Contains the answers to frequently asked questions by families and educators concerning the Ohio Achievement Test. Resources, a glossary of terms, testing vocabulary, and pre-test physical preparations are also provided.

Frequently Asked Questions for Families

• Questions and answers for families concerning the Ohio Achievement Test

Frequently Asked Questions for Educators

• Questions and answers for educators concerning the Ohio Achievement Test.

Glossary of Terms

• Definitions provided for serveral Ohio Achievement Test terms (i.e. scaled score, raw score, benchmark).

Resources for Families

• Websites that help families prepare their child for testing (i.e. Ohio Department of Education homepage, family standards guide, questions to ask teachers, etc.)

Resources for Educators

• Websites that help educators prepare students for testing (i.e. Instructional Management System, examples of exemplar lessons, test items, etc.)

Testing Vocabulary

• List of terms used in testing questions (i.e. persuade, describe, Venn Diagram, confirm, etc.)

Pre-Test Physical Preparations

• Brain research shows that physical activity positively affects the brain. Knowing that exercise is certainly a stress reliever, here are some easy physical activities that can be used in the classroom to get blood flowing to the brain and relieve stress.

Practice Tests

• Link to practice tests for grades 3-8 at the Ohio Department of Education's website.