Family and Community Services Assessment (AAFCS)
Credential Source Contact Information
- Source Company Name:
- American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
- Contact:
- Helen Fuqua, Associate Director, Credentialing Programs
- Phone:
- 703636.7641
- Email:
- pre-pac@aafcs.org
Credential Contractor
- Credential Contractor:
- Same as source
- Contact:
- Same as source
- Phone:
- Same as source
- Email:
- Same as source
Test Administration
- Test Site:
-
- School: Online
- Paper & Pencil
- No
- Can the instructor take this test?:
- No
- Number of Test Items:
- 70 scored items and 10 nonscored (for research purposes)
- Time Allowed (minutes):
Untimed; average time is 45-65 minutes
- Passing Score (percent):
Score is reviewed annually and posted at https://www.aafcs.org/credentialing-center/prepac/scoring.
- Cost Per Test:
$25, single administration; $40, test/retest administration
- Test Specifics:
https://www.aafcs.org/credentialing-center/pre-pac/portfolio/family-community-services
- Additional information:
Information related to the AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessments and Certifications (Pre-Pac) and the assessment process is available online at https://www.aafcs.org/prepac-management/home.
The five steps of the assessment process are identified on the site. Click on each step for the information and forms to complete. From the website, download the Pre-Pac Quick Guide, which provides step-by-step instructions for each step of the process, from becoming a test site, purchasing products, registering candidates, administering the assessment, and accessing the data reports. The Assessment Bulletin for each assessment includes an overview of the assessment format and scoring, outline of domains and competencies, sample assessment items, and suggestions for preparing students for the assessment. The Instructional Resources Directory and correlations to national standards/initiatives are available for each assessment.
Reference the PrePAC Resources webpage (https://www.aafcs.org/prepac-management/pre-pac-resources) for the downloadable guide with step-by-step instructions, video updates, and state-specific information. For additional information, email pre-pac@aafcs.org or telephone 703-706-7641.
Possible Preparatory Courses
Timing
- Multiple test sessions:
- No
- Time of day
- Yes
- Order of tasks
- No
- Planned breaks during test
- Yes
- Is extended time an option for the test-taker?
- Yes
- Extended time offered
- The test is not timed. The test must be completed in one session. Extended time allowed should align with the student's documented accommodations (IEP).
Setting
- Test location
- Yes
- Adaptive or special furniture
- Yes
- Special lighting
- Yes
Presentation
- Written directions accompanying oral directions
- Yes
- Specific verbal prompts
- Yes
- Visual aids
- No
- Amplification equipment
- Yes
- Headphones, earmuffs, or earplugs
- Yes
- Large-print test
- Yes
- Braille test
- Yes
- Read-aloud test
- Yes
- Audio test
- Yes
- Interpreting/transliterating testing directions
- Yes
- Interpreting/Transliterating the test
- Yes
Response
- Enlarged copy of the answer document
- No
- Communication board or choice cards
- No
- Examiner records responses
- Yes
- Brailler
- No
- Word processor or word processor with speech-to-text
- Yes
- Augmentative communication device
- Yes
- Word prediction software
- No
- Spelling aids
- No
- English dictionary
- Yes
- Dictation using a recording device
- No
- Dictation to a scribe
- Yes
- Read back student response
- Yes
- Calculator and arithmetic tools
- Yes
- Calculator with additional functions
- No
- Math aids
- No
- Dry erase board
- No
- Additional writing implements
- Yes
- Audio test
- Yes
- Bilingual dictionary
- Yes
- Dictation to a scribe
- Yes
- English dictionary
- Yes
- Examiner records responses
- Yes
- Flexible Schedule
- Yes
- Is extended time an option for the test-taker?
- Yes
- Extended time offered
- The test is not timed. The test must be completed in one session. Extended time allowed should align with the student's documented accommodations (IEP).
- Multiple test sessions
- No
- Read-aloud test
- Yes
- Test directions delivery
- Yes
- Visual aids
- Yes
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