About GACE
The Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators®
(
GACE) is Georgia’s state-approved educator certification
assessment program (see "Speech and Language Pathology" exception below). The purpose of the GACE is to help the Georgia
Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) ensure that candidates have the knowledge and skills needed to perform the job
of an educator in Georgia's public schools. These computer-delivered assessments have been developed by the GaPSC and
Educational Testing Service (ETS).
All GACE assessments are aligned with the state standards for the P-12 curriculum and with state and national content
standards. Each GACE test was developed by Georgia educators from across the state, including the participation of
committees of Georgia educators, educator preparation faculty, and other content and assessment specialists, including
individuals from school systems, local schools, institutions of higher education (public and private), and other
stakeholders. In other words, each GACE was developed by Georgia educators to measure competency on what is taught in
Georgia's P-12 classrooms.
The GACE assessments are criterion-referenced, objective-based assessments designed to measure a candidate's knowledge
and skills in relation to an established standard rather than in relation to the performance of other candidates. Test
questions were reviewed and approved by three committees of Georgia educators and educator preparation faculty, which
includes a fairness review to ensure all test questions, are fair. The passing score for each test is established by
the agency Commissioners and is based on the professional judgments and recommendations of Georgia educators.
For information about preparation, registration, test dates and sites, rules of test participation, etc., of the GACE
program, access
www.gace.es.pearson.com/. For information
on Georgia-accepted assessments and passing scores, including the Speech and Language Pathology exception,
click here.