TExES 241 Teacher Certification: Mini Exam

In my first post, I mentioned that the frustration of paywalls and forced accounts in education is a big reason this site exists. This is the first delivery on that promise.

The TExES 241

If you are looking to get certified to teach computer science in Texas, the TExES 241 is your main hurdle. The exam spans four distinct domains, covering everything from basic technology applications to programming fundamentals and discrete math. If you are transitioning from another subject area—or if it’s just been a while since you’ve looked at this material—the hardest part is usually figuring out where your blind spots actually are.

I built this 50-question Mini Exam as a diagnostic tool so you can get a realistic baseline. My intention was to distill down the wordiness of the actual exam to focus on the concepts it requires you to know.

Using This Mini-Exam

An exam and answer key only go so far. If you miss a question on polymorphism or trace tables, seeing the letter “C” on a grading rubric doesn’t actually help you. That is why, in the video, I sit down and work through all 50 questions. You don’t have time to work through multiple for loop questions line-by-line during a live training—but we have the time in this asynchronous setting.

As you take the exam, make sure you show all your work and write down what you are thinking. Then, when you see the questions you got wrong (and right!), you can look back at your reasoning, see where the error actually was, and correct it. That’s how you learn.

You can download the exam PDF over on the Teacher Certification resources page. And as promised - no email gate or sign-up is required.

Take the exam, see where you stand, and drop a comment on the video to let me know what you’re still struggling with.