Below is a letter from Patrick O'Connell with instructions for how to access the CRCT practice tests online. Click on the web address in the letter and you will go directly to the site. Be on the lookout for your child's 10 digit GA Test ID number on the inside of their agenda pads. This would be great practice over Spring Break!
Enjoy!
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Dear Parents,
Your child will be taking the Criterion Referenced Competency Tests in the spring of 2010 in the areas of reading, language arts, and mathematics. Students in third, fourth, and fifth grade will also be tested in science and social studies. These tests will be based on the Georgia Performance Standards curriculum your child is being taught at school each day. It is important for your child to attend school each day and complete assignments to learn the required curriculum. All students in grade three must pass the reading portion of the test in order to advance to fourth grade. Students in grade five must pass both the reading and math portions of the test to advance to middle school.
Cobb teachers are working very hard to be sure students are taught the standards and are constantly assessing them so they will be ready for the tests. Each school in Cobb County offers parent conferences to discuss the progress of your child and to provide suggestions about ways to help your child at home.
The Georgia State Department of Education has developed an online assessment system containing practice tests your child can take at home if he/she has access to the internet. There is no charge for the assessments and you can monitor your child’s progress easily. The practice tests are based on the skills and knowledge that will be tested next spring and test items are presented in the same format that students will see on the actual test. Students may take the student tests as many times as they wish, whenever they wish. Student test results do not affect a student's grade. In fact, student test results are not automatically recorded, although a student may choose to save a result and/or send a result to his or her teacher.
The Online Assessment System requires Internet Explorer 7.0 – 8.0 or Firefox 2.0 – 3.0 to run. For further information about PC system requirements and browser requirements, go to https://http://www.georgiaoas.org/, click on Support, scroll down to frequently asked questions, click on topic “OAS Not Functioning as Expected”, scroll down to “Why is the OAS not functioning properly” and click on “OAS System Requirements”.
Your child can access practice tests in the following way:
Go to https://www.georgiaoas.org/
Login with the student’s Georgia Test identification number. If you are not sure of this number, contact your child’s teacher. The number must be 10 digits long and there are no spaces in the number.
The password is education.
The Student Welcome Page will appear and your child can click View Student Tests.
Choose the subject area from the list of available subjects.
Select the test from the list.
Click the Take the Test button. The test will begin.
Once the test has been completed, click the Grade My Test button at the bottom of the page; a pop-up window will display. Click OK.
The results of the student’s test will display. You can either save or discard the results.
Click on Return Home if finished or click on a test option button if you want to take another test.
Click the Logout button when you are finished working in the online assessment system.
We hope this resource will be helpful to you throughout the year. If you have any questions concerning your child’s progress, contact his/her teacher.
Sincerely,
Patrick O’Connell
Assistant Principal
