MTEL Physics (69) study guide

The MTEL Physics (69) is the subject-matter licensure test that Massachusetts uses to evaluate whether a candidate commands the physics content expected of a beginning physics teacher. It is generally taken by people seeking an academic (subject-matter) license to teach physics in Massachusetts public schools, usually alongside the Communication and Literacy Skills test and whatever pedagogy requirements their particular license pathway adds. The test samples the undergraduate physics curriculum: mechanics and the properties of matter, waves and optics, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, and modern physics, with an emphasis on quantitative problem solving, representations, and laboratory reasoning rather than isolated recall. The test is computer delivered. Topics on this exam: Mechanics and Properties of Matter, Waves, Optics, and Thermodynamics, Electricity and Magnetism, and Modern Physics. The MTEL Physics (69) study guide has 4 sections and about 1,340 words.