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PRAXIS II Audiology Exam
The PRAXIS II Audiology Exam is taken by candidates with masters or doctoral degrees in audiology interested in pursuing a professional career. The PRAXIS II Audiology Exam is typically required in order to become certified or licensed in Audiology, and is designed to evaluate the candidate's competency in applying knowledge to real life scenarios or to process new information and apply it to appropriate situations.
The exam is composed of 120 questions that refer to case studies and provided text: 10 questions cover electrophysiological measurements and interpretation; 12 questions cover prevention/ID and professional issues, 13 questions cover psychometrics, 13 questions cover research. 13 questions cover rehabilitative management, 13 questions cover technology 13 questions cover assessment; 15 questions cover behavioral assessment and interpretation, and 32 questions cover basic communication processes.
The Electrophysiological Measurement/Interpretation section of the exam covers auditory and vestibular conditions and diseases. The Prevention/ID section of the exam covers hearing conservation, screening, toxicity; infections; professional ethics; impact of social status and culture; business management; and methods of research and criteria. The Rehabilitative Management section of the exam covers therapy methods for particular age groups, and counseling strategies regarding treatment, and patients' progress. The Rehabilitative Technology section of the exam covers assistive devices, cochlear implants, and the usefulness and limits of available hearing aids. The Rehabilitative Assessment section covers procedures concerning testing and therapy, data assessment, and hearing aid selection.
The Behavioral Assessment/Interpretation section of the exam covers testing procedures in behavioral speech and tone, case histories and physical examinations in hearing assessments.
The Basic Communication Processes section of the exam covers acoustics; anatomy and development; pathologies; physiology; psychoacoustics; speech language sciences; syndromes and genetics in terms of methods, tasks, and/or testing related t0 speech and hearing.