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Sheep The Sheep task allows students to demonstrate their ability of estimation by estimating how many sheep are in a photo. Students will complete this task working in stations. Resources required for this task include a picture and an answer booklet. This task is a part of the Number & Algebra task series from 2009. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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Shopping List The Shopping List task allows students to demonstrate their money computation skills by calculating the cost of a shopping list. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a picture, a calculator, and an answer booklet. This task is a part of the Measurement task series from 2009. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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Show Me the Time The Show Me the Time task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of analogue and digital clocks. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are two model clocks and a recording book. This task is a part of the Measurements task series from 2005. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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Signs The Signs task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of mathematical operation signs and their ability to construct number sentences Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are yellow number cards and red operation sign cards. This task is a part of the Algebra, Statistics, and Logic task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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Snacks The Snacks task allows students to demonstrate their money computation skills. Students will elect which snacks they would buy, how much they would cost, and how much change they would have left over. Students will complete this task working independently. The resource required for this task is an answer booklet. This task is a part of the Measurements task series from 2005. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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Speedo The Speedo task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of addition, subtraction and place value. In this task students will add and subtract miles to a car's trip meter. Students will complete this task working independently. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Number task series from 2001 by NEMP. |
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Sprint Times The Sprint Times task allows students to demonstrate their ability to place time measurements in order. Students will look at the times on stopwatches that show the 100-meter time of five girls and rank them from first to last. Students will complete this task working one in stations. Resources required for this task include five stickers and an answer booklet. This task is a part of the Number & Algebra task series from 2009. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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Stamps The Stamps task allows students to demonstrate their money calculation skills. Students will determine which sheet of stamps costs the most. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are three cards of stamps (of 5, 10, and 20 cents). This task is a part of the Measurement task series from 2001 by NEMP. |
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Statistics Items A The Statistics Items A task allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of combinations and probability through multiple choice questions Students will complete this task working independently. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Algebra and Statistics task series from 2001. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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Statistics Items B The Statistics Items B task allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of probability and statistics through multiple choice and free-response style questions Students will complete this task working independently. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Algebra and Statistics task series from 2001. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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