Help prepare your child for the upcoming CRCT!

The Georgia Online Assessment System provides students the opportunity to take on-line CRCT practice tests at school and at home. The Online Assessment System (OAS) can be used for a variety of purposes. Students can gain valuable experience in becoming self-assessors, learning to evaluate their own work and educational progress. Students are exposed to questions that are similar to CRCT items in both format and content. This can result in enhancing students' confidence in their ability to successfully take this type of test. We encourage you to offer opportunities for your student to take practice tests at home.

• To access the OAS, go to the following address: http://www.georgiaoas.org
  
• Once your student is in the system, follow these steps:

1. From the Welcome page, click View Student Tests.

2. Choose a subject area from the list of available subjects.

3. Select the available test, click Take Test.

4. Click Next Question to advance to the next questions.

5. Click Grade My Test once you have answered all test questions, click OK.

6. View the test results.

7. Save or discard the test results.

8.     Click Return Home to return to the Student Welcome page.

CRCT Tips for Parents: Parents can help their children do their best on tests by making sure they are in school every day. Remember that tests reflect the overall achievement of your child. Time spent in learning situations increases the likelihood of doing well on tests. Avoid scheduling doctor's or dentist's appointments during testing times. 

Other helpful testing tips include:

• Give your child encouragement. Praise him/her for the things done well throughout the year. A child who is afraid of failing is more likely to make a mistake.
• Ensure that your child has a well-rounded diet. A healthy body leads to a healthy, active mind. Make sure the child has a good breakfast on testing days, and everyday.
• Keep the lines of communication open between home and school . Parents and teachers should work together to benefit the child.
• Make sure your child is well rested on school days . Children who are tired are less likely to pay attention in class or to handle the demands of class work and tests.
• Try not to be overly anxious about test scores . Too much emphasis on test scores can be upsetting to children.
• Don't judge a child on the basis of a single test score. Test scores are NOT perfect measures of what a child can do. There are many other things that might influence a test score. For example, a child can be affected by the way he/she feels that day.
• Follow normal routines. Interruptions of normal routines may affect your child's performance.
• Don't forget eyeglasses or hearing aids. If your child wears an assistive device, such as glasses or hearing aids, be sure he/she remembers to bring it and wear it during all testing sessions.
  

--- We hope you and your student will find this helpful --- Janette Shealy, CST