About the Tests

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*:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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/assessment

Test Blueprints

Information Technology

ODE Subject Code: 145005
Outcome #Outcome Name% Items Approved by SMEs
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills
1.1Employability Skills3.16%
1.2Leadership & Communications2.11%
1.3Business Ethics & Law4.21%
1.4Knowledge Management & Information Technology5.26%
1.12Cyber Hygiene7.37%
Strand 2. IT Fundamentals
2.1Security, Risks, & Safeguards11.58%
2.2Networking Fundamentals10.53%
2.3Data Encoding5.26%
2.5Operating Systems11.58%
2.6Installation & Configuration11.58%
2.7Applications & Architecture10.53%
2.8Databases8.42%
2.10Equipment8.42%

Web Design

ODE Subject Code: 145010
Outcome #Outcome Name% Items Approved by SMEs
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills
1.1Employability Skills2.17%
1.2Leadership & Communications1.09%
1.3Business Ethics & Law3.26%
1.4Knowledge Management & Information Technology2.17%
1.5Global Environment2.17%
1.6Business Literacy2.17%
1.7Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurs2.17%
1.9Financial Management2.17%
1.10Sales & Marketing3.26%
Strand 2. IT Fundamentals
2.7Applications & Architecture5.43%
2.9Project Concept Proposal6.52%
2.11Troubleshooting4.35%
2.12Performance Tests & Acceptance5.43%
2.13Rollout & Handoff5.43%
Strand 6. Web Development
6.1Web Pages9.78%
6.2Links & Multimedia9.78%
6.3Scripting8.70%
6.4Web Forms10.87%
6.5Websites13.04%

Computer and Mobile Applications

ODE Subject Code: 145020
Outcome #Outcome Name% Items Approved by SMEs
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills
1.1Employability Skills2.33%
1.2Leadership & Communications3.49%
1.3Business Ethics & Law3.49%
1.7Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurs1.16%
1.8Operations Management3.49%
Strand 2. IT Fundamentals
2.14Artificial Intelligence5.81%
2.15UX/UI Design8.14%
Strand 5. Programming & Software Systems
5.1Programming Concepts6.98%
5.2Computational & String Operations4.65%
5.3Logical Operations & Control Structures11.63%
5.4Integrated Development Environment8.14%
5.5Programming Conventions8.14%
5.6Software Development Lifecycle5.81%
5.7Configuration Management3.49%
Strand 7. Digital Media
7.1Interactive Media6.98%
7.2Multimedia Tools8.14%
7.4Graphics8.14%

Programming

ODE Subject Code: 145060
Outcome #Outcome Name% Items Approved by SMEs
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills
1.2Leadership & Communications1.11%
1.3Business Ethics & Law1.11%
1.4Knowledge Management & Information Technology2.22%
1.5Global Environment1.11%
1.7Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurs2.22%
1.8Operations Management1.11%
Strand 2. IT Fundamentals
2.1Security, Risks, & Safeguards2.22%
2.3Data Encoding4.44%
Strand 3. Information Security
3.2General Security Compliance1.11%
Strand 5. Programming & Software Systems
5.1Programming Concepts7.78%
5.2Computational & String Operations10.00%
5.3Logical Operations & Control Structures21.11%
5.4Integrated Development Environment8.89%
5.5Programming Conventions11.11%
5.6Software Development Lifecycle11.11%
5.7Configuration Management6.67%
Strand 9. Cybersecurity
9.1Cybersecurity4.44%
9.3Application Development Security2.22%

Object Oriented Programming

ODE Subject Code: 145065
Outcome #Outcome Name% Items Approved by SMEs
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills
1.2Leadership & Communications1.10%
1.3Business Ethics & Law1.10%
1.4Knowledge Management & Information Technology1.10%
1.7Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurs1.10%
1.8Operations Management1.10%
Strand 2. IT Fundamentals
2.3Data Encoding3.30%
2.4Emerging Technologies1.10%
2.10Equipment1.10%
Strand 3. Information Security
3.2General Security Compliance2.20%
Strand 5. Programming & Software Systems
5.1Programming Concepts7.69%
5.2Computational & String Operations8.79%
5.3Logical Operations & Control Structures26.37%
5.4Integrated Development Environment6.59%
5.5Programming Conventions7.69%
5.6Software Development Lifecycle17.58%
5.7Configuration Management5.49%
Strand 9. Cybersecurity
9.3Application Development Security6.59%

Visual Programming

ODE Subject Code: 145070
Outcome #Outcome Name% Items Approved by SMEs
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills
1.2Leadership & Communications1.09%
1.3Business Ethics & Law1.09%
1.4Knowledge Management & Information Technology1.09%
1.7Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurs1.09%
1.8Operations Management1.09%
Strand 2. IT Fundamentals
2.3Data Encoding2.17%
2.4Emerging Technologies2.17%
2.12Performance Tests & Acceptance3.26%
2.13Rollout & Handoff3.26%
Strand 3. Information Security
3.2General Security Compliance3.26%
Strand 5. Programming & Software Systems
5.1Programming Concepts13.04%
5.2Computational & String Operations7.61%
5.3Logical Operations & Control Structures22.83%
5.4Integrated Development Environment9.78%
5.5Programming Conventions9.78%
5.6Software Development Lifecycle7.61%
5.7Configuration Management6.52%
Strand 9. Cybersecurity
9.3Application Development Security3.26%

Systems Analysis and Design

ODE Subject Code: 145075
Outcome #Outcome Name% Items Approved by SMEs
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills
1.1Employability Skills4.82%
1.2Leadership & Communications7.23%
1.3Business Ethics & Law4.82%
1.4Knowledge Management & Information Technology4.82%
1.5Global Environment4.82%
1.6Business Literacy2.41%
1.7Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurs3.61%
Strand 2. IT Fundamentals
2.4Emerging Technologies4.82%
2.9Project Concept Proposal7.23%
2.12Performance Tests & Acceptance3.61%
2.13Rollout & Handoff6.02%
2.14Artificial Intelligence6.02%
2.15UX/UI Design6.02%
Strand 5. Programming & Software Systems
5.1Programming Concepts6.02%
5.2Computational & String Operations6.02%
5.3Logical Operations & Control Structures8.43%
5.6Software Development Lifecycle7.23%
5.7Configuration Management6.02%

Design Techniques

ODE Subject Code: 145095
Outcome #Outcome Name% Items Approved by SMEs
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills
1.3Business Ethics & Law3.49%
1.5Global Environment1.16%
1.7Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurs1.16%
1.8Operations Management2.33%
1.10Sales & Marketing1.16%
Strand 2. IT Fundamentals
2.9Project Concept Proposal8.14%
2.10Equipment2.33%
2.11Troubleshooting1.16%
2.12Performance Tests & Acceptance3.49%
2.13Rollout & Handoff1.16%
2.14Artificial Intelligence4.65%
2.15UX/UI Design4.65%
Strand 7. Digital Media
7.1Interactive Media10.47%
7.2Multimedia Tools5.81%
7.3Production11.63%
7.4Graphics13.95%
7.5Typography11.63%
7.9Photographs11.63%

Creating and Editing Digital Graphics

ODE Subject Code: 145100
Outcome #Outcome Name% Items Approved by SMEs
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills
1.1Employability Skills4.35%
1.2Leadership & Communications4.35%
1.3Business Ethics & Law1.09%
1.7Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurs3.26%
1.8Operations Management2.17%
1.10Sales & Marketing3.26%
Strand 2. IT Fundamentals
2.9Project Concept Proposal5.43%
2.10Equipment5.43%
2.12Performance Tests & Acceptance3.26%
2.13Rollout & Handoff4.35%
2.14Artificial Intelligence2.17%
Strand 7. Digital Media
7.1Interactive Media9.78%
7.2Multimedia Tools8.70%
7.3Production7.61%
7.4Graphics15.22%
7.5Typography8.70%
7.9Photographs10.87%

Multimedia and Image Management

ODE Subject Code: 145105
Outcome #Outcome Name% Items Approved by SMEs
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills
1.1Employability Skills2.22%
1.2Leadership & Communications2.22%
1.3Business Ethics & Law1.11%
1.7Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurs2.22%
1.12Cyber Hygiene3.33%
Strand 2. IT Fundamentals
2.7Applications & Architecture2.22%
2.9Project Concept Proposal5.56%
2.10Equipment2.22%
2.14Artificial Intelligence3.33%
Strand 7. Digital Media
7.1Interactive Media10.00%
7.2Multimedia Tools11.11%
7.3Production11.11%
7.4Graphics12.22%
7.5Typography3.33%
7.6Animation5.56%
7.7Video7.78%
7.8Audio6.67%
7.9Photographs7.78%

Video and Sound

ODE Subject Code: 145110
Outcome #Outcome Name% Items Approved by SMEs
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills
1.1Employability Skills4.26%
1.2Leadership & Communications4.26%
1.3Business Ethics & Law3.19%
1.7Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurs3.19%
1.8Operations Management2.13%
Strand 2. IT Fundamentals
2.4Emerging Technologies2.13%
2.9Project Concept Proposal7.45%
2.10Equipment6.38%
Strand 7. Digital Media
7.1Interactive Media8.51%
7.2Multimedia Tools10.64%
7.3Production15.96%
7.7Video15.96%
7.8Audio15.96%

Animation

ODE Subject Code: 145115
Outcome #Outcome Name% Items Approved by SMEs
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills
1.1Employability Skills2.08%
1.2Leadership & Communications2.08%
1.3Business Ethics & Law3.13%
1.5Global Environment2.08%
1.7Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurs4.17%
Strand 2. IT Fundamentals
2.4Emerging Technologies1.04%
2.9Project Concept Proposal5.21%
2.12Performance Tests & Acceptance1.04%
2.13Rollout & Handoff3.13%
2.15UX/UI Design3.13%
Strand 7. Digital Media
7.1Interactive Media6.25%
7.2Multimedia Tools12.50%
7.3Production14.58%
7.4Graphics9.38%
7.5Typography4.17%
7.6Animation26.04%

3D Techniques

ODE Subject Code: 145120
Outcome #Outcome Name% Items Approved by SMEs
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills
1.1Employability Skills4.60%
1.2Leadership & Communications4.60%
1.3Business Ethics & Law4.60%
1.7Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurs4.60%
Strand 2. IT Fundamentals
2.3Data Encoding2.30%
2.4Emerging Technologies2.30%
Strand 5. Programming & Software Systems
5.3Logical Operations & Control Structures8.05%
5.4Integrated Development Environment3.45%
5.5Programming Conventions4.60%
5.6Software Development Lifecycle3.45%
5.7Configuration Management5.75%
Strand 7. Digital Media
7.2Multimedia Tools8.05%
7.3Production10.34%
7.4Graphics12.64%
7.6Animation19.54%
Strand 9. Cybersecurity
9.6Cybersecurity Law1.15%

Interactive Applications Development

ODE Subject Code: 145125
Outcome #Outcome Name% Items Approved by SMEs
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills
1.1Employability Skills4.40%
1.2Leadership & Communications7.69%
1.3Business Ethics & Law1.10%
1.7Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurs1.10%
Strand 2. IT Fundamentals
2.7Applications & Architecture2.20%
2.14Artificial Intelligence3.30%
2.15UX/UI Design10.99%
Strand 3. Information Security
3.2General Security Compliance2.20%
Strand 4. Infrastructure Systems
4.10Cloud Computing2.20%
Strand 6. Web Development
6.1Web Pages7.69%
6.2Links & Multimedia8.79%
6.3Scripting6.59%
6.4Web Forms6.59%
6.5Websites12.09%
Strand 7. Digital Media
7.1Interactive Media5.49%
7.2Multimedia Tools12.09%
Strand 9. Cybersecurity
9.3Application Development Security5.49%

Applications of Artifical Intelligence

ODE Subject Code: 145130
Outcome #Outcome Name% Items Approved by SMEs
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills
1.1Employability Skills2.11%
1.2Leadership & Communications3.16%
1.3Business Ethics & Law6.32%
1.4Knowledge Management & Information Technology3.16%
1.5Global Environment2.11%
1.7Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurs2.11%
Strand 2. IT Fundamentals
2.1Security, Risks, & Safeguards5.26%
2.4Emerging Technologies4.21%
2.6Installation & Configuration4.21%
2.8Databases3.16%
2.11Troubleshooting4.21%
2.12Performance Tests & Acceptance1.05%
2.14Artificial Intelligence22.11%
2.15UX/UI Design4.21%
Strand 5. Programming & Software Systems
5.1Programming Concepts4.21%
5.6Software Development Lifecycle2.11%
Strand 7. Digital Media
7.1Interactive Media4.21%
7.3Production3.16%
Strand 8. Databases
8.2Design & Creation1.05%
8.3Data Entry & Access5.26%
8.5Queries & Transactions6.32%
Strand 9. Cybersecurity
9.6Cybersecurity Law6.32%

Hard Surface Modeling

ODE Subject Code: 145140
Outcome #Outcome Name% Items Approved by SMEs
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills
1.1Employability Skills7.06%
1.3Business Ethics & Law4.71%
1.6Business Literacy2.35%
Strand 2. IT Fundamentals
2.3Data Encoding1.18%
2.4Emerging Technologies3.53%
2.9Project Concept Proposal2.35%
2.11Troubleshooting1.18%
2.12Performance Tests & Acceptance2.35%
2.13Rollout & Handoff7.06%
2.14Artificial Intelligence2.35%
Strand 7. Digital Media
7.1Interactive Media4.71%
7.2Multimedia Tools8.24%
7.3Production8.24%
7.4Graphics8.24%
7.6Animation34.12%
Strand 9. Cybersecurity
9.6Cybersecurity Law2.35%

Introduction to Programming Concepts

ODE Subject Code: 145150
Outcome #Outcome Name% Items Approved by SMEs
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills
1.1Employability Skills4.71%
1.2Leadership & Communications3.53%
1.3Business Ethics & Law3.53%
1.4Knowledge Management & Information Technology2.35%
1.6Business Literacy5.88%
1.7Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurs2.35%
1.12Cyber Hygiene4.71%
Strand 2. IT Fundamentals
2.3Data Encoding7.06%
2.7Applications & Architecture3.53%
2.10Equipment3.53%
2.11Troubleshooting8.24%
Strand 3. Information Security
3.2General Security Compliance5.88%
Strand 5. Programming & Software Systems
5.1Programming Concepts12.94%
5.2Computational & String Operations11.76%
5.3Logical Operations & Control Structures8.24%
5.4Integrated Development Environment7.06%
Strand 9. Cybersecurity
9.3Application Development Security4.71%

Organic Modeling

ODE Subject Code: 145155
Outcome #Outcome Name% Items Approved by SMEs
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills
1.1Employability Skills3.53%
1.3Business Ethics & Law2.35%
1.7Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurs1.18%
Strand 2. IT Fundamentals
2.3Data Encoding1.18%
2.4Emerging Technologies3.53%
2.9Project Concept Proposal2.35%
2.11Troubleshooting3.53%
2.12Performance Tests & Acceptance2.35%
2.13Rollout & Handoff3.53%
2.14Artificial Intelligence3.53%
Strand 7. Digital Media
7.1Interactive Media5.88%
7.2Multimedia Tools7.06%
7.3Production12.94%
7.4Graphics17.65%
7.5Typography1.18%
7.6Animation24.71%
Strand 9. Cybersecurity
9.6Cybersecurity Law3.53%

User-Focused Design Principles

ODE Subject Code: 145165
Outcome #Outcome Name% Items Approved by SMEs
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills
1.2Leadership & Communications2.25%
1.3Business Ethics & Law1.12%
1.5Global Environment1.12%
1.7Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurs1.12%
1.8Operations Management1.12%
Strand 2. IT Fundamentals
2.4Emerging Technologies4.49%
2.7Applications & Architecture4.49%
2.9Project Concept Proposal4.49%
2.12Performance Tests & Acceptance5.62%
2.13Rollout & Handoff6.74%
2.15UX/UI Design25.84%
Strand 5. Programming & Software Systems
5.1Programming Concepts4.49%
5.6Software Development Lifecycle5.62%
Strand 7. Digital Media
7.1Interactive Media3.37%
7.2Multimedia Tools5.62%
7.3Production5.62%
7.4Graphics12.36%
7.5Typography4.49%

Unmanned Aircraft Systems

ODE Subject Code: 177024
Outcome #Outcome Name% Items Approved by SMEs
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills
1.1Employability Skills2.08%
1.2Leadership and Communications1.04%
1.3Business Ethics and Law1.04%
1.4Knowledge Management and Information Technology1.04%
1.6Business Literacy1.04%
1.7Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurs1.04%
1.8Operations Management1.04%
1.10Sales and Marketing1.04%
Strand 2. Safety, Tools and Maintenance
2.1Facility Safety5.21%
2.2Personal Safety2.08%
Strand 7. Aviation and Aeronautics
7.1Aviation: Describe the airspace system and aviation industry.3.13%
7.4Aerodynamics9.38%
7.5Airport Environments5.21%
7.6Meteorology6.25%
7.7Air Traffic Control and Communication3.13%
7.8Human Factors5.21%
7.9Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems8.33%
7.10Geographic Information Systems (GIS)7.29%
7.11Preflight Preparation14.58%
7.12Takeoff and Landing4.17%
7.13Flight Environment10.42%
7.14Emergency Operations6.25%

Social Media Communications

ODE Subject Code: 340350
Outcome #Outcome Name% Items Approved by SMEs
Strand 1. Business Operations/21st Century Skills
1.3Business Ethics and Law4.60%
1.10Sales and Marketing4.60%
1.12Cyber Hygiene1.15%
Strand 2. Design
2.1Art Elements and Design Principles6.90%
2.2Color Theory5.75%
2.4Visual Layouts6.90%
2.6UX/UI Design Process3.45%
Strand 3. Written Content Creation
3.1Career-Based Writing9.20%
3.2Entertainment-Based Writing1.15%
3.3Fact-Based Writing8.05%
3.4Market-Based Writing11.49%
3.5Social Media19.54%
Strand 4. Audio, Video, and Photo Imaging
4.5Photography5.75%
4.6Videography5.75%
Strand 6. Digital Design
6.1Content Management5.75%

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