NBPTS Health Education: Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood Practice Tests

National Board Certification in Health Education: Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood (levels: Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood (ages 11-18+)) has four components. Component 1, Content Knowledge, is a computer-based assessment taken at a Pearson VUE testing center. It has about 45 selected-response items and 3 constructed-response exercises.

The Component 1 constructed-response exercises for this certificate are titled Risk Behaviors, Relationships and Family Life and Components of Health.

Component 1 is weighted 40% of your total score. Components 2, 3 and 4 are portfolio entries weighted 15%, 30% and 15%. The National Board does not publish a single passing score for Component 1 on its own.

Passing score: National Board Certification requires a total weighted score of at least 110 across all four components, plus an average of at least 1.75 on both the assessment center section and the portfolio section.

Fee

$475 per component; $75 annual registration fee

Test options

Pearson VUE testing center

Passing score

110 total weighted score (certification decision)

How to Register

1. 1
   Check eligibility and create your account

   Review the eligibility requirements and create a National Board account on nbpts.org.

2. 2
   Choose your certificate area and pay

   Pick the certificate that matches your teaching level and subject. Fees are $475 per component ($1,900 for all four) plus a $75 annual registration fee, with an optional payment plan.

3. 3
   Schedule Component 1 with Pearson VUE

   Component 1 is taken at a testing center in the spring. Schedule through Pearson VUE once you have purchased it.

Fees

$475 (per component; plus a $75 annual registration fee). Fees can change, so confirm the amount on nbpts.org.

Test day

Component 1 is a computer-based assessment taken at a Pearson VUE testing center, in the spring of the year you purchase it. Schedule your appointment through Pearson VUE (888-288-3028 or home.pearsonvue.com/nbpts/contact).

The National Board does not publish the testing time on its Component 1 page, so confirm the appointment length when you schedule.

Scoring

National Board Certification is decided across all four components. Component 1 is weighted 40%, Component 2 15%, Component 3 30% and Component 4 15%, so the portfolio section (Components 2 to 4) totals 60%.

Each part's highest score is multiplied by its scaling weight, and the weighted scores are summed. You certify with a total weighted score of at least 110 and an average of at least 1.75 on both the assessment center section and the portfolio section. Total scores run from about 30 to 178.

1. 1
   Start with the official preparation materials

   Read the Component 1 area document and the standards for your certificate area on nbpts.org. They list the exercises and what each one assesses.

2. 2
   Know the four components

   Component 1 counts for 40% of the total score and the portfolio entries (Components 2 to 4) count for 60%. Plan study time for the portfolio as well as the assessment.

3. 3
   Practice the written exercises

   Each of the three constructed-response exercises has its own rubric. Practice answering every part of a prompt with specific support.

4. 4
   Study the standards

   The exercises and items are written from the standards for your certificate area. Use them as your checklist.

5. 5
   Answer every part

   Each constructed-response exercise has several parts. Make sure your response addresses all of them.