Why was the test scoring scale changed?
Before the September 16, 2006 test administration MTEL test scores were reported on a scale of 0 – 100, with a scaled score of 70 representing the qualifying score. Some examinees were misinterpreting their scaled score on the test as a percentage of questions answered correctly. Also, examinees were misinterpreting the MTEL tests’ qualifying scaled score of 70 to mean that they needed to answer 70% of the questions correctly to pass the exam. To make it more evident that the test scores are scaled scores and do not indicate a percentage of test items answered correctly, the MTEL tests scores are being reported on a different scale. Effective with the September 16, 2006 test administration, a scale of 100-300, with a scaled score of 240 representing the qualifying score, is used to report test results.
