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Kiwi The Kiwi task allows students to demonstrate their ability to search for information on the internet. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a laptop computer with simulation of part of the world wide web, a question card, and a recording book. This task is a part of the Finding and Gathering Information task series from 2001 by NEMP. |
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Kiwi Question The Kiwi Question task allows students to demonstrate their ability to develop questions on a topic. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are two pictures and a recording book. This task is a part of the Clarifying Information Needs 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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Library Books The Library Books task allows students to demonstrate their ability to understand library classification systems. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are library location signs, book covers, and a recording book. This task is a part of the Finding and Gathering 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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Library Catalogue The Library Catalogue task allows students to demonstrate their ability to use a computer catalogue to find information about the books in a library. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a laptop computer, library catalogue software, a cue card, and a questions card. This task is a part of the Identifying Appropriate Sources of Information task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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Library Search The Library Search task allows students to demonstrate their ability to use a catalogue or classification scheme to find information. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Identifying Appropriate Sources of Information task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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Library Search The Library Search task allows students to demonstrate their ability to use a library computer catalogue. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a computer program and a laptop computer. This task is a part of the Finding and Gathering Information task series from 2005 by NEMP. |
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Mary Borg The Mary Borg task allows students to demonstrate their ability to suggest relevant questions and identify relevant sources of information. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a photo. This task is a part of the Asking Appropriate Questions task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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Mele's Game The Mele's Game task allows students to demonstrate their ability to scan for information. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a newspaper article. This task is a part of the Finding and Gathering Information task series from 2005 by NEMP. |
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Milk The Milk task allows students to demonstrate their ability to structure a flow chart. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are ten word stickers and an instruction card. 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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Mr Dewey's Numbers The Mr Dewey's Numbers task allows students to demonstrate their ability to use the Dewey chart to identify where to look for books on particular topics. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a Dewey Decimal System chart, a video showing the chart and reading the words aloud, and a card with specific topics on it. This task is a part of the Identifying Appropriate Sources of Information task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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