
Format |
Computer-administered test (CAT) |
Test Structure
The TExES Bilingual Education Supplemental (164) test is designed to assess whether a test taker has the requisite knowledge and skills that an entry-level educator in this field in Texas public schools must possess. The 80 multiple-choice questions are based on the Bilingual Education Supplemental test framework. The test may contain questions that do not count toward the score. Your final scaled score will be based only on scored questions.
Bilingual Education Supplemental Resources
Resource |
Description |
An introductory guide to the TExES -- a good starting point, but not a complete study guide. |
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Watch a test prep video and complete a practice test to help you feel more comfortable with the content on the Bilingual Supplemental Exam. |
Generalized TExES Preparation Resources
Resource |
Description |
LearnZillion has video lessons for content you’re less familiar with and practice questions. |
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Khan Academy has video lessons for content you’re less familiar with and practice questions. *These are both awesome resources for actually learning new material |
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Quizlet has flashcards for studying key terms. |
Additional Resource Links
- Developing a Study Plan A study plan provides a roadmap to prepare for a TExES test.
- Test Familiarization Videos provide information about how to get ready to take a test and what its like to take a test.
- Reducing Test Anxiety is a newly updated guide that provides practical help for people who suffer from test anxiety. This guide reviews the major causes of test anxiety and offers practical advice on how to counter each one.
- Study Tips: Preparing for the Texas Educator Certification Tests is a booklet that contains useful information on preparing for selected-response tests and constructed-response tests. The instruction, tips and suggestions contained here can help you become a better-prepared test taker. As you probably know from your own experience in taking tests, good preparation is an important component of success.
- A study plan provides a roadmap to prepare for a TExES test. See the tips and resources below to help you craft a plan:
- Draft a plan/schedule/calendar that clearly outlines how much time you will devote to reviewing each section of the exam (whether it’s time reviewing actual content or practicing skills such as time management) and which resources you will use for each section. Examples of some linked study plans:
- ETS Develop a Study Plan
- ETS Sample Study Plan
- Example #1 and Example #2 – General
- Example #3 - ELA specific, Example #4 - Science specific, Example #5 - Math specific
- Draft a plan/schedule/calendar that clearly outlines how much time you will devote to reviewing each section of the exam (whether it’s time reviewing actual content or practicing skills such as time management) and which resources you will use for each section. Examples of some linked study plans:
bilingual_education_supplemental_164_taag.pdf | |
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