This is one of the outcomes of the work of the Massachusetts Evaluation Service Center for Occupational Education (ESCOE). The first part of this document is an overview of the Performance Test Development Project. The remainder of the document explores machine shop curriculum in terms of terminal behavioral objectives which were grouped by desired performance. Each performance group was synthesized into a single multifaceted objective (synthesized objective). Blueprinting was selected as the test item to be used in the initial field test which is described at length in terms of test description (general form and administration procedures), field testing, and revision recommendations. Tables and graphs supplement the report. (BP)