Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Mathematics
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Jumpers
The Jumpers task allows students to demonstrate their number knowledge and their ability to identify patterns and sequences using a number line. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. Resources required for this task include a number line, a recording book, a frog, rabbit and kangaroo blocks, plastic colored markers, and a tunnel.
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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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Mathematics
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Jumpers
The Jumpers task allows students to demonstrate their number knowledge and their ability to identify patterns and sequences using a number line. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. Resources required for this task include a number line, a recording book, a frog, rabbit and kangaroo blocks, plastic colored markers, and a tunnel.
This task is a part of the Algebra, Statistics, and Logic task series from 1997 by NEMP.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Music
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Jumping Frogs
The Jumping Frogs task allows students to demonstrate their ability to listen to and distinguish music. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a computer program and a laptop computer, five cards, and an answer sheet.
This task is a part of the Knowing and Responding: Interpreting, Moving, Analyzing, Appreciating task series from 2008. 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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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Graphs, Tables, and Maps
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Kafte Bar
The Kafte Bar task allows students to demonstrate their ability to interpret a nutrition table. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a text and a table.
This task is a part of the Interpretation of Graphs, Tables, and Maps task series from 1995 by NEMP.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Science
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Kai Moana
The Kai Moana task allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of the identification and specific coastal habitat of 10 seafoods. Students will complete this task working in stations. Resources required for this task are a picture of a coastal scene and stickers with the names of seafoods.
This task is a part of the Living World task series from 1999 by NEMP.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Kaiwakamoana
The Kaiwakamoana task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of place names. Students will complete this task working independently. The resource required for this task is an answer book.
This task is a part of the Place and Environment 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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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Information Skills
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Kea Talk
The Kea Talk task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify information needs for a talk. Students will complete this task working independently. The resource required for this task is an answer booklet.
This task is a part of the Clarifying Information Needs 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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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Health and Physical Education
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Keeping Safe
In the Keeping Safe task, students will list the possible risks and dangers there could be to people on a day trip to the beach and a weekend camping in the bush. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are two pictures.
This task is a part of the Healthy Communities & Environments task series from 1998 by NEMP.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Graphs, Tables, and Maps
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Kelly Tarlton's
The Kelly Tarlton's task allows students to demonstrate their ability to interpret a map. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are colored stickers and a map 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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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Information Skills
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Kingston
The Kingston task allows students to demonstrate their ability to search for information of the internet. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a laptop computer with simulation of part of the world wide web and a prompt card.
This task is a part of the Finding and Gathering Information task series from 2001 by NEMP.
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