A ninth grader argues that a rule must be obeyed "because it is the law, and laws keep order." At which of Kohlberg's levels of moral reasoning is this argument?Wikipedia, "Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0001
A science teacher keeps grade-level content but adds visuals, modeling and explicit language support so that English learners can follow it. What is this approach called?Wikipedia, "Sheltered instruction". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0003
A senior plans to enter the family trade because his parents always expected it. He has never looked at any other path. Which identity status is this?Wikipedia, "Identity formation". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0001
A sixteen-year-old is certain that the dangers of texting while driving apply to other people and could never touch him. Which feature of adolescent thinking does this show?Wikipedia, "Personal fable". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0001
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Domain I: Student development and learning, continued
A student cannot yet balance chemical equations alone but can do it with a few prompts from her teacher. In Vygotsky's terms, where does this task lie for her?Wikipedia, "Zone of proximal development". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0002
A student is identified as gifted in mathematics and also has dyslexia. Which term describes students who are both gifted and neurodivergent?Wikipedia, "Twice exceptional". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0003
A teacher announces that any class that turns in every lab report on time will be excused from the Friday quiz. On-time reports rise. Which principle of operant conditioning is at work?Wikipedia, "Reinforcement". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0002
A teacher gives novices fully worked examples to study before asking them to solve problems on their own, so that their working memory is not overloaded. Which theory supports this practice?Wikipedia, "Cognitive load". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0002
A tenth grader reasons easily about "what if" cases that have no tie to reality, such as a world without friction. In Piaget's theory, which stage does this thinking mark?Wikipedia, "Piaget's theory of cognitive development", Formal operational stage. Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0001
An eighth grader refuses to give her presentation because she is sure the whole class will stare at a small stain on her sleeve. Which idea about adolescent thinking describes this?Wikipedia, "Imaginary audience". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0001
Bandura used one term for a person's belief in their own capacity to act in the ways needed to reach a goal. What is the term?Wikipedia, "Self-efficacy". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0002
The IDEA regulations name attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as an example of a health problem under which disability category?34 CFR 300.8(c)(9), Child with a disability: other health impairment (Legal Information Institute). Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0003
Just before a math test, girls in a class are reminded of the stereotype that girls do worse at math, and they then score lower than usual. What do researchers call this predicament?Wikipedia, "Stereotype threat". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0003
Ohio law sets out four ways a student in kindergarten through grade 12 can be identified as gifted. Which of these is one of the four?Ohio Revised Code 3324.03, Identifying gifted students. Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0003
Students who answer short, low-stakes quiz questions from memory recall the material better weeks later than students who only reread it. What is this finding called?Wikipedia, "Testing effect". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0002
Domain II: Assessment, instruction and the learning environment 25
A mathematics program picks each student's next problem from the way she answered the earlier ones. What is this use of technology called?Wikipedia, "Adaptive learning". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0006
A mathematics teacher and an art teacher build one shared unit on symmetry, so that students meet the same theme in both classes. What is this approach?Wikipedia, "Interdisciplinary teaching". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0005
A reading is split into four parts. Each student masters one part, then teaches it to a home group whose members hold the other parts. Which cooperative learning method is this?Wikipedia, "Jigsaw (teaching technique)". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0006
A scoring guide for an essay gives separate ratings for thesis, evidence, organization and conventions. What type of rubric is it?Wikipedia, "Rubric (academic)", Types. Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0004
A student with a disability needs extended time on the state achievement test. Under the IDEA regulations, where must that accommodation be stated?34 CFR 300.320(a)(6), Definition of individualized education program (Legal Information Institute). Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0004
A student works hard in one course because she expects to succeed in it and sees its work as useful to her. Which theory of motivation rests on these two factors?Wikipedia, "Expectancy-value theory". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0007
A teacher begins to pause longer after each question before calling on anyone. According to the research on "wait time," what is the likely result?Wikipedia, "Mary Budd Rowe". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0007
A teacher in an Ohio district sees one student harass the same classmate for the second time. Under the anti-bullying policy that state law requires of every district, what must the teacher do?Ohio Revised Code 3313.666(B)(4), District policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation, or bullying. Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0008
A teacher models a proof ("I do it"), works a second one with the class ("we do it"), has pairs try one together, then assigns one to do alone. Which model of instruction is this?Wikipedia, "Gradual release of responsibility". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0006
A teacher using backward design has settled what students should understand by the end of a unit. What does she decide next?Wikipedia, "Backward design". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0005
A teacher writes a unit test only to see whether each student has learned the material, not to rank students against one another. What kind of test is this?Wikipedia, "Criterion-referenced test". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0004
After a hallway fight, the students involved meet in a circle with those who were affected, talk about the wrong and agree on how to make things right. Which approach is this?Wikipedia, "Restorative practices". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0008
At the end of a unit a teacher gives an exam and records a grade that shows each student's level of performance against the standard. What kind of assessment is this?Wikipedia, "Summative assessment". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0004
At the end of a unit, students may show mastery through a test, a report or a project, depending on their readiness. Which element of instruction is the teacher differentiating?Wikipedia, "Differentiated instruction", Product. Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0005
Before teaching long division, a teacher breaks the skill into its component steps to find which parts her students still lack. What is this planning technique called?Wikipedia, "Task analysis". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0005
"First finish the problem set, then you may spend the rest of the period on free reading." Which principle of reinforcement is this teacher using?Wikipedia, "Premack's principle". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0008
In a conference a teacher restates a student's point in her own words to show that she has understood it. Which technique of active listening is this?Wikipedia, "Active listening". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0007
In a school that uses Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), what is Tier 1?Wikipedia, "Positive behavior interventions and supports". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0008
In small groups, students take turns leading the discussion of a text by questioning, clarifying, summarizing and predicting. Which approach is this?Wikipedia, "Reciprocal teaching". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0006
May a teacher in an Ohio public school use corporal punishment to discipline a student?Ohio Revised Code 3319.41(A), Corporal punishment policy. Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0008
Self-determination theory names three basic needs behind self-initiated behavior. Which of them does a teacher support by letting students choose their own project topics?Wikipedia, "Self-determination theory". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0007
Students watch a recorded lesson at home, and class time goes to problems and discussion with the teacher's help. What is this arrangement called?Wikipedia, "Flipped classroom". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0006
Students who used to read for pleasure are paid for every book they finish. When the payments stop, they read less than they did before. What is this effect called?Wikipedia, "Overjustification effect". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0007
Two teachers score the same set of essays with the same rubric, and their scores disagree widely. Which quality does the scoring lack?Wikipedia, "Reliability (statistics)", Types. Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0004
Under Ohio law, which body adopts the statewide academic standards in English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies that district curricula are aligned to?Ohio Revised Code 3301.079(A)(1), Academic standards and model curricula. Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0005
Domain III: The professional environment 10
A biology class tests water in a local creek, then presents its findings to the town council. Which approach joins community service to classroom learning objectives in this way?Wikipedia, "Service-learning". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0009
A general education teacher and a special education teacher plan a lesson together, split the class in half, and each teaches the same content to one half at the same time. Which co-teaching model is this?Wikipedia, "Co-teaching". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0009
A local business asks an Ohio public school for its students' names and addresses to use in a sales campaign. What does the state's student records law say?Ohio Revised Code 3319.321(A), Confidentiality. Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0010
A school schedules an IEP meeting for a seventh grader. Under the IDEA regulations, which of these must the IEP Team include?34 CFR 300.321(a), IEP Team (Legal Information Institute). Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0009
A teacher tries a new vocabulary routine, collects data on the results, reflects on them and adjusts the routine, then repeats the cycle. What is this form of professional inquiry called?Wikipedia, "Action research". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0010
A Title I school sends its parent and family engagement policy home. To the extent practicable, how must the policy be provided?20 U.S.C. 6318(b)(1), Parent and family engagement: school policy (Legal Information Institute). Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0009
An Ohio teacher has reasonable cause to suspect that a student is being abused at home. What does state law require the teacher to do?Ohio Revised Code 2151.421(A)(1), Reporting child abuse or neglect. Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0010
In Plyler v. Doe (1982) the Supreme Court struck down a state law on school funding. Which children had the law targeted?Wikipedia, "Plyler v. Doe". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0010
The teachers of one grade meet every week to study student work, share what is working and plan together. What is such a group called?Wikipedia, "Professional learning community". Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0009
Which body may suspend, revoke or limit an Ohio educator's license for conduct that is unbecoming to the person's position?Ohio Revised Code 3319.31(B), Refusal, limitation, suspension or revocation of license. Written to OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge (003) framework, competency 0010
How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the assessment framework for Ohio Assessments for Educators field 003, Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Adolescence to Young Adult (7–12), read 2026-10-09 on the program's site (https://www.oh.nesinc.com/CONTENT/STUDYGUIDE/OH_SG_OBJ_003.htm; test page https://www.oh.nesinc.com/TestView.aspx?f=HTML_FRAG/OH003_TestPage.html): 100 multiple-choice questions (80% of the score), a case study (10%) and a work product (10%) in 180 minutes, passing score 220; Student Development and Learning (competencies 0001 to 0003, 24%), Assessment, Instruction, and the Learning Environment (0004 to 0008, 40%) and The Professional Environment (0009 to 0010, 16%). The frameworks of fields 002 (Middle Childhood 4–9) and 004 (Multi-Age PK–12) have the same three domains and weights, and field 057 (Primary Education PK–5) has the same weights. The bank holds 5 questions for each of the ten competencies. Every fact was read on 2026-10-09 in the public page the question names: the Ohio Revised Code (codes.ohio.gov), the IDEA and FERPA regulations and the U.S. Code at the Legal Information Institute (law.cornell.edu), and the named Wikipedia article. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.
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This free OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge practice test has 50 questions of our own, five per competency of the 7–12 assessment (003). It is unofficial and not affiliated with the Ohio State Board of Education or Evaluation Systems, Pearson.
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OAE 003 study guide: three domains
By the framework at oh.nesinc.com, read October 9, 2026, multiple choice carries 80% of the score: Student Development and Learning 24%, Assessment, Instruction, and the Learning Environment 40%, The Professional Environment 16%. A case study and a work product carry 10% each.
Which code is yours
Middle Childhood 4–9 (002) and Multi-Age PK–12 (004) have the same three domains and weights, and Primary Education PK–5 (057) has the same weights, so every question outside adolescent development serves them too. Early Childhood PK–3 (001) has retired.
Ohio law in the answers
Seven questions rest on the Ohio Revised Code: reporting abuse, the bullying policy, corporal punishment, student records, gifted identification, academic standards and license discipline. The rest cite federal rules by section or a named Wikipedia article.
The official study guide prints sample written assignments. Read them, because this page does not imitate the case study or the work product.
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Is this OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge 7-12 practice test the real exam?
No. Every question is our own, written from the published framework and the public page its explanation names. Nothing is taken or reworded from the real assessment, its sample questions or the paid practice assessment.
How many questions are on the OAE 003?
100 multiple-choice questions, one case study written assignment and one work product written assignment, in 3 hours of testing time. A 15-minute tutorial and nondisclosure agreement come first.
What is the passing score for the OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge?
220 for each code. The State Board of Education sets the minimum, and scores run on a 100 to 300 scale. A count of right answers here cannot stand in for it.
Is the OAE 003 being replaced?
Yes. The program's site says 003 and 004 are being redeveloped and are scheduled to retire in fall 2027, when Secondary Education 7–12 (103) and a new Multi-Age PK–12 (104) are expected. Their frameworks have four domains.