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Geometry Items The Geometry Items task allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of various geometry topics 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 Geometry task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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George Street The George Street task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify and evaluate the relative merits of two contrasting forms of artistic depiction of a scene. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task a photograph and a picture. This task is a part of the Responding to Art task series from 2003 by NEMP. |
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Giant Weta and Giant Dragonfly The Giant Weta and Giant Dragonfly task allows students to demonstrate their ability to obtain and analyze visual information. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are two pictures and a recording book. This task is a part of the Viewing task series from 2006. 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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Gift Soap In the Gift Soap task, students will be designing boxes for packaging four soaps together for presents. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are four round cakes of soap, scissors, a ruler, blue-tack, A3 white cardboard, and a response sheet. This task is a part of the Design from 1996 by NEMP. |
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Gone Fishing In the Gone Fishing task, students will be asked what items they would pack for a safe boating trip. Students will complete this task working in stations. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Healthy Communities & Environments task series from 1998 by NEMP. |
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Good Citizens The Good Citizens task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the characteristics of a good community member. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resource required for this task is a team answer sheet. This task is a part of the Social Organization task series from 2005 by NEMP. |
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Good Neighbors The Good Neighbors task allows students to demonstrate their caring for other people. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a picture. This task is a part of the Healthy Communities & Environments task series from 2006. 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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Grass Graphs The Grass Graphs task allows students to demonstrate their ability to interpret and complete a bar graph. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a ruler and a graph in a recording book. This task is a part of the Construction or Completing Graphs, Tables, and Maps task series from 2003. 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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Group Leaders The Group Leaders task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the qualities of a good group leader. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are pictures of three groups. This task is a part of the Social Organization task series from 2001 by NEMP. |
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Growing Up The Growing Up task allows students to demonstrate their ability to interpret a bar graph. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resource required for this task is a bar graph in a work book. This task is a part of the Interpretations of Graphs, Tables, and Maps task series from 2007. 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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