MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL TEACHER TESTING PROGRAM
SCOPE OF TEST CODE #9 – PROGRAMMING & WEB DEVELOPMENT
WRITTEN EXAM - 100 QUESTIONS
TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS
PERCENT OF TEST:
20 % Information Technology Concepts
25% Programming Development Concepts
5 % Programming Mathematical Concepts
20 % Programming Theory Concepts
5 % Safety and Health Concepts
25 % Web Development Concepts
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.
UPDATED 11/2007
SCOPE OF TEST CODE #9 – COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
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THE FOLLOWING LIST OF REFERENCE MATERIALS WAS DEVELOPED AS A GUIDE FOR
WRITTEN EXAM CANDIDATES:
New Perspectives on JavaScript, Comprehensive by Patrick Carey and Frank Canovatchel
ISBN: 0-619-26797-6 © 2006
Publish date: September 14, 2005
Programming Logic and Design, Comprehensive, Fourth Edition by Joyce Farrell
ISBN: 1-4188-3633-8 © 2007
Publish date: January 24, 2006
New Perspectives on Creating Web Pages with HTML, XHTML, and XML, Comprehensive, Second Edition by Patrick Carey
ISBN: 0-619-26801-8 © 2006
Publish date: December 27, 2005
New Perspectives on Computer Concepts Eighth Edition, Introductory by Dan Oja and June Jamrich Parsons
ISBN: 0-619-26764-X © 2006
Publish date: February 28, 2005
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:
In computer programming, an array is a(n):
a. area of storage on a disk.
b. group of files.
c. block of memory locations allocated of different data types under one name.
* d. a block of memory locations allocated of the same data type under one name.
Applying a style sheet to your Web page or pages is accomplished by adding a __________ tag to the head section of your HTML file.
a. <connect>
b. <apply>
* c. <link>
d. <new>
* 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 11/2007
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL TEACHER TESTING PROGRAM
SCOPE OF TEST CODE #9 – PROGRAMMING & WEB DEVELOPMENT
PERFORMANCE EXAM
TIME ALLOWED: 4 HOURS
PERCENT OF TEST:
40% Web Page Development
60% Programming and Logic Development
On completion of the exam Candidates must turn in the following:
Candidates will be provided with a personal computer running Windows XP Pro, HP laser printer, paper, pencils, and a 1 gigabyte flash drive to be used to save all work on. The test site will have available the following software development environments for your use in developing the Programming and Web Development projects:
Once the exam has started you will NOT be admitted into the exam.
Candidates may NOT bring their own computer, printer, etc.
You must notify Lisa Joslin at (978) 441-4946 no later than two week prior to the exam date to indicate the software development environment you want to use for the exam.
*You may refer to www.doe.mass.edu/cte/frameworks/ for the Massachusetts Vocational Technical Educator Frameworks.
Updated: 2-2008