OSTP Oklahoma Academic Standards 2

Question 1

Oklahoma Academic Standards for Science are organized around which major framework?

Accepted Answer

Three-dimensional learning including science practices, crosscutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas

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Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) adopted verbatim

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A single textbook sequence approved by the state

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Laboratory skills assessment only

Question 2

Which strand is included in Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies?

Accepted Answer

History

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Computer Programming

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Financial Literacy only

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Physical Education

Question 3

How do Oklahoma Academic Standards support vertical alignment across grade levels?

Accepted Answer

By building upon prior knowledge with increasingly complex skills and concepts each year

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By using identical standards for all grades K-12

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By testing the same content each year regardless of grade level

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By only addressing state-specific content at each grade level

Question 4

What distinguishes Oklahoma Academic Standards from the Common Core standards that preceded them?

Accepted Answer

Oklahoma Academic Standards were developed with Oklahoma-specific input and customization

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Oklahoma Academic Standards include only math and reading

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Oklahoma Academic Standards require less rigor than Common Core

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Oklahoma Academic Standards apply only to private schools

Question 5

Oklahoma Academic Standards for ELA include which type of reading strand at all grade levels?

Accepted Answer

Reading Informational Text and Reading Literature as separate strands

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Only narrative fiction reading

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Reading limited to standardized test passages

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Reading only at the high school level

Question 6

At the high school level, which OSTP End-of-Instruction tests are aligned to Oklahoma Academic Standards?

Accepted Answer

English II, Algebra I, Biology, and U.S. History

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Only English I

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Only Algebra I

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All courses in all subject areas

Question 7

Oklahoma Academic Standards for Science include strands on Earth and Space Science, Life Science, and which other branch?

Accepted Answer

Physical Science

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Computer Science

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Environmental Science

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Health Science