PROFICIENCY TEST PREPARATION

Ohio Proficiency Test Information
The Little Book - Citizenship Proficiency Test Guide
Proficiency Test Software
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Ohio Proficiency Test Information Ohio Proficiency Test Information

Ohio law requires students in the fourth, sixth, ninth, and twelfth grades to take proficiency tests that are designed to measure knowledge and skill in citizenship, mathematics, reading, science, and writing. In order to graduate from high school, a student must pass the ninth-grade tests. Each test covers particular topics or learning outcomes.   Recent proficiency test results are available at the Ohio Department of Education website.

 
For additional information about Ohio proficiency tests, you may wish to visit some of the following webpages:

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The Little Book    The Little Book

An important, far-reaching result of our tutors' work at John Hay High School has been The Little Book. This book is a pocket-sized, paperback handbook designed to help students--particularly inner city students--handle the difficult hurdle of the Ohio Ninth Grade Citizenship Test. The Little Book On Line is an on-line version of the citizenship guide that may be viewed, printed, or downloaded from this site.
Now in its third edition, The Little Book was drafted by a committee of Covenant tutors, former teachers, and a retired attorney. The book was prepared with the assistance of the Chairman of the Social Studies Department of John Hay High School, and it follows the Fact Sheets from the Ohio Department of Education regarding ninth-grade Citizenship requirements.

In 1996, 27,500 copies of The Little Book and 400 copies of the Companion to The Little Book for Teachers & Tutors were furnished to Cleveland schools through a grant from the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation. Another 2,100 copies of The Little Book were given to East Cleveland students as a gift from the Church of the Covenant. The Little Book has also been purchased by several school districts.

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Proficiency Test Software

Moogie Math is a computer program specifically designed to help students prepare for mathematics proficiency exams given in Ohio, Texas, Nevada, or Florida. A free demo version of the program and ordering information are available from Emanuel Software.
Aeronauts 2000 Illustration of children around the world Aeronauts 2000 is computer-based teaching aid that helps students prepare for Ohio's Science Proficiency Exams. Each student's "mission" is to learn and use science and math skills to help aeronauts "Pete" and "BJ" escape Earth's rapidly deteriorating atmosphere and resettle on another planet. Aeronauts 2000 is one of several resources available from NASA Lewis Research Center's Educational Programs.

Online Math Proficiency Practice Tests.  As part of a project entitled "The Implementation of Mastery Learning to Ohio Math Proficiency Test", Mr. Ozdemir prepared an Online Ohio Ninth Grade Math Proficiency Practice Tests package that consists of questions of four past Proficiency tests. Any student can take these tests at http://www.hsas.org/optpractice for free. After the tests, students get a detailed report to see their scores and a list of missed or skipped questions.

Create A Quiz is a computer program that allows teachers and parents to generate their own interactive on-screen quizzes and exams.  Demo and full versions of Create A Quiz are available from Softword Technology.

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