Further, the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) also demands all states to maintain and establish academic standard to assess grades 3–8 child’s knowledge on Maths and Reading and evaluate how far they are successful in meeting Academic Content Standards. The result of the OAA is also one of the ways to allocate additional resources to the lacking students, schools, and districts for further improvements. Moreover, the families and teachers also identify precise areas where the students lack and need further support and help in their progress.

 Although OAA is one of the important steps for promoting the child to the next grade, there are also other evaluation steps that are assessed by the teachers including classroom attendance and participation, and their performance in classroom works.

Grade – 3 students are required to evaluate their knowledge through Maths and Reading, but higher grade students needs to prove their competency through Science, Social Studies, and Writing along with Maths and reading. According to Ohio law, Grade-3 students need to sit for the Reading Assessment twice a year.

The Ohio Department of Education have also provided additional resources to guide students to find out what they can expect in the test. ODE Practice Test is especially developed to assist Grade 3 – 8 students in understanding the testing process and test questions, and evaluating their knowledge and competency in answering AA test questions. The ODE Practice Tests are half-length test in reading, writing, mathematics, social studies, and science. The ODE offer Sample tests in PDF version and large print versions, sample test administration manuals, and answer documents.

The Practice Tests are developed for both students and teachers. The test for the students informs score level and possible points, what is expected from the students by the end of each grade, multiple-choice questions, and actual test questions for understanding the questions that are offered during the Assessment test.

The Sample Tests for teachers guide them to actual AA questions that can be used to prepare students for the Ohio Achievement Assessments. The teachers can also develop online practice tests and print them for the students, provide scores for the response questions, and get the actual report on the performance level of the students appearing in the Practice Test.