CSET Multiple Subjects Subtest III Online Center
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CSET Multiple Subjects Subtest III Practice Center
Take a full form, then read the explanation under every question you missed. This subtest has a reputation for being the easy one, which is exactly why candidates fail it. The content is broad and shallow, so misses cluster on things you half remember rather than things you never learned.
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CSET Multiple Subjects Subtest III at a glance
Subtest III is the third and shortest of the CSET Multiple Subjects battery, and it covers three subjects that have almost nothing to do with each other: physical education, human development, and the visual and performing arts. Thirteen multiple-choice questions and one written assignment in each. Unlike Subtest II, this one can be taken with online proctoring, which matters if getting to a test centre is the hard part.
| Subtest code | 225 (Physical Education, Human Development, and Visual and Performing Arts) |
|---|---|
| Part of | CSET: Multiple Subjects, a three-subtest series: Subtest I (101), Subtest II (214), and Subtest III (225). Each subtest can be taken and passed on its own. |
| Number of questions | 39 multiple-choice questions and 3 constructed-response assignments |
| Split by subject | Physical Education: 13 multiple-choice and 1 constructed-response. Human Development: the same. Visual and Performing Arts: the same. |
| Answer options | Four per multiple-choice question |
| Time limit | 2 hours 15 minutes for Subtest III on its own. All three subtests may instead be taken in a single 5-hour session. |
| Format | Computer-based, and available through online proctoring, which Subtest II is not. |
| Scoring | The multiple-choice section is 70 percent of the subtest score and the three constructed responses are 30 percent. |
| Passing score | A scaled score of 220 on a scale of 100 to 300. |
California publishes the counts by subject area, which is why the even three-way split is stated above. It does not publish a percentage or a question count for any individual domain, so any domain-level breakdown you find in a commercial guide is that publisher’s estimate. All ten domains are testable.
The three subjects, in plain language
Ten domains sit under three subject areas. Here is what each subject asks of you.
Physical education (13 questions and 1 written assignment)
Movement, fitness, and what physical activity does for a child beyond fitness.
- Motor development and the progression of movement skills
- Locomotor, non-locomotor, and manipulative skills
- Movement concepts: body, space, effort, and relationships
- The health-related components of fitness and the principles of training
- How physical activity supports self-image and confidence
- How games and play build cooperation and social skills
Human development (13 questions and 1 written assignment)
How children develop from birth through adolescence, and what shapes that.
- Cognitive development, including Piaget’s stages and Vygotsky’s zone of proximal development
- Language development and its milestones
- Social and emotional development, including Erikson and attachment
- Physical growth, puberty, and the range of normal timing
- Moral reasoning and its development
- The influence of family, culture, socioeconomic conditions, peers, and media
Visual and performing arts (13 questions and 1 written assignment)
Four arts disciplines: dance, music, theatre, and visual art.
- Dance: the elements of body, energy, space, and time
- Music: rhythm, melody, harmony, dynamics, tempo, timbre, form, and notation
- Theatre: character, plot, improvisation, tableau, and the technical elements
- Visual art: the elements and the principles of design, media, and processes
- How children develop artistically
- Connecting the arts to other subjects and to their cultural contexts
A study routine that fits a 135-minute subtest
Three unrelated subjects, thirteen questions each. That is a deck-shaped problem, not a reading-shaped one.
Complete domain map
The competencies California publishes across the ten domains of this subtest. There are no linked lessons here yet; these are the points to be able to speak to.
Physical education (no lessons on site yet)
- 01Identify movement concepts, including body awareness, space awareness, and movement exploration
- 02List locomotor skills such as skipping, nonlocomotor skills such as static balancing, and object manipulation skills such as catching
- 03Recognize biomechanical concepts that affect movement, such as gravity and friction
- 04Describe the critical elements of basic movement skills, such as stepping in opposition when throwing
- 05Identify the health and fitness benefits, and the associated risks, that support an active lifestyle
- 06Consider safety practices and medical factors such as asthma and diabetes
- 07Recognize exercise principles such as frequency, intensity, and time when selecting fitness activities
- 08Describe the components of physical fitness: flexibility, muscular strength, muscular endurance, cardiorespiratory endurance, and body composition
- 09Know traditional and nontraditional games, sports, dance, and physical activities
- 10Cite basic rules and social etiquette for physical activities
- 11Select activities that are inclusive of all students regardless of gender, race, culture, religion, abilities, or disabilities
- 12Integrate physical activities with other content areas such as mathematics and science
- 13Identify the sequential development of fine and gross motor skills in children and young adolescents
- 14Describe the influence of growth spurts and body type on movement and coordination
- 15Recognize the impact of exercise, relaxation, nutrition, stress, and substance abuse on physical health and general well-being
- 16Describe the role of physical activity in developing a positive self-image
Human development
- 17Define basic concepts of cognitive and moral development, including reasoning, symbol manipulation, and problem solving
- 18Identify stages in cognitive and language development and use them to describe individual development, including that of persons with special needs
- 19Identify characteristics of play that influence cognitive development
- 20Recognize different perspectives on intelligence, such as multiple intelligences, and their implications for identifying individual cognitive differences
- 21Define concepts related to the development of personality and temperament, such as attachment, self-concept, autonomy, and identity
- 22Describe the social development of children and young adolescents, including that of persons with special needs
- 23Identify characteristics of play that affect social development
- 24Describe influences on the development of prosocial behavior
- 25Describe the scope of physical development at different ages
- 26Identify individual differences in physical development, including those of persons with special needs
- 27Identify potential impacts of genetic or organic causes on development
- 28Identify potential impacts of sociocultural factors such as family, race, and cultural perspective
- 29Identify potential impacts of socioeconomic factors such as poverty and class
- 30Identify potential impacts of sex and gender on development
- 31Identify sources of possible abuse and neglect, including physical abuse, emotional abuse, substance abuse, and neglect, and describe their impact on development
Visual and performing arts
- 32Explore movement inspired by a variety of stimuli, such as music and sound, text, objects, images, symbols, observed dance, and experiences
- 33Guide the improvisation of dance phrases with a clear structure
- 34Apply choreographic devices such as spatial arrangement, timing, repetition, and dynamic quality to build movement patterns
- 35Recognize and identify technical dance competencies, including coordination, balance, and kinesthetic awareness
- 36Recognize and identify spatial relationships, rhythm, and tempo in dance
- 37Perceive and analyze dance and interpret its intent and meaning
- 38Apply criteria to evaluate individual dance works
- 39Demonstrate knowledge of diverse regional, community, and cultural dance styles and their historical contexts
- 40Demonstrate knowledge of the elements of music, such as pitch, rhythm, and harmony
- 41Improvise rhythmic and melodic ideas and connect them to specific purposes and contexts
- 42Perform or create musical ideas within a given tonality and/or meter
- 43Use prior knowledge and experiences to develop new musical ideas
- 44Analyze connections between music and societal, cultural, and historical contexts when creating, performing, and responding to music
- 45Understand what influences the selection and creation of a musical work
- 46Recognize how personal influence, interests, and experiences shape music selected for various purposes
- 47Demonstrate understanding of dramatic play or guided drama experience, including identifying potential choices characters could make
- 48Use voice and gestures for storytelling
- 49Suggest design ideas that support the narrative and given circumstances
- 50Understand technical theatre elements and their effect on staging
- 51Demonstrate knowledge of forms of improvisation that support given circumstances, such as poems, songs, and storytelling
Before test day
This is the subtest candidates underestimate. The content is not hard, but it is wide and it is mostly recall, so the failure mode is recognizing a term without being sure what it means. Two areas repay a last evening of work more than any others: the elements of the four arts, because the vocabulary is the question, and the developmental theorists, because a question that gives you the right concept under the wrong name is designed for exactly the candidate who nearly remembers.
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