Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Mathematics
Grade Level 3, 7 |
12 Bears
The 12 Bears task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of fractions using counting bears. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a packet of twelve counting bears and recording book.
This task is a part of the Number & Algebra 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 Mathematics
Grade Level 3, 7 |
36 & 29
The 36 and 29 task allows students to demonstrate multiples strategies for adding two numbers. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a card with two numbers.
This task is a part of the Number task series from 2001 by NEMP.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Mathematics
Grade Level 3, 7 |
9 x 7
The 9 x 7 task allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of multiplication strategies. In this task students will explain how they would figure out a multiplication problem using other multiplication facts. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are two equation cards
This task is a part of the Number & Algebra 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 Writing
Grade Level 3, 7 |
A Better Story
The A Better Story task allows students to demonstrate their ability to make a story more vivid and exciting. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resource required for this task is a picture.
This task is a part of the Expressive Writing task series from 2002 by NEMP.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Technology
Grade Level 3, 7 |
A Bit of a Lemon
The A Bit of a Lemon task allows students to demonstrate their ability to evaluate design. Students will watch a short video of someone using four different types of lemon squeezers and think about and answer questions about the things that make a lemon squeezer work well. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a video on a laptop computer and four pictures.
This task is a part of the Technological Capabilities 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 Writing
Grade Level 3, 7 |
A Day I'll Never Forget
The A Day I'll Never Forget task allows students to demonstrate their ability to write a story about a personal event. Students will complete this task working independently. The resources required for this task are a video recording, a laptop computer, four individual answer sheets, four Spell Writes, four red pens, and a time.
This task is a part of the Expressive 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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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level 3, 7 |
A Good Team Member
The A Good Team Member task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the qualities of a good team member. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a recording book.
This task is a part of the Social Organization task series from 2001 by NEMP.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Health and Physical Education
Grade Level 3, 7 |
A Hot Drink
The A Hot Drink task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of body care and treatment of injury. 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 Personal Health and Physical Development task series from 2002 by NEMP.
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Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
A Human Rights Timeline
In this task, students will research and use court cases to explore the shaping of Canadian human rights.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning log, lesson plan, timeline sample and rubric, chart
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Source The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)
Subject History/Social Studies
Grade Level K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
A Just War?
In this task, students will determine if the War of 1812 was justified from the perspective of the American's declaring war.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Learning log, detailed lesson plan, web resources, appendices 1-4
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