OAE Integrated Social Studies (025) case studies
OAE Integrated Social Studies (025) · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The OAE Integrated Social Studies (025) is a subject-matter assessment used in Ohio's educator-licensure process for candidates who want to teach social studies at the secondary level. It is designed for people preparing to enter or change careers into middle or high school social studies classrooms, and for teachers adding the endorsement. The test samples the breadth of the field rather than a single course: United States history, world history, geography and culture, economics, government and citizenship, and the inquiry, skills, and literacy practices that tie them together. Because it is an integrated exam, success depends less on memorizing isolated facts than on connecting eras, regions, institutions, and economic reasoning, and on reading maps, charts, documents, and data critically. Topics on this exam: United States History, World History, Geography and Culture, Economics, Government and Citizenship, and Social Studies Inquiry, Skills, and Literacy. The OAE Integrated Social Studies (025) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,614 words.
1Reconstruction Documents Without Losing Coverage
You teach eighth-grade U.S. history in a district that adopted an inquiry framework this year.
749 words, about 4 min2Teaching the Columbian Exchange Population Debate
You teach tenth-grade world history. Your colleague's slide deck on the Columbian Exchange states, "Native American population fell from 50 million to 5 million," with no citation.
737 words, about 4 min3Lagos, Urban Growth, and One-Photograph Thinking
Your seventh-grade geography team is revising a unit on urban growth. The textbook pairs a 2005 map of Lagos with a photograph of the Makoko informal settlement.
697 words, about 3 min4Rent Caps, Positive Analysis, and Normative Debate
You teach twelfth-grade economics. The city council is considering a 3% annual cap on rent increases.
726 words, about 4 min5Voter ID, Constitutional Analysis, and a Principal's Warning
You teach twelfth-grade civics in a politically mixed suburb. Your state legislature is considering a photo-ID requirement for in-person voting.
705 words, about 4 min