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Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL)

Number of Examinees and Percent of Examinees Passing Each Test by Examinee Category*

Test Administration: April 21, 2007

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading72185.221851.4
Writing71570.347439.9
Both Subtests70766.310518.1


Total Number of Test Takers:1,316
Number (Percent) of First-Time Test Takers:729 (55.4)
Number (Percent) of Test Retakers:587 (44.6)

*Category:

  • First-Time Test Takers = candidates who took the test for the first time on the test date indicated.
  • Test Retakers = candidates who retook the test they took on a previous test date.

Notes:

  • Caution should be used in interpreting data based on small numbers of test takers.
  • The test takers whose data are presented in this table may not reflect the same performance as that of future test takers.


last updated: August 2, 2007
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