COMPUTER-BASED TESTING
The following MTEL tests are offered on computer in addition to the regularly scheduled paper-based test administrations:
- Communication and Literacy Skills: reading subtest
- Communication and Literacy Skills: writing subtest
- Foundations of Reading
Computer-based testing (CBT) is available during select testing windows at Pearson Professional Centers throughout the United States, its territories, and Canada, including at least five in Massachusetts. Refer to "Test Dates" for a list of the testing windows currently open for registration and to "Test Sites" for information about available test centers.
Registration. Registration for CBT is available only on the Internet by selecting "Register Now" on the MTEL web site. The following guidelines apply to CBT registration:
- There is an additional CBT fee of $25 for each CBT test appointment. This fee is in addition to the $30 registration processing fee and the regular test fee(s). See "Test Fees and Payment Policies" for complete information.
- You may register to take one or both Communication and Literacy Skills subtests. All subtests you select in one registration will be administered in one four-hour test session.
- Once you have registered, you may not change your test selection for that one test session unless you withdraw your registration and register again. (See "Test Selection" for more information about test sessions and registration.)
- You should plan to register as early as possible before your desired testing window.
- You must wait 60 days after taking a computer-based test/subtest before retaking the same test/subtest on computer.
Test administration. For CBT, candidates complete the tests by selecting answers on-screen to multiple-choice items and typing responses to open-response items. See "Reporting to the Test Site," "What to Bring to the Test Site," and "Test Site Rules" for details about the day of the test, including information about identification and security policies.
Score reporting. Test results are reported on the score report date for the testing window. See "Test Dates" for score report dates and "Release of Your Test Results" for additional information on score reporting.
