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Study Guide

Test Design and Test Objectives
Field 49: Theater

Test Overview

Format Computer-based test (CBT)
Number of Questions 100 selected-response questions
Time 2 hours and 30 minutes (does not include 15-minute CBT tutorial)
Passing Score 240

Pie chart of approximate test weighting outlined in the table below.

Test Objectives

Table outlining test content and subject weighting by sub area and objective
Subareas Range of Objectives Approximate Test Proportions
I Playwriting, Performance, and Direction of Dramatic Works 01–03 37%
II Design, Production, and Management of Dramatic Works 04–05 19%
III Theater History and Dramatic Literature 06–09 31%
IV Theater Education 10–11 13%
Total Proportion 100%

 

Subarea I–Playwriting, Performance, and Direction of Dramatic Works

Objective 0001: Understand principles of playwriting and dramatic structure.
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Objective 0002: Understand principles of acting.
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Objective 0003: Understand principles of directing.
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Subarea II–Design, Production, and Management of Dramatic Works

Objective 0004: Understand principles of producing and managing theatrical performances.
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Objective 0005: Understand set, costume, and lighting design and execution.
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Subarea III–Theater History and Dramatic Literature

Objective 0006: Understand the history of drama and theater.
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Objective 0007: Understand British and other European dramatic literature from ancient times through the present.
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Objective 0008: Understand the dramatic literature of the United States.
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Objective 0009: Understand dramatic literature from other cultural traditions.
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Subarea IV–Theater Education

Objective 0010: Understand principles of theater education for children and adolescents.
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Objective 0011: Understand the interdisciplinary nature of theater.
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