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2007–2008
ABOUT THE MTTC |
MTTC Passing Requirements
An individual’s performance on a test is evaluated against an established standard. The passing
score for each test is established by the MDE and is based on the professional judgements
and recommendations of Michigan educators.
Passing status is determined on the basis of an examinee’s total test performance. All test
results are reported as scaled scores. The scaled score is a conversion of the number of
scorable test questions you answer correctly to a score from 100 to 300, with a score of 220 or higher
representing the passing score.
A passing score on a subject-area test will remain valid (for the purpose of a recommendation
for initial certification or for an additional endorsement on an existing certificate)
for a period of five years. Once a subject-area endorsement has been issued for a teaching
certificate, a teacher is not required to retake the MTTC test in that subject area.
The Basic Skills test includes sections in reading, mathematics, and writing. Examinees receive
a separate score for each section of the Basic Skills test and must pass all three sections to
meet the passing requirements. For the Basic Skills test only, once you have passed a section,
you will never have to take that section again.
Examinees who do not pass a test and wish to retake it may do so at any regularly scheduled
administration by completing the registration process again. There is no limit to the number
of times you may retake any MTTC test that you have not yet passed. However, according to
MDE administrative codes, any test (or test section, in the case of Basic Skills) "may continue
to be retaken until passed but after the fourth failure and every subsequent failure . . . the
individual must seek academic counseling from college/university staff in an attempt to overcome
testing deficiencies."
Examinees who do not pass one or more sections of the Basic Skills test may retake those sections.
Once you have passed a section, you do not need to retake that section. See "Test Fees
and Payment Policies" for more information regarding the fees involved when retaking the Basic Skills test.
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