OST Algebra 1

Welcome to Albert's Ohio's State Test in Algebra 1 course!

This page provides specific content-related information for Albert's OST Algebra 1 prep course, including how it is organized, what standards it is aligned to, and ideas for classroom uses. If you need technical assistance, please visit our Help Center or contact hello@albert.io.

For testing information or details about the exam itself, visit the Ohio Department of Education.

Albert's OST Algebra 1 course is organized into short, formative assessments on specific topics.

Our topic quiz theme contains a set of short, formative topic quizzes. Each topic quiz is designed to be given in a single class period. The quiz questions mimic the rigor and format of the actual exam. For example, here are some topic quizzes:

Every question is aligned to Ohio's Learning Standards for Mathematics. Each standard begins with the state abbreviation OH.

You can find questions aligned to learning standards using our standards search tool. In the Standards drop-down at the top of the Assessments tab, you can search for standards by name (for example, OH A.CED.1) or description. When you type in characters that match one of the standards, the drop-down will populate with matching standards.

In addition to standards, each question is assigned one or more tags to help differentiate between the wide variety of questions we offer. These tags are a word or phrase that describe the content of the question, with all words lower-case and multiple word tags connected by a hyphen. For example, “linear-systems” or “evaluate-functions”.

To search for a tag, click the Tags drop-down within the subject and enter the tag or content you're searching for in the search bar.

For more help on finding questions using standards and tags, visit our Help Center.

OST Algebra 1 uses a variety of question types to test students’ understanding of content and provide meaningful practice of important skills.

Students are permitted to use a Desmos graphing calculator during the entire test.

Students are also permitted to use this reference sheet during Ohio's State Tests in Mathematics.

For additional material, you can combine OST Algebra 1 with our other core course, Algebra 1. Our core courses are aligned to Ohio standards, so you can leverage thousands of aligned practice questions across Albert to assess, reteach, and extend student learning.

Our Help Center is available any time and provides articles written by the Albert team to answer questions you might have about implementing Albert in your classroom.