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Signs The Signs task allows students to demonstrate their ability to understand signs with strong visual cues. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a set of ten photographs arranged and presented in a standard sequence. This task is a part of the Silent Reading task series from 1996 by NEMP. |
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Silent Ads The Silent Ads task allows students to demonstrate their ability to think critically about visual messages. 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 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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Sing-A-Long The Sing-A-Long task allows students to demonstrate their ability to sing. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are audio tracks on a laptop computer and four word charts. This task is a part of the Knowing and Making: Creating, Playing Singing 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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Skipping The Skipping 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 a medium skipping rope, a large skipping rope, and a timer. This task is a part of the Movement Skills task series from 1998. |
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Skipping Ropes The Skipping Ropes task allows students to demonstrate their skipping skills. Students will complete this task working in open space. The resources required for this task are a single skipping rope and a long skipping rope. This task is a part of the Movement Concepts & Motor Skills 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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Skippy The Skippy task allows students to demonstrate their ability to understand persuasive techniques. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a Skippy Cornflakes packet. 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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Sleeping The Sleeping task allows students to demonstrate their ability to interpret a line graph. Students will complete this task working independently. There are no resource required for this task. This task is a part of the Construction or Completing Graphs, Tables, and Maps task series from 1999 by NEMP. |
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Slides Away The Slides Away task allows students to investigate the friction of three different material though a hands-on experience. After examining how different materials slide on a wooden board, students will answer five follow up questions. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. Resources required for this task include a wooden board, a long rubber band, and a wooden block. This task is a part of the Physical 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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Small Ball Catch The Small Ball Catch task allows students to demonstrate their catching skills. Students will complete this task working in open space. The resources required for this task are three small balls, a tray, and a floor plan. This task is a part of the Movement Concepts & Motor Skills 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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Small Wall Ball Juggle The Small Wall Ball Juggle 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 three small balls, a timer, and a line to place on a wall. This task is a part of the Movement Skills task series from 1998. |
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