Vocational Technical TEACHER TESTING Program
WRITTEN EXAM - 100 QUESTIONS
TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS
PERCENT OF TEST:
37% Pattern Drafting, Draping and Grading
21% Textiles: Natural & Synthetic Fibers
Yarn Construction
Weaving
Fabric Finishes
26% Theory: Fashion Illustration
Elements & Principles of Design
6% Historical Costume
5% Fashion Merchandising
5% Fashion Merchandising Mathematics
THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION IS BASED UPON DIVERSE TRADE OR TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE IN THE SPECIFIC APPROVAL AREA BEING TESTED. SOME QUESTIONS REQUIRE A SYNTHESIS OF KNOWLEDGE BASED ON THIS EXPERIENCE AND MAY NOT BE FOUND IN ANY BOOK. HOWEVER, CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO STUDY FOR THEIR EXAMS BY REVIEWING CURRENT TEXTBOOKS AND REFERENCE MATERIAL WHICH CAN USUALLY BE FOUND IN THE LIBRARIES OF MOST VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLS WHICH OFFER CHAPTER 74 PROGRAMS.
THE FOLLOWING LIST OF REFERENCE MATERIALS WAS DEVELOPED AS A GUIDE
FOR WRITTEN EXAM CANDIDATES:
PATTERN MAKING BY THE FLAT PATTERN METHOD, FIFTH EDITION by Norma R. Hollen
PATTERN DRAFTING AND GRADING by M. Rohr
GRADING TECHNIQUES FOR MODERN DESIGN by Jeanne Price and Bernard Zamkoff
YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY FOR OBTAINING THESE RESOURCES THROUGH THE INTERLIBRARY LOAN PROGRAM.
THE TEACHER TESTING PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE NON-PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATORS FOR USE IN COMPLETING THE WRITTEN EXAM. DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THESE CALCULATORS WILL BE INCLUDED IN YOUR ADMISSION PACKAGE.
UPDATED: 11/2007
SCOPE OF TEST CODE #16 –FASHION TECHNOLOGY
PERCENT OF TEST:
7% Health and Safety
7% Fashion Illustration
7% Garment Care
7% Operation of Equipment used in Garment Construction
20% Principles of Fabric/Pattern Layout and Cutting
40% Garment Construction
12% Pattern Drafting/Draping
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
CANDIDATES MAY BRING THEIR OWN SCISSORS
DRAFTING TOOLS AVAILABLE AT SITE
MACHINE AVAILABLE:
OVERLOCK MACHINE
AUTOMATIC BUTTON HOLE MACHINE
THE PERFORMANCE EXAMINATION IS ALIGNED WITH THE MATCHING MASSACHUSETTS VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL EDUCATOR FRAMEWORKS. SOME SUBTESTS/TASKS REQUIRE A SYNTHESIS OF KNOWLEDGE BASED ON VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL WORK EXPERIENCE AND MAY NOT BE FOUND IN ANY BOOK. HOWEVER, CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO STUDY FOR THEIR EXAMS BY REVIEWING CURRENT TEXTBOOKS AND REFERENCE MATERIAL WHICH CAN USUALLY BE FOUND IN THE LIBRARIES OF MOST VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLS WHICH OFFER CHAPTER 74 PROGRAMS.
*You may refer to www.mccte.org for the Massachusetts Vocational Technical Educator Frameworks.
CANDIDATES ARE REMINDED THAT THE USE OF A CALCULATOR IS
ALLOWED FOR THE PERFORMANCE EXAM PROVIDING YOU BRING YOUR OWN.
UPDATED: 11/2007