Vocational Technical TEACHER TESTING Program
SCOPE OF TEST CODE #21 - MAJOR APPLIANCE INSTALLATION/REPAIRING
WRITTEN EXAM - 100 QUESTIONS
TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS
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 MASSACHUSETTS VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL EDUCATOR FRAMEWORKS. SOME QUESTIONS 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.doe.mass.edu/cte/frameworks/ for the Massachusetts Vocational Technical Educator Frameworks.
SCOPE OF TEST CODE #21 - MAJOR APPLIANCE INSTALLATION/REPAIRING
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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: 2-2008
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Vocational Technical TEACHER TESTING Program
SCOPE OF TEST CODE #21 - MAJOR APPLIANCE INSTALLATION/REPAIRING
PERFORMANCE EXAM
TIME ALLOWED: 4.5 HOURS
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.
CANDIDATES ARE REMINDED THAT THE USE OF A CALCULATOR IS
ALLOWED FOR THE PERFORMANCE EXAM PROVIDING YOU BRING YOUR OWN.
UPDATED: 11/2007