Test Blueprint for A1 Industrial Power Technology (05MC)
About Test Blueprints
Test blueprints are created to provide guidance to Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) during the item writing phase of test development. In addition, we believe that they can assist those instructors who did not participate in item writing (and administrators) to understand the broad content of the item bank. Items are formally allocated across a course outline in a three-step process*:
- CETE psychometricians send a survey starting in the summer prior to item writing and until the item bank is written. The survey asks teachers to identify competencies they deem to be most important within the course as well as the difficulty level of writing items to each competency. Survey data is used to create a suggested blueprint for review by the Ohio Department of Education program specialists and SMEs.
- SMEs review the blueprint as a large group before item writing for a specific EOC test. There and in small groups, SMEs review the course outline and have the ability to make changes to the blueprint with a documented rationale based on their experience and expertise.
- Any revisions during small group work must be approved by the larger panel of SMEs attending an item writing workshop, as well as the program specialist from the Ohio Department of Education, which is the last step and produces the final blueprint which is summarized in this document.
Test blueprints can provide high-level guidance to instructors on preparing students for testing. It is important to keep in mind that the blueprint is a tool that is used when developing the test item bank during initial item writing and test creation. As with all tests, the End-of-Course test forms are a sample of the item bank.
Interpreting the Blueprints
Test blueprints display the total number of test items SMEs planned to write to a particular outcome (as designated in the course outline created by the Ohio Department of Education Office of Career-Technical Education or by a vendor). The blueprint describes structure of the item bank which is the total pool of test items created. Final test forms of 40-items are created from the item bank.
* This newer process for producing test blueprints was implemented October 1, 2015. Item banks created prior to this date were completed under a different blueprint process and therefore we are looking backward to provide the structure of the item bank. As revisions are completed for those career fields, for example Information Technology (2017-18), the blueprint process used will be the newer model. Learn more at cete.osu.edu/expertise/assessmentTest Blueprints
Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
ODE Subject Code: 010105
Outcome # | Outcome Name | % Items Approved by SMEs |
---|---|---|
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills | ||
1.2 | Leadership and Communications | 2.22% |
1.4 | Knowledge Management and Information Technology | 1.11% |
1.6 | Business Literacy | 1.11% |
1.9 | Financial Management | 2.22% |
1.12 | Site and Personal Safety Procedures | 8.89% |
Strand 2. Animal Science | ||
2.3 | Care and Management | 13.33% |
Strand 3. Biotechnology | ||
3.1 | Handling, Preparation, Storage, and Disposal | 3.33% |
3.4 | Molecular-Genetics Technology | 5.56% |
3.6 | Culturing | 3.33% |
Strand 4. Power Systems | ||
4.1 | Tool, Stationary and Mobile Equipment Maintenance | 1.11% |
4.3 | Engines | 5.56% |
Strand 5. Structural Engineering | ||
5.3 | Design and Estimate | 3.33% |
5.6 | Construction | 5.56% |
5.10 | Joining and Cutting Metals with Heat | 3.33% |
Strand 6. Environmental Science | ||
6.1 | Soils | 11.11% |
6.2 | Water Quality | 3.33% |
6.11 | Habitat Management and Restoration | 3.33% |
Strand 7. Food Science | ||
7.2 | Quality Assurance | 3.33% |
7.5 | Food Product Development | 3.33% |
Strand 8. Plant Science | ||
8.1 | Plant Nutrition | 4.44% |
8.4 | Growth and Management | 5.56% |
Strand 9. Energy | ||
9.1 | Energy Sources | 5.56% |
Business Management for Agricultural and Environmental Systems
ODE Subject Code: 010115
Outcome # | Outcome Name | % Items Approved by SMEs |
---|---|---|
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills | ||
1.1 | Employability Skills | 12.64% |
1.2 | Leadership and Communications | 13.79% |
1.3 | Business Ethics and Law | 5.75% |
1.4 | Knowledge Management and Information Technology | 4.60% |
1.5 | Global Environment | 1.15% |
1.6 | Business Literacy | 14.94% |
1.7 | Entrepreneurship/ Entrepreneurs | 8.05% |
1.8 | Operations Management | 10.34% |
1.9 | Financial Management | 17.24% |
1.10 | Sales and Marketing | 6.90% |
Strand 7. Food Science | ||
7.7 | Biosecurity | 4.60% |
Agricultural and Industrial Power
ODE Subject Code: 010210
Outcome # | Outcome Name | % Items Approved by SMEs |
---|---|---|
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills | ||
1.1 | Employability Skills | 2.06% |
1.2 | Leadership and Communications | 7.22% |
1.3 | Business Ethics and Law | 3.09% |
1.4 | Knowledge Management and Information Technology | 1.03% |
1.6 | Business Literacy | 1.03% |
1.8 | Operations Management | 1.03% |
1.10 | Sales and Marketing | 2.06% |
1.12 | Site and Personal Safety Procedures | 5.15% |
Strand 4. Power Systems | ||
4.1 | Tool, Stationary and Mobile Equipment Maintenance | 10.31% |
4.2 | Equipment Operations | 3.09% |
4.3 | Engines | 12.37% |
4.4 | Lubrication and Cooling Systems | 6.19% |
4.5 | Fuel, Air Induction and Exhaust System | 5.15% |
4.6 | Ignition System | 2.06% |
4.7 | Transmission of Power | 4.12% |
4.8 | Starting and Charging Systems | 2.06% |
4.9 | Steering, Suspension and Traction | 4.12% |
4.11 | Hydraulic Systems | 7.22% |
4.12 | Brakes | 1.03% |
Strand 5. Structural Engineering | ||
5.1 | Electrical Theory | 3.09% |
5.9 | Physics and Metallurgy of Welding | 4.12% |
5.10 | Joining and Cutting Metals with Heat | 7.22% |
5.11 | Fabricating with Cold Metals | 5.15% |
Electronic and Electrical Systems
ODE Subject Code: 010215
Outcome # | Outcome Name | % Items Approved by SMEs |
---|---|---|
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills | ||
1.1 | Employability Skills | 2.86% |
1.2 | Leadership and Communications | 3.81% |
1.3 | Business Ethics and Law | 1.90% |
1.4 | Knowledge Management and Information Technology | 7.62% |
1.6 | Business Literacy | 1.90% |
1.8 | Operations Management | 1.90% |
1.10 | Sales and Marketing | 1.90% |
1.12 | Site and Personal Safety Procedures | 10.48% |
Strand 4. Power Systems | ||
4.1 | Tool, Stationary and Mobile Equipment Maintenance | 9.52% |
4.3 | Engines | 2.86% |
4.6 | Ignition System | 8.57% |
4.8 | Starting and Charging Systems | 7.62% |
Strand 5. Structural Engineering | ||
5.1 | Electrical Theory | 39.05% |
Engines and Fuel Systems
ODE Subject Code: 010220
Outcome # | Outcome Name | % Items Approved by SMEs |
---|---|---|
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills | ||
1.1 | Employability Skills | 2.11% |
1.2 | Leadership and Communications | 10.53% |
1.3 | Business Ethics and Law | 4.21% |
1.4 | Knowledge Management and Information Technology | 4.21% |
1.10 | Sales and Marketing | 1.05% |
1.12 | Site and Personal Safety Procedures | 6.32% |
Strand 4. Power Systems | ||
4.1 | Tool, Stationary and Mobile Equipment Maintenance | 11.58% |
4.2 | Equipment Operations | 4.21% |
4.3 | Engines | 12.63% |
4.4 | Lubrication and Cooling Systems | 10.53% |
4.5 | Fuel, Air Induction and Exhaust System | 17.89% |
4.6 | Ignition System | 9.47% |
4.8 | Starting and Charging Systems | 5.26% |
Hydraulics and Pneumatics
ODE Subject Code: 010225
Outcome # | Outcome Name | % Items Approved by SMEs |
---|---|---|
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills | ||
1.1 | Employability Skills | 3.42% |
1.2 | Leadership and Communications | 3.42% |
1.3 | Business Ethics and Law | 3.42% |
1.4 | Knowledge Management and Information Technology | 2.56% |
1.6 | Business Literacy | 1.71% |
1.8 | Operations Management | 1.71% |
1.10 | Sales and Marketing | 1.71% |
1.12 | Site and Personal Safety Procedures | 17.09% |
Strand 4. Power Systems | ||
4.1 | Tool, Stationary and Mobile Equipment Maintenance | 9.40% |
4.2 | Equipment Operations | 1.71% |
4.11 | Hydraulic Systems | 47.01% |
4.12 | Brakes | 3.42% |
Strand 6. Environmental Science | ||
6.8 | Contaminants and Pollution Control | 1.71% |
6.9 | Hazardous Materials and Waste Management | 1.71% |
Power Trains
ODE Subject Code: 010230
Outcome # | Outcome Name | % Items Approved by SMEs |
---|---|---|
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills | ||
1.1 | Employability Skills | 7.53% |
1.2 | Leadership and Communications | 3.23% |
1.3 | Business Ethics and Law | 3.23% |
1.4 | Knowledge Management and Information Technology | 5.38% |
1.6 | Business Literacy | 2.15% |
1.8 | Operations Management | 2.15% |
1.10 | Sales and Marketing | 5.38% |
1.12 | Site and Personal Safety Procedures | 11.83% |
Strand 4. Power Systems | ||
4.1 | Tool, Stationary and Mobile Equipment Maintenance | 7.53% |
4.2 | Equipment Operations | 4.30% |
4.7 | Transmission of Power | 31.18% |
4.10 | Drive Axle Universal and Differential | 16.13% |
Outdoor Power Technology
ODE Subject Code: 010235
Outcome # | Outcome Name | % Items Approved by SMEs |
---|---|---|
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills | ||
1.1 | Employability Skills | 3.23% |
1.2 | Leadership and Communications | 3.23% |
1.3 | Business Ethics and Law | 3.23% |
1.4 | Knowledge Management and Information Technology | 3.23% |
1.6 | Business Literacy | 3.23% |
1.8 | Operations Management | 2.15% |
1.10 | Sales and Marketing | 3.23% |
1.12 | Site and Personal Safety Procedures | 3.23% |
Strand 4. Power Systems | ||
4.1 | Tool, Stationary and Mobile Equipment Maintenance | 10.75% |
4.2 | Equipment Operations | 3.23% |
4.3 | Engines | 11.83% |
4.4 | Lubrication and Cooling Systems | 3.23% |
4.5 | Fuel, Air Induction and Exhaust System | 6.45% |
4.6 | Ignition System | 1.08% |
4.7 | Transmission of Power | 1.08% |
4.8 | Starting and Charging Systems | 2.15% |
4.11 | Hydraulic Systems | 9.68% |
Strand 5. Structural Engineering | ||
5.1 | Electrical Theory | 10.75% |
5.10 | Joining and Cutting Metals with Heat | 9.68% |
5.11 | Fabricating with Cold Metals | 3.23% |
Strand 6. Environmental Science | ||
6.8 | Contaminants and Pollution Control | 2.15% |
Power Sports
ODE Subject Code: 010240
Outcome # | Outcome Name | % Items Approved by SMEs |
---|---|---|
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills | ||
1.1 | Employability Skills | 7.14% |
1.2 | Leadership and Communications | 6.12% |
1.3 | Business Ethics and Law | 8.16% |
1.4 | Knowledge Management and Information Technology | 2.04% |
1.6 | Business Literacy | 4.08% |
1.10 | Sales and Marketing | 3.06% |
1.12 | Site and Personal Safety Procedures | 9.18% |
Strand 4. Power Systems | ||
4.1 | Tool, Stationary and Mobile Equipment Maintenance | 3.06% |
4.2 | Equipment Operations | 1.02% |
4.3 | Engines | 5.10% |
4.4 | Lubrication and Cooling Systems | 7.14% |
4.5 | Fuel, Air Induction and Exhaust System | 11.22% |
4.6 | Ignition System | 7.14% |
4.7 | Transmission of Power | 6.12% |
4.8 | Starting and Charging Systems | 4.08% |
4.9 | Steering, Suspension and Traction | 5.10% |
4.11 | Hydraulic Systems | 5.10% |
4.12 | Brakes | 5.10% |