Objective 0017: Prepare an organized, developed analysis of a topic related to key concepts in Earth and Space Science, Life Science, or Physical Science.
MTEL-Flex enables you to demonstrate your functional content knowledge of the MTEL General Science test objectives through submitting materials on a topic that you select. Your submission will be evaluated on the extent to which you demonstrate the depth of your subject matter knowledge of the MTEL-Flex General Science test objective you selected during registration.
MTEL-Flex involves answering 3 prompts and writing an analysis in which you demonstrate your knowledge of the content assessed by the test objective and further elaborated by the required descriptive statements in relation to your stated topic.
A sample completed template is provided on the MTEL website. You are encouraged to review it, along with the MTEL-Flex Assessment Handbook, prior to completing your submission.
Candidates who register for this option are required to prepare an organized, developed analysis on a topic related to Objective 0017 of the General Science test framework.
Candidates will indicate a content standard appropriate for fifth through eighth grade found in the 2016 Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Framework  (pp. 48–71) to develop your topic and address all three descriptive statements. Additional resources to reference might include the Science and Engineering Practices Progression Matrix found in Appendix I (pp. 98–123) and/or the Disciplinary Core Idea Progression Matrix found in Appendix III (pp. 131–143) and/or the Progression of Crosscutting Concepts Across the Grades (pp. 158–162) found in Appendix VIII.
No More than 3 pages