MASSACHUSETTS VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL TEACHER TESTING PROGRAM
SCOPE OF TEST CODE #26 – OFFICE TECHNOLOGY
WRITTEN EXAM – 100 QUESTIONS
TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS
PERCENT OF TEST:
20% ACCOUNTING
 Fundamental accounting
 Bookkeeping functions
 Financial Concepts and Applications
35% MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS – MICROSOFT WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT
 Word Processing
 Spreadsheets
 Databases
 Presentations
 Including Multimedia
15 % OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
 Customer Service
 Business Meetings
 Business Office Skills
3 % OFFICE TECHNOLOGY HEALTH AND SAFETY
10 % PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
 Management Activities
 Project Management
 Small Business Management
 Entrepreneurship
10 % PLAN, PRODUCE AND MANAGE A WEBSITE
 Web Design
 Programming Concepts
 E-Commerce
 Market Products and Services
7 % COMPUTER CONCEPTS
 Operating Systems and Windows
 Email
 Internet
 Electronic Devices
SCOPE OF TEST CODE #26 – OFFICE TECHNOLOGY
-Page 2THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION IS ALIGNED WITH THE MATCHING MASSACHUSETTS VOCATIONAL
TECHNICAL EDUCATOR FRAMEWORKS.
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.
You may refer to http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/frameworks for the Massachusetts Vocational Technical
Educator Frameworks.
THE FOLLOWING LIST OF REFERENCE MATERIALS WAS DEVELOPED AS A GUIDE FOR WRITTEN
EXAM CANDIDATES:
Microsoft Office 2007
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Microsoft Access 2007 Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques by Shelly, Cashman & Pratt Course
Technology
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques by Shelly, Cashman, & Pratt
Course Technology
Microsoft Publisher 2007 Complete Concepts and Techniques by Shelly, Cashman, & Pratt Course
Technology
Microsoft Word 2007 Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques by Shelly, Cashman, & Pratt Course
Technology
Microsoft Excel 2007 Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques by Shelly, Cashman, & Pratt Course
Technology Microsoft Office Specialist Exam Reference 2007 by Campbell Thomson Course Technology
Other
The Office by Oliverio, Pasewark & White Thomson South-Western
The Administrative Professional by Fulton-Calkins Thomson South-Western
Integrated Business Projects 2nd Edition, by Olinzock, Arney & Skean Thomson South-Western
Working Thomson by Bailey Thomson South-Western
How 11 A Handbook for Office Professionals by Clark & Clark Thomson South-Western
Multimedia & Image Management by Lake & Bean Thomson South-Western
Computer Concepts 9th Edition by June, Jamrich, Parsons and Dan Oja Thomson Course Technology
2007
Computer Literacy Basics by Ambrose, Bergerud, Busche, Morrison and Wells-Pusins by Thomson
Course Technology 2007
Keeping Financial Records for Business Schultheis, Kaliski, Passalacqua South-Western Thomson
Learning 2007
Century 21 Accounting General Journal, by Claudia Bienias Gilbertson, Mark W. Lehman & Kenton E.
Ross Thomson South-Western 2006
HTML 4.0 Fundamentals, by Curt Robbins
DDC Publishing 2000
HTML 4.0 Intermediate, by Curt Robbins
DDC Publishing 2000
HTML 4.0 Advanced, by Curt Robbins
DDC Publishing 2000
YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY FOR OBTAINING THESE RESOURCES
THROUGH THE INTERLIBRARY LOAN PROGRAM.
SCOPE OF TEST CODE #26 – OFFICE TECHNOLOGY
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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:
A plus sign in Windows Explorer is called the ____ button.
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a.
b.
c.
d.
Collapse
Plus
Expand
Reduce
Google, Ask Jeeves, and Yahoo are all popular:
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a.
b.
c.
d.
search engines.
providers.
web pages.
home pages.
* 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: 6-2011
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MASSACHUSETTS VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL TEACHER TESTING PROGRAM
SCOPE OF TEST CODE #26 OFFICE TECHNOLOGY
PERFORMANCE EXAM
TIME ALLOWED: 4 HOURS
PERCENT OF TEST:
10 % Business Communications
- Grammar, Punctuation
- Business Letters, Memorandum
- Office Procedures, Filing
65 % Microcomputer Applications
- Word Processing
- Spreadsheets
- Databases
- PowerPoint Presentations
- HTML
20% Preparing Financial Statements
- Income Statement
- Balance Sheet
- General Journal/Posting
5% Computer Concepts
- Operating Systems
- Manage an Electronic File System
Although keyboarding skills will not be evaluated, candidates will be expected to be proficient
in keyboarding skills in order to efficiently complete Office Technology Subtests.
The Performance Examination is aligned with the matching Massachusetts Vocational Technical
Educator Frameworks. Most exam tasks require a synthesis of knowledge based on vocational
technical work experience. As a result we highly recommend that Performance Exam Candidates
possess the required years of related work experience as well as the appropriate industry recognized
credentials as outlined as requirements for preliminary vocational technical educator licensure.
Candidates are also encouraged to prepare 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
PERFORMANCE EXAM CANDIDATES:
MS Office 2010
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Microsoft Access 2010 Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques by Shelly, Cashman & Pratt
Course Technology
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques by Shelly, Cashman, &
Pratt Course Technology
SCOPE OF TEST CODE #26 – OFFICE TECHNOLOGY
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Microsoft Publisher 2010 Complete Concepts and Techniques by Shelly, Cashman, & Pratt
Course Technology
Microsoft Word 2010 Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques by Shelly, Cashman, & Pratt
Course Technology
Microsoft Excel 2010 Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques by Shelly, Cashman, & Pratt
Course Technology Microsoft Office Specialist Exam Reference 2010 by Campbell Thomson
Course Technology
Other
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The Office by Oliverio, Pasewark & White Thomson South-Western
The Administrative Professional by Fulton-Calkins Thomson South-Western
Integrated Business Projects, by Olinzock, Arney & Skean Thomson South-Western
Working Thomson by Bailey Thomson South-Western
How 11 A Handbook for Office Professionals by Clark & Clark Thomson South-Western
Multimedia & Image Management by Lake & Bean Thomson South-Western
Computer Concepts by June, Jamrich, Parsons and Dan Oja Thomson Course Technology
Computer Literacy Basics by Ambrose, Bergerud, Busche, Morrison and Wells-Pusins by
Thomson Course Technology
Keeping Financial Records for Business Schultheis, Kaliski, Passalacqua South-Western
Thomson Learning
Century 21 Accounting General Journal, by Claudia Bienias Gilbertson, Mark W. Lehman &
Kenton E. Ross Thomson South-Western
HTML 4.0 Fundamentals, by Curt Robbins DDC Publishing
You may refer to http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/frameworks for the Massachusetts Vocational
Technical Educator Frameworks.
Equipment that will be supplied:
IBM Compatible Pentium Computer
Software used:
Windows 7 Operating System
Microsoft Office 2010
(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher and Outlook)
Internet Explorer
Notepad
Candidate is responsible for bringing:
Pens, Pencils and a Ruler
UPDATED: 9/2012