NYSTCE Visual Arts (079) Test Secrets Study Guide: NYSTCE Exam Review for the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations

***Includes Practice Test Questions***

Get the test prep help you need to be successful on the NYSTCE Visual Arts test.

The NYSTCE Visual Arts (079) Exam is extremely challenging and thorough test preparation is essential for success. NYSTCE Visual Arts Exam Secrets Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass the NYSTCE Visual Arts exam.

Not only does it provide a comprehensive guide to the NYSTCE Visual Arts Exam as a whole, it also provides practice test questions as well as detailed explanations of each answer.

NYSTCE Visual Arts (079) Test Secrets Study Guide includes:

• A thorough review for the New York State Teacher Certification - Visual Arts Exam
• A breakdown of visual arts materials and processes
• A guide to principles and elements of art design
• An examination of visual arts and culture
• An analysis of aesthetic and interdisciplinary connections
• Comprehensive practice questions with detailed answer explanations

It's filled with the critical information you'll need in order to do well on the test the concepts, procedures, principles, and vocabulary that the New York State Education Department (NYSED) and National Evaluation Systems (NES) expects you to have mastered before sitting for the exam.

The Visual Arts Materials and Processes section covers:

• Wood
• Oil, Acrylic, and Watercolor painting
• Sculpture design
• Drawing principles
• Kinetics
• Modeling materials
• Hazards

The Principles and Elements of Art Design section covers:

• Use of tone, line, texture, and color
• Balance
• Abstract and abstraction
• Composition in painting
• Form and content

The Visual Arts and Culture section covers:

• Bronze Age art
• Ancient civilizations and their art
• Greek art and architecture
• Christian art
• Gothic art
• Italian Renaissance
• 19th Century work
• Expressionist
• Abstract art
• Modern primitives

The Aesthetic and Interdisciplinary Connections section covers:

• Art vs. natural beauty
• Nude art vs. pornography
• Extrinsic and intrinsic value
• Aesthetics
• Art and architecture

These sections are full of specific and detailed information that will be key to passing the NYSTCE Visual Arts Exam. Concepts and principles aren't simply named or described in passing, but are explained in detail. The guide is laid out in a logical and organized fashion so that one section naturally flows from the one preceding it. Because it's written with an eye for both technical accuracy and accessibility, you will not have to worry about getting lost in dense academic language.
Any test prep guide is only as good as its practice questions and answers, and that's another area where our guide stands out. Our test designers have provided scores of test questions that will prepare you for what to expect on the actual NYSTCE Visual Arts Exam. Each answer is explained in depth, in order to make the principles and reasoning behind it crystal clear.

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