PERCENT
OF TEST:
5%
Major Appliance Repair Health and Safety
20%
Tools, Equipment, and Measuring Devices
25%
Refrigeration Technology
20%
Automatic Washer and Dryer
25%
Kitchen Appliances
- Dishwashers
- Ranges
- Microwaves
- Compactors
- Disposals
5%
Major Appliance Repair Related Mathematics
THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION IS ALIGNED
WITH THE MATCHING
You may refer
to http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/frameworks
for the Massachusetts Vocational Technical Educator Frameworks.
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THE FOLLOWING LIST OF
REFERENCE MATERIALS WAS DEVELOPED AS A GUIDE
FOR WRITTEN EXAM
CANDIDATES:
Troubleshooting & Repairing Major
Appliances by Eric Kleinert
McGraw-Hill,
1995
Fundamentals of Refrigeration by Bill Langley
Delmar, 1996
Basic Electricity for Appliances
Whirlpool
Corp., 1975
Troubleshooting and Servicing A/C Electrical
Systems by Richard Jazwin
Esco Press, 2001
YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL
LIBRARY FOR OBTAINING THESE RESOURCES THROUGH THE INTERLIBRARY LOAN PROGRAM.
The written exam consists of 100 multiple
choice questions. Each question consists
of one incomplete sentence or a questions followed by four choices. Listed below are several sample items:
As resistance
increases, current:
a. increases.
* b. decreases.
c. reverses.
d. polarizes.
What may be
wrong when a refrigerating unit runs all the time and does not cool?
* a. an
inefficient compressor
b. bad thermostat
c. moisture in the system
d. unit stuck in defrost
* indicates correct
answer
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: 7/2008
SCOPE OF TEST
CODE #21 - MAJOR APPLIANCE INSTALLATION/REPAIRING
PERCENT
OF TEST:
25 % AUTOMATIC WASHER
- Problem Diagnosis
- Repair
16.6 % ELECTRICAL DRYER
-
Problem Diagnosis
16.6 % ELECTRIC RANGE
-
Problem diagnosis
25 % ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR
-
Problem Diagnosis
-
Evacuate, Recover & Recharge System
16.6 % ELECTRICAL SCHEMATIC
-
Trace given Schematic Circuit Diagrams
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
-All hand tools and test instruments
such as electric meters, gauge manifolds and temperature measuring devices will
be available. Candidates may supply their own instruments and tools.
-Candidates
must have pens or pencils and safety glasses.
You may refer
to http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/frameworks
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: 7/2008