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The Ohio Graduation Test Study Guide The Skills you need Social Studies
The Ohio Graduation Test Study Guide The Skills you need Social Studies
by Orange Frazer
The Ohio Graduation Test Study Guide In Social Studies by Kent Minor, Ph.D… $14.95
This 159-page softbound study guide published by Ohio-based Orange Frazer Press is directed at helping high school students prepare for the social studies portion of the Ohio Graduation Test – a major hurdle to obtaining a secondary diploma in the state. The book supplements regular classroom activities and materials, showing students what will be expected of them when they take the OGT. Questions address various levels in Bloom’s taxonomy. It is divided into seven sections that correlate with the Ohio Department of Education’s academic standards in social studies. Each section is subdivided into brief chapters that address specific benchmarks. A short practice test in the subject matter concludes each chapter. Practice tests include multiple choice, short-answer and extended response questions. Answers are available on the Orange Frazer Web site for schools that purchase class sets of the book. There are also complete OGT practice test'>OGT practice tests on the Web site.
The workbook-style format allows students plenty of room to fill in answers. The book begins with notes to both students and teachers on preparing for the OGT and includes tips for taking the actual test. It concludes with a glossary of important social studies terms and hints for answering short-answer and open-ended questions. Unlike many competitor study guides, it does not contain sample OGTs. Those are only found on the Orange Frazer Web site.
The Ohio Graduation Test Study Guide The Skills you need Social Studies
Editors’ Review:
The Ohio Graduation Test Study Guide The Skills you need Social Studies
Pluses – The study guide was authored by an Ohio social studies educator with the support and review of seven other Ohio educators. In fact, the author worked for the Ohio Department of Education for 22 years – more than half of that time as a consultant in social studies. The benchmark chapters are very short, as are the practice tests that follow. The brevity allows students to grasp the concept presented in a short study session – possibly an hour or so – which may be the only amount of time he or she can spare for the effort. The hints for writing answers to open-ended questions are valuable, as is the list of verbs that students will encounter on the actual test. Students are encouraged to get a deeper understanding of concepts presented through extended practice suggestions in each chapter.
Minuses – Although the workbook/study guide is fairly well designed and easy to read, it has only a handful of graphics or pictures to break up the text. The answer key for the practice tests is available only on the Orange Frazer Web site – an unnecessary hassle for teachers and parents.
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