Practice Test Help

About this Web site

Students

This Web site allows you to access the practice tests for the Ohio Achievement Assessments. If you are taking a test assigned by your teacher, you will need to log in. If you just want to browse the practice tests available, you may do so without logging in, or you can create a new account.

Teachers

This Web site allows you to access the practice tests for the Ohio Achievement Assessments. If you are creating test assignments for your student(s), you will need to log in. If you want to browse the practice tests available, you may do so without logging in, or you can create a new account.

General:

Account Information:

Sign Up For New Account

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From the Practice Test page, Click Sign Up For New Account.
Enter your desired User ID and password. (Your password must be a minimum of 6 characters and contain alphanumeric characters.)
Enter your Personal Information (first name, last name, and e-mail address).

Note: Your e-mail address is required to reset your password (in case you forget it).

For Teachers: Enter your District/School Information (your district and school name and phone number are required fields).
Click Create Account.

Students and Parents will be directed to the Portfolio page.

Teachers will be directed to the Teacher Workbook page.

For Students: Sign Up With Teacher-Created User ID

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From the Practice Test page, enter the User ID your teacher gave you and click Sign Up For New Account.
Enter your desired password (your password must be a minimum of 6 characters and contain alphanumeric characters.)
Enter your Personal Information (e-mail address; your first and last name fields should already be filled in).

Note: Your e-mail address is required to reset your password (in case you forget it).

Click Create Account.

Logging in With a User ID and Password

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From the Practice Test page, enter your User ID and password.
Click Log In.

Resetting Your Password

From the Practice Test page, click Forgot Password.
Enter your User ID and click Reset my password.
Check your e-mail for the new password.

Note: if you do not see an email, check your spam folder.

Changing Your Account Information image of account settings page

After you have logged in, you can change your account information.

At the top of any page, click your User ID in "You are logged in as ______."
You will be directed to the Account Settings page.
Click on Change Password, Change Email, or Personal Info.
Enter your new password, e-mail address or personal information.
Click Save/Update to enable the new setting(s).

Using See Released Questions

See Released Questions enables you to view individual released questions for each test and year. Please note that questions are grouped by content standard, not in numerical order.

From the applications page, click Understand Test Results.
Click the subject for which you want to see questions.
Click the year for which you want to see questions.
Click See Released Questions
Selecting questions (3 options):

click See All Questions

click a checkbox by a content standard (to view all questions for that content standard/benchmark)

click individual questions

Click I'm Ready to view your selected questions.

Navigate between questions using the Previous Question and Next Question buttons.

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When you reach the last question, click an icon at the top of the screen to navigate to the section you want. (To continue viewing other released questions, click the Released Questions icon at the top of the page.)

For Students/Parents

Using My Portfolio/Taking Practice Tests

My Portfolio is divided in two sections: My Homework and My Tests. The My Homework section manages student assignments. The My Tests section allows logged in students and parents to keep track of practice tests taken on their own, via Take a New Test.

screenshot of my portfolio page for students

My Homework

Assigned Lessons

To access a new assignment, click the drop-down arrow and select the desired assignment. Click Go and begin completing the assignment.

Incomplete Assignments

To access an assignment you started but did not complete, click the drop-down arrow and select the desired assignment. Click Go and begin completing the assignment.

Results

To view the results of a completed assignment, click the drop-down arrow and select the desired assignment. Click Go to view your scores.

Assignment ID

To join an assignment, you need the Assignment ID number. Obtain the number from your teacher and enter it. Click Join Assignment.

Note: If your teacher requires approval to join the assignment, you will see the assignment ID number under the new "Waiting for Approval" list. If your teacher allows anyone to join an assignment, the new assignment will appear under "Assigned Lessons."

My Tests

Unfinished Tests

To access a test you started but did not complete, click the drop-down arrow and select the desired test. Click Go

Results

To view the results of a completed test, click the drop-down arrow and select the desired test. Click Go to view your scores.

Take a New Test

Click Take a New Test. You will be directed to the Take a Practice Test page. Click the plus sign next to the desired subject. Click the year of the test you want to take. You will be directed to the Practice Test Instructions page. Click Start Test to access the interactive practice test.

Practice Test Instructions

Answer each question and click Save and Continue

Multiple Choice: click the bubble next your answer

Constructed Response: enter the question in the Answer Document (text box)

To skip a question, click Skip Question.
To return to a skipped question, select it from the "Skipped Questions" drop-down list.
When you have completed your assignment/test, click Submit Test and view your results.

For Teachers:

Using the Teacher Workbook

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image of select existing practice test button

Selecting an existing practice test to assign

Click Select Existing Practice Test; you will be directed to the Select a Test page.
Select a Subject, Grade and Year from the list; you will be directed to the Practice Test Options page (see image below).
Enter a name for your assignment (this is the name your students will see in their portfolio).
Click the calendar to select a due date.
Select whether students can join the assignment (no; yes; or yes, but with approval).
To turn off automatic display of answers, click the check box (if you do this, students will not know if they answered a question correctly).
Enter any additional test instructions you may have.
Click Assign Students.

Creating a custom practice test to assign

Select Questions

Click Create Custom Practice Test; you will be directed to the Select Questions for Test page.
Select a Subject, Grade and Year; the list of available questions for that test will appear.
Click the boxes for the questions you wish to select.

You may click the title categories (Question, Format, Strand) to sort the questions for that category.

Click Save Selections; the number of questions chosen for that test/year will appear in parentheses next to the active test.
To add more questions, select another Subject, Grade and Year and repeat the above steps.
To finish and preview the question list, click View Selected Items.

Preview Questions

Give your custom test a name and click Save Test Name.
You may reorder your questions manually or click Drag and Drop Reorder to enable interactive question reordering (see image below).

Note: Drag and Drop Reorder is supported only for Internet Explorer 6.0 and above or Mozilla Firefox 1.5 and above.

To remove questions, click Remove.
To add more questions, click Add/Remove Questions; this will redirect you to the Select Questions for Test page.
To view the questions you selected, click Preview Questions.
Click the question numbers in the left-hand list to see each question. When finished, click Go Back.
To complete your custom test, click Finish; you will be directed to the Teacher Workbook page.

screenshot of custom test question ordering page

Create Assignment from Custom Test
image of new assignment added to teacher workbook page

From the Teacher Workbook, click Create Assignment for the Custom Test you just built; you will be directed to the Practice Test Options page.
Enter a name for your assignment (this is the name your students will see in their portfolio).
Click the calendar to select a due date.
Select whether students can join the assignment (no; yes; or yes, but with approval).
To turn off automatic display of answers, click the check box (if you do this, students will not know if they answered a question correctly).
Enter any additional test instructions you may have.
Click Assign Students; you will be directed to the Assign Students to the Practice Test page.

Note the Assignment ID number (see image below); you might want to copy/write it down (if you want students to be able to join the assignment on their own, they will need this ID number).

Adding students to or removing students from an assignment

Create New Users
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Create a User ID, enter the first and last name of the student, and click Create New User.

Note: Students will have to enter the User ID you gave them on their log in page and click "Sign Up For New Account." They will have to fill in the remaining fields, including creating a password and entering their e-mail address, in order to gain access to your tests in their Portfolio.

The student will appear under "Students Currently Assigned to Test."

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Add Existing Users (for students who already have User IDs in the system)
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Enter the User ID and click Add Existing User.
The student will appear under "Students Currently Assigned to Test."

Assign Students Who are Already in Your Student List
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Under "Previously Assigned Students" click the box(es) for the student(s) whom you want to add to the test.
Click Assign Students.
The student(s) will appear under "Students Currently Assigned to Test."

Remove Students From a Test
Click the Remove button next to the student's name under "Students Currently Assigned to Test."

Authorize Students to Join a Test (Assignment ID feature)
(students who joined a test using the Assignment ID code, but need your authorization to take it).
image of student waiting for approval

Under "Waiting for Approval" you will see the student(s) who have requested approval to join the test. Click Approve next to the student(s).
Approved students will move into your "Students Currently Assigned to Test" list.

Editing an assignment
From Teacher Workbook

Click Assignment Options; you will be directed to the Practice Test Options/Assign Students to the Practice Test page.
Click Edit These Options; you will be directed to the Practice Test Options page.
Change any of the assignment information desired, and click Assign Students.

Viewing students' results and scoring CR questions
From Teacher Workbook

Click See Assignment Results and Enter CR Scores; you will be directed to the Test Results page.

Note: you can only enter CR scores for those students who have submitted their test to you.
Also, you can only assign scores for the questions the student responded to (non-answered questions get an automatic score of zero).

Click Enter Score for the student whose test results you need to access.
Click the number for the CR question to view the student's response.
Assign a score from the drop-down list. Click Save Score and Continue to view the next question the student answered.
When you are done scoring, click Return to Results.
Note: You may enter the student's score directly from the results page by clicking Score; however, you will not be able to view the student's answer. Enter the point value the student earned, and click Enter to save your score.

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