OAE Alignment Studies

OAE alignment studies provide information about the alignment between the knowledge and skills defined by the OAE framework for a given assessment field and the national and/or Ohio educational standards relevant to that field. An alignment of an OAE assessment competency is indicated if the content of a standard is addressed, in whole or in part, by the OAE assessment competency. An indication of alignment in the study does not necessarily imply complete congruence of the content of an OAE assessment competency with any associated standard. The alignment studies will be revised as needed if changes are made to the OAE competencies.

Most Ohio licenses require that candidates successfully complete an assessment of pedagogical (professional) knowledge for their first license. The following table provides the alignment studies for each of the pedagogical knowledge assessments.

Grade Level (Broad Category)	Alignment Study
Early Childhood (PK–3)	Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Early Childhood (PK–3)
Primary Education (PK–5)	Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Primary Education (PK–5)
Middle Childhood (4–9)	Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Middle Childhood (4–9)
Adolescence to Young Adult (7–12)	Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Adolescence to Young Adult (7–12)
Multi-Age (PK–12)	Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Multi-Age (PK–12)

The following table provides the alignment studies for each of the content knowledge assessments.

Licensure Area & Grade Level (Broad Category)	License Type	Alignment Study
Early Childhood (PK–3)	Early Childhood (PK–3)	Early Childhood (PK–3)
		Foundations of Reading (190)
Primary (PK–5)	Primary Education (PK–5)	Primary Education (PK–5)
		Foundations of Reading (190)
Middle Childhood (4–9)	Language Arts and Reading (4–9)	Language Arts and Reading (4–9)
	Mathematics (4–9)	Mathematics (4–9)
	Science (4–9)	Science (4–9)
	Social Studies (4–9)	Social Studies (4–9)
	All Middle Childhood licenses (4–9)	Foundations of Reading (190)
Adolescence to Young Adult (7–12)	Integrated Language Arts	Integrated Language Arts (7–12)
	Integrated Mathematics	Integrated Mathematics (7–12)
	Integrated Science	Integrated Science (7–12)
	Integrated Social Studies	Integrated Social Studies (7–12)
	Physical Science (Chemistry & Physics)	Physical Sciences: Chemistry (7–12) Physical Sciences: Physics (7–12)
	Physical Sciences: Chemistry	Physical Sciences: Chemistry (7–12)
	Physical Sciences: Physics	Physical Sciences: Physics (7–12)
	Life Sciences	Life Sciences (7–12)
	Life Sciences/Earth Sciences	Life Sciences (7–12) Earth Sciences (7–12)
	Life Sciences/Physics	Physical Sciences: Physics (7–12) Life Sciences (7–12)
	Life Sciences/Chemistry	Physical Sciences: Chemistry (7–12) Life Sciences (7–12)
	Earth Sciences	Earth Sciences (7–12)
	Earth Sciences/Physics	Physical Sciences: Physics (7–12) Earth Sciences (7–12)
	Earth Sciences/Chemistry	Physical Sciences: Chemistry (7–12) Earth Sciences (7–12)
Multi-Age (PK–12)	Computer Science	Computer Science (K–12)
	Dance	Dance (PK–12)
	Drama/Theater	Drama/Theater (PK–12)
	American Sign Language	American Sign Language (PK–12)
	Health	Health (PK–12)
	Library/Media	Library/Media (PK–12)
	Music	Music (PK–12)
	Physical Education	Physical Education (PK–12)
	ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages)	English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) (PK–12)
	Visual Arts	Visual Arts (PK–12)
Intervention Specialist	Early Childhood Intervention Specialist	Early Childhood Intervention Specialist
	Primary Intervention Specialist (PK–5)	Primary Special Education (PK–5)
	Gifted (K–12)	Gifted (K–12)
	Hearing Impaired (PK–12)	Hearing Impaired (PK–12)
	Mild/Moderate Needs (K–12)	Mild/Moderate Needs (K–12)
	Moderate/Intensive Needs (K–12)	Moderate/Intensive Needs (K–12)
	Visually Impaired (PK–12)	Visually Impaired (PK–12)
	All Intervention Specialist licenses (PK–3, PK–12)	Foundations of Reading (190)
Endorsement	Computer Science (P–12)	Computer Science (K–12)
	Computer/Technology	Computer/Technology
	Early Childhood Generalist (4–5)	Early Childhood Generalist (4–5)
	Gifted Intervention Specialist (K–12)	Gifted Intervention Specialist (K–12)
	Middle Childhood Generalist: Language Arts and Reading (4–6)	Language Arts and Reading (4–6)
	Middle Childhood Generalist: Mathematics (4–6)	Mathematics (4–6)
	Middle Childhood Generalist: Science (4–6)	Science (4–6)
	Middle Childhood Generalist: Social Studies (4–6)	Social Studies (4–6)
	Prekindergarten (ages 3–5)	Prekindergarten
	Prekindergarten Special Needs	Prekindergarten Special Needs
	Reading (K–12)	Reading (K–12)
	ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages) (PK–12)	ESOL (PK–12)
Career—Technical Baccalaureate	Agriscience	Agriscience
	Family & Consumer Sciences	Family & Consumer Sciences
	Marketing	Marketing
	Integrated Business	Integrated Business
	Technology Education	Technology Education
Administrator	Principal (PK–6)	Principal (PK–6)
	Principal (4–9)	Principal (4–9)
	Principal (5–12)	Principal (5–12)
	Superintendent	Superintendent
	Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Development	Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Development
	Educational Research	Educational Research
	Educational Staff Personnel Administration	Educational Staff Personnel Administration
	Pupil Services Administration	Pupil Services Administration
	School–Community Relations	School–Community Relations
	Vocational Education Administration	Vocational Education Administration
Professional Pupil Services	School Counselor	School Counselor (2009)
		School Counselor (2016)
	School Psychologist	School Psychologist
Associate	Prekindergarten Associate (ages 3–5)	Prekindergarten Associate