Kindergarten
KRA-L (Kindergarten Readiness Assessment - Literacy)
This is an assessment from the state that must be given to kindergarten students within the first 6 weeks of school. The purpose of this assessment is to provide information about how kindergarten students are performing in the area of literacy when they first begin kindergarten. Kindergarten teachers use this assessment to individualize academic instruction for students based on their strenghts and weaknesses. Portions of this assessment are typically given at Liberty Center Elementary School at individual kindergarten assessments during the first 3 days of school. They are completed in the first few weeks of the school year.
For additional information regarding this assessment, please refer to the link below.
Ohio Department of Education KRA-L Information
First Grade
CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test)
This assessment is given during the 2nd-3rd week of March. The testing period is spread out over 2 weeks so that students are not testig for more than 30-60 minutes on any one day. It is given primarily as a tool for gifted screening that needs to be reported to the state. Scores are used at the local level to help identify how individual students learn best in order to help maximize their educational experience.
Second Grade
ITBS (Iowa Test of Basic Skills)
This test is given during the 2nd-3rd week of March. The purpose for this assessment is to determine if students are performing on grade level. The information it provides assists teachers in planning intervention and enrichment opportunities for these studetns as they enter 3rd grade and prepare for the state achievement tests in reading and math. This assessment is spread out over the course of 2 weeks to ensure that students are not testing more than 30-60 minutes on any one day.
Third Grade
OAA (Ohio Achievement Assessment)
The Ohio Achievement Assessment (previously called the Ohio Achievement Test OAT), the reading portion is given in the fall and spring to all 3rd grade students, while the math portion is only given in the spring. It is a test mandated by the state to assess mastery of the Ohio academic standards in the area of reading. The reading portion is given on 2 occasions in order to show growth in the area of reading over the course of the school year in 3rd grade. If students pass the test in the fall, they are still expected to take it again in the spring in order to show their growth in the area of reading. The reading test consists of reading selections followed by multiple choice, short answer, or extended response questions based on each reading selection. The math assessment consists of multiple choice, short answer and extended response questions based on math content. Students are given 2 1/2 hours to complete each assessment. Students must achieve a scaled score of 400 or higher on each assessment in order to pass and be considered proficient in that area.
For the 2010-11 school year, students will take the reading portion for the first time on the morning of Tuesday, October 5, 2010. They will get another opportunity to improve their score on Thursday, April 28th. They will take the math portion of the OAA on the morning of Tuesday, May 3rd.
Practice tests are available on the Ohio Department of Education website (see link below). This link provides access to an interpretive guide to the test for parents, on-line practice assessments for all grades in all subject areas in which the assessment is given, and previous tests that you can dowload and take to help prepare for the Ohio Achievement Assessment.
Ohio Department of Education Achievement Test Information
Fourth Grade
OAA (Ohio Achievement Assessment)
The Ohio Achievement Assessment (previously called the Ohio Achievement Test OAT), is given in spring to all 4th grade students in the areas of reading and math. It is a test mandated by the state to assess mastery of the Ohio academic standards in the areas of reading and math. The reading test consists of reading selections followed by multiple choice, short answer, or extended response questions based on each reading selection. The math test consists of multiple choice, short answer, and extended response questions in the area of math. Students are given 2 1/2 hours to complete each assessment. Students must achieve a scaled score of 400 or higher on each asssessment in order to pass and be considered proficient in that area.
For the 2010-11 school year, students will take the reading portion on the morning of Wednesday, April 27th. They will take the math portion of the OAA on the morning of Friday, April 29th.
Practice tests are available on the Ohio Department of Education website (see link below). This link provides access to an interpretive guide to the test for parents, on-line practice assessments for all grades in all subject areas in which the assessment is given, and previous tests that you can dowload and take to help prepare for the Ohio Achievement Assessment.