PCAT Content

[pharmeronadell]

I found this in the PCAT Candidate Info Book, and thought it might be helpful:

It shows Number of Test Items and Approximate and Percent of Item Types or Content Areas.

PCAT Subtests in Each Subtest
1. Verbal Ability (35 Minutes) 58 Items
Analogies 60%
Sentence Completion 40%

2. Biology (35 Minutes) 58 Items
General Biology 60%
Microbiology 20%
Anatomy & Physiology 20%

3. Reading Comprehension (50 Minutes) 6 Passages & 48 Items
Comprehension 30%
Analysis 40%
Evaluation 30%

4. Quantitative Ability (50 Minutes) 58 Items
Geometry 20%
Algebra 20%
Probability & Statistics 10%
Precalculus 20%
Calculus 30%

5. Chemistry (35 Minutes) 58 Items
General Chemistry 65%
Organic Chemistry 35%

6. Writing (30 Minutes) 1 Writing Topic
Conventions of Language 100%

(The booklet also has some practice questions)
http://harcourtassessment.com/hai/Images/dotCom/pcatweb.info/pcat0506_cib.pdf

 

[BulsangHanNamja]

so these "statistics" are consistant on every pcat exam?

 

[pharmeronadell]

I don't know how accurate the percentage weights are, but it seems reasonable considering the source.

 

[Swenis]

Oh wow, we actually get 50 minutes for the math section? That's awesome - I thought we only got 35 like the rest. Pfew!