American Government
Preparing for Ohio's State Test (AIR)
Teacher Tools & Resources
Teaching for Mastery of Ohio’s State Tests in Social Studies
A annotated list of 8 suggested teaching strategies designed to maximize student mastery of learning targets assessed on Ohio's State Tests.
Click here to view the Google Doc.
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Teacher's Guide to Ohio's American Government State Test
This document includes the test blueprints, item specifications, content elaborations/limits, and sample test questions, organized by content statement.
Click here to access the document.
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Released Test Items
Released test items from the practice test and first two years of test administration are available as a Word document. View the 5-minute below on strategies for using the released test items.
Using the Released Test Items
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Ohio Test Prep's Edcite Test Item Collection
The test items used on OhioTestPrep.com are available as a collection on Edcite. Create a free account on Edcite and use the copy/assign button to add the assessments to your Edcite account.
Click here to access the Edcite American Government Collection.
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Student Tools & Resources
American Government Student Review Presentations
This folder contains Google slide presentations with key bullet points and review and practice activities. The folder is under development, with new topics added weekly in March 2017. Note: The folder is open "View" access. Do not request edit access; click on "File" and "Make a Copy" to create your own copy.
Click here to access the Google Folder
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Ohio Test Prep
Ohio Test Prep is a blended learning tool with eight self-paced modules for each state test in social studies. Each module contains three sections: LEARN, PRACTICE , and ASSESS. Video tutorials and practice tests are available for each American Government learning target.
Click here to access Ohio Test Prep.
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