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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 4, 2009

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading71284.618655.4
Writing68274.938246.3
Both Subtests66071.56113.1


Total Number of Test Takers:1,241
Number (Percent) of First-Time Test Takers:734 (59.1)
Number (Percent) of Test Retakers:507 (40.9)

*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: June 16, 2009
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