Mapping the Test Objectives to Courses Taken

Mapping the test objectives to courses taken is an activity that can assist candidates in determining whether the coursework they have completed to date covers the knowledge and skills tested by the MTTC tests.

The Test Objective and Subarea Matching Worksheet opens in a new window is a useful tool for matching course content to the objectives of a specific MTTC test.

Mapping the test objectives to courses taken can help candidates analyze their readiness to take an MTTC test by evaluating whether the coursework they have completed covers the knowledge and skills assessed. As a candidate for educator certification, you may wish to complete the following steps to aid in your test preparation. A sample from a completed worksheet is provided below.

Directions for Completing the Worksheet

Step 1: Determine the number of test objectives. MTTC test fields have different numbers of test objectives. Use the test objectives provided for the specific test field to determine the number of objectives covered by the test.

Step 2: Indicate the subarea for each objective. Using the test objectives, enter the appropriate subarea number above each objective.

Step 3: List the course names. List the names of the courses you have taken that may cover content related to the test field. To make completion of the worksheet easier, list the courses in an order corresponding to the organizational pattern of the test objectives (i.e., first identifying and listing the courses that cover the content described by the objectives in the first subarea, then listing the courses that cover the content of the second subarea, and so on).

Step 4: Match the test objectives to the courses. Read each test objective and its associated descriptive statements carefully and review the descriptions of the course offerings:

  • If a listed course adequately covers the content of the objective, place an X in the column corresponding to that objective number in the row of the worksheet on which the course name is listed.
  • If no specific course can be found that adequately covers the content of the objective, leave the column corresponding to the objective number blank and make a separate note.

Step 5 (optional): Identify additional resources for selected test objectives. You may want to expand the worksheet to include Internet or other instructional resources beyond required coursework that link to particular objectives.

Sample from a Completed Objective and Subarea Matching Worksheet

An example of a portion of a Test Objective and Subarea Matching Worksheet as it might be completed by a candidate is shown below. It illustrates the use of the worksheet with objectives 1–15 of the English test (field 002), which has 4 subareas and 30 objectives.

Sample of the beginning of a completed worksheet.

TEST OBJECTIVE AND SUBAREA MATCHING WORKSHEET FOR MTTC TESTS

This worksheet may be used to review courses in relation to test objectives.

Directions: Use a separate copy of this worksheet for each test. Access the objectives for the test you are analyzing. Indicate which subareas contain which objectives by entering the appropriate subarea number above each objective number (for example, if Subarea I contains objectives 1 to 6, type "I" in the text box above objectives 1 to 6). In the left-hand column, type the names of the courses that may cover content related to the test. In the row for each course, mark the appropriate box for each objective that is covered by the course.

A series of filled in fields:

Candidate name: A. Lastname

Date: 7/24/19

Test Name and Code: English 002

Advisor Name: N. Advisor

Use this worksheet to evaluate your level of preparation for objectives 1 through 15 of an MTTC test.

The following table represents the filled in worksheet:

Test Objectives and Subareas
Subareas IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Subareas 123456789101112131415
Course Name:
ENGLISH 110: Literary Forms and Theory XXXblankblankblankblankblankblankblankblankblankblankblankblank
ENGLISH 120: Intro to English Lang blankblankblankXXXblankblankblankblankblankblankblankblankblank
ENGLISH 246: Amer Literature blankblankblankblankblankblankXXblankXblankblankblankblankblank
ENGLISH 220: Major British Writers blankblankblankblankblankblankblankblankblankblankXblankblankblankblank
ENGLISH 360: World Literature blankblankblankblankblankblankblankblankblankblankblankXXblankblank
ENGLISH 380: College Writing blankblankblankblankblankblankblankblankblankblankblankblankblankblankX

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