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Please, Mum! The Please, Mum! task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify valid points and construct an argument. Students will complete this task working independently. The resource required for this task is a recording book. This task is a part of the Analyzing and Using Information task series from 2005 by NEMP. |
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Please...! The Please...! task allows students to demonstrate their ability to use persuasive writing. Students will complete this task working in stations. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Expressive Writing task series from 2002 by NEMP. |
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Pocket Money The Pocket Money task allows students to demonstrate their ability to label a four segment pie graph. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a laptop computer, a mouse, a mouse pad, headphones, and the Hypercard program. This task is a part of the Construction of Completing Graphs, Tables, and Maps task series from 1999 by NEMP. |
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Poi The Poi task allows students to demonstrate their personal movement skills, their physical co-ordination, and their ability to manipulate equipment. Students will complete this task in open space. The resources required for this task are two poi with 33cm strings. This task is a part of the Movement Skills task series from 1998. |
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Pop Off The Pop Off task allows students to predict, observe, and explain the results of a chemical reaction through an experiment. During this experiment students will answer six questions. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. Resources required for this task include two film canisters, two lids (one with a hole), paper towels, two Alka-Seltzer tablets, two pairs of safety goggles, a jug of water, and a tote tray. This task is a part of the Material World 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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Popcorn The Popcorn task allows students to demonstrate their ability to write instructions. Students will complete this task working independently. The resources required for this task a video recording, a laptop computer, four pictures, and four individual answer sheets. This task is a part of the Functional Writing 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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Popcorn Survey The Popcorn Survey task allows students to demonstrate their ability to plan a popcorn marketing survey. Students will complete this task working in groups. The resources required for this task are individual and team worksheets. This task is a part of the Technological Capabilities task series from 2000 by NEMP. |
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Population Change The Population Change task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of place value by ordering population sizes. Students will complete this task working in stations. Resources required for this task include a computer program and a laptop computer. 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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Population Change The Population Change task allows students to demonstrate their ability to interpret a bar graph. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a laptop computer and task software. This task is a part of the Interpretation of 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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Porridge The Porridge task allows students to demonstrate their ability to interpret and infer. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a video recording and a laptop computer. This task is a part of the Listening 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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