Student Testing
Announcements, Testing tools, Practice tests, and more
Testing Windows and Dates
WIDA (6th - 8th) January 8 - February 28 Writing SOLs (8th) March 5 - March 20 Non-Writing SOLs (6th - 8th) May 7 - June 8 Dates Subject to Change
Practice Assessment Tools (ePAT) homepage http://www.pearsonaccess.com/va/training-center.htm "The resources here are intended to support and enhance student preparation for the Standards of Learning Assessment. These tutorials provide direct exposure to the format and structure of the questions, and enable users to receive direct feedback for each item. Users can also download and print resource information for tips, techniques, and strategies related to reading and writing." In the left column of the Pearson Access webpage, you will find a list of practice assessment tools for different subject areas. On the right side, you'll find resources including ePAT installation instructions, formula sheets and some resource documents for reading and writing. Practice Tests At home, we encourage students taking a SOL test to become familiar with SOL testing by taking practice SOL tests. The following sites have tests available for practice:
- http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/released_tests/index.shtml
- http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/english/index.shtml
- http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/history_socialscience/index.shtml
- http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/science/index.shtml
- http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/mathematics/index.shtml
Other SOL Resources
Fairfax County Public Schools SOL Information and Resources http://www.fcps.edu/pla/ost/index.shtml Interactive websites for students to practice their SOL’s
- http://www.iq.poquoson.org/
- http://www.virginiasol.com/test_end_of_course.htm
- http://education.jlab.org/solquiz/index.html
This link allows educators, parents and students to understand the scoring of SOL tests: http://perspective.pearsonaccess.com/perspective/appmanager/va/educator