OSAT Journalism (137) Study Guide 2027–2028 | Oklahoma Journalism Teacher Certification Exam Prep, 200 Questions (PDF)

Prepare for the Oklahoma Subject Area Test (OSAT) in Journalism (137), the CEOE test for the Oklahoma journalism certification area. Every section follows the four official subareas, both practice tests are weighted like the real selected-response section, and the constructed-response assignment is taught step by step.

What's Inside

• Exam overview: 80 selected-response questions plus one constructed-response assignment, testing time, the 240 passing score on the 100-300 scale, score reports, retakes and fees

• Journalism Skills and Processes: journalism forms and news values, sources, surveys, records and interviewing, leads, story structures, headlines and captions, revising, copyediting and AP style

• Foundations of Journalism: the history of American journalism and the free press, media law (libel, privacy, prior restraint, copyright and fair use) and ethics, mass media and media literacy, design, typography, photojournalism and multimedia production

• Advising, Instruction, and Assessment: how students learn journalism, curriculum and inclusive instruction, scholastic press law and the adviser's role, staff, production, budgets and advertising, rubrics, feedback and professional growth

• Pedagogical Content Knowledge: what scorers look for in the constructed response, a planning routine, two illustrative prompts with exhibits and model response excerpts

• Diagrams and charts (story shapes, a scholastic press law decision path, margin of error, composition and exposure, break-even) plus 120+ quick-reference tables, worked examples and Quick Checks in every section

• Study schedules, FAQs and test-taking strategies

• 2 practice tests of 100 questions each, 200 questions total, with a complete answer key and an explanation for every question

Format

• Instant digital download (PDF), 8.5 × 11 in

• Clickable table of contents

• Print it or study on a tablet, laptop or phone

Please note: This is a digital product. No physical item will be shipped.

This is an independent study resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Oklahoma Office of Educational Quality and Accountability, CEOE, or Pearson.