1. Three-year Report on Michigan Test for Teacher Certification Results: 2005-2008 State Board of Education Meeting May 12, 2009

2. 2 Background  Data provided by Evaluation Systems group of Pearson  Official 3-year summary (2005-2008) MTTC content area passing percentages for Michigan teacher preparation institutions and for the separate content areas  Used in the State Board of Education Teacher Preparation Institution Performance Score, required by the Higher Education Act, Title II, Section 208(a)

3. May 12, 2009 3 Background (cont’d)  Report summarizes 12 test administrations: three sets of annual administrations (October, January, April, and July), from October 2005 through July 2008  Records performance of first-time, eligible test takers, indicating initial and best attempt, if they tested more than once in a content area  Passing percentages in situations with less than 10 test takers are not reported; however, the passing percentages are included in any aggregate values

4. May 12, 2009 4 Highlights: Institutions  Statewide best attempt aggregate passing percentage including all content area is approximately 93%  Two institutions (Marygrove College and University of Detroit-Mercy) have percentages below 80%

5. May 12, 2009 5 Highlights: Content Areas  Statewide passing percentage for 48,182 tests is approximately 93%  Four content areas have best attempt passing percentages below 80%: Business Administration; Communication Arts; Earth/Space Science; and Sociology.

6. May 12, 2009 6 Highlights: Interval Comparisons  Report concludes with a comparison of passing percentages for 2005-2008, 2004-2007, and 2003-2006  Statewide best attempt aggregate passing percentage is approximately 93% in each of the three, 3-year intervals  Over the 3 intervals, the number of tests taken has decreased by over 8000, from 56,721 to 48,182

7. May 12, 2009 7 Contact Information For more information contact: Steven Stegink, Ph.D. steginks@mi.govsteginks@mi.gov or 517-241-4945