SOL Bundle

Basic knowledge required for Standards of Learning Practice

SOL (Standard of Learning) is a test that is conducted in every public school of Virginia state. It makes sure that the students have the minimum knowledge about mathematics, English, physical education, technology, science, foreign language, fine arts, driver education and history/social science, for their level. This test has to be given by students of K-12. This test has to meet certain standard to ensure that the teachers, school, parents and the school system are doing their job to teach the students what they have to learn and know. After the result of this test comes out, the Virginia Department of Education, school system and school will receive the necessary feedbacks about whether the way they are leading education level is good or not.

A student must get a minimum raw score of 400, which will be around 50% if they want to pass the SOL test. So, the student must make sure that they have to at least read and understand the contents of mathematics, English, physical education, technology, science, foreign language, fine arts, driver education and history/social science to achieve the minimum raw scores required. Unlike other tests, failure in SOL test does not cause students to be withheld from advancing to another grade. This might bring some relief to the students. If the student is able to achieve a raw score of 500, which will be around 88%, then they are considered to be in advanced/ proficient category. The perfect score that can be achieved in this test is 600. To be able to get this feat, the student will have to be competent in the all subjects - mathematics, English, physical education, technology, science, foreign language, fine arts, driver education and history/social science.

It is of utmost importance that the students cover all the required topics in the above mentioned subjects before they sit for the exam. The students must have at least some idea about what type of questions might be asked, what topics are to be covered for exam and son. Here is a list of few things that the student must have basic knowledge about before sitting for the exam.

• The student must know the curriculum of all the subjects. After knowing the curriculum, the students can focus on the specific skills and knowledge that they must develop in order to pass and get good marks in the exam. Through this information they will be able to meet the standards of all the above mentioned subjects.
• The students should know where to find lesson plans and other important resources. They can search for these resources online or they can simply ask their teachers for help. The whole sample plan and the instructional resources will help the students to prepare for the exam.
• The next thing that the students must be aware of is the structure and format of the test. The students must know what type of questions, how many questions and from where the questions are asked. By gaining the general information of the test, the student can understand it and get good marks in it.
• The students should have a look at the released tests and previous test questions. These test questions might give them a slight idea about what to expect in the test. It will also give them an idea about what kind of skills is tested in that particular exam.

The main idea of SOL is to prepare the students to make their standard in the world. If their basic foundation of English, science and mathematics is strong then they will benefit a lot from it. So, in order to get good results in this test, the students must focus on honing their skills and knowledge related to English, science and mathematics. Of course, they have to do well in other subjects like physical education, technology, foreign language, fine arts, driver education and history/social science as well.