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Physical World Questions The Physical World Questions task allows students to demonstrate their knowledge in areas covered by the three 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 Physical World task series from 1999. 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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Pick a Teddy The Pick a Teddy task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of probability using colored "teddies". Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a bag of twelve "teddies" and a prompt card. This task is a part of the Statistics 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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Picture Frame The Picture Frame task allows students to demonstrate their measure length and and follow requirements by drawing a frame around a photo. Students will complete this task working independently. The resource required for this task is a ruler. 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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Pictures and Stories The Pictures and Stories task allows students to demonstrate their ability to select appropriate pictures to represent a story Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are text A and a set of four pictures, text B and a set of three pictures, and text C and a set of four pictures. This task is a part of the Viewing task series from 1998. 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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Pirate Map The Pirate Map task allows students to demonstrate their ability to make a map. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a ruler and a map in a work book. This task is a part of the Construction of Completing 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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Pirate Treasure The Pirate Treasure task allows students to demonstrate their ability to interpret a map, including a grid reference, and record responses on the computer. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a computer, a mouse, a mouse pad, headphones, and the Hypercard program. This task is a part of the Construction or Completing Graphs, Tables, and Maps task series from 1999 by NEMP. |
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Pizza Lunch The Pizza Lunch task allows students to demonstrate their understanding combinations by determining the number of different meals that can be ordered using pizza toppings and soda flavors. Students will complete this task working independently. The resource required for this task is an answer booklet. This task is a part of the Statistics 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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Pizza Pieces The Pizza Pieces task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of fractions and how to calculate. In this task students will calculate fractions using pizzas and pizza slices. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are two model pizzas in sections on plates. This task is a part of the Number 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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Pizza Survey The Pizza Survey task allows students to demonstrate their ability to generate possible solutions and related strategies and to select, develop, or adapt solutions through an activity that involves creating a survey about pizza. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are four individual answer sheets, and a team answer sheet. This task is a part of the Technology & Society 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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Place Names The Place Names task allows students to demonstrate their ability to use a dictionary. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a word list and a dictionary. This task is a part of the Analyzing and Using Information 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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