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Source
National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)

Subject
Health and Physical Education

Grade Level
3, 7

Throw and Catch

The Throw and Catch 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 large ball, a timer, a small ball, and a line to place on a wall.

This task is a part of the Movement Skills task series from 1998.

Source
National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)

Subject
Health and Physical Education

Grade Level
3, 7

Ti Rakau

The Ti Rakau task allows students to demonstrate their accurate rhythmic movement. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are a video recording on laptop computer, four sets of räkau, and four bibs.

This task is a part of the Movement Concepts and Motor Skills task series from 2002. 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.

Source
National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)

Subject
Health and Physical Education

Grade Level
3, 7

Time to Relax

The Time to Relax task allows students to identify activities that are healthy ways to relax.  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 Personal Health and Physical Development task series from 1998 by NEMP.

Source
National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)

Subject
Health and Physical Education

Grade Level
7

To Smoke or Not to Smoke

The To Smoke or Not to Smoke task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of peer pressure. 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 Relationships with Other People task series from 2002 by NEMP.

Source
National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)

Subject
Health and Physical Education

Grade Level
3, 7

Vertical Jump

The Vertical Jump task allows students to demonstrate their jumping skills. Students will complete this task working in open space. The resources required for this task are four bibs.

This task is a part of the Movement Concepts and Motor Skills task series from 2002 by NEMP.

Source
National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)

Subject
Health and Physical Education

Grade Level
3, 7

What Do You Think?

The What Do You Think? task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of relationships and bullying. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are three pictures and a recording book.

This task is a part of the Relationships with Other People 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

Source
National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)

Subject
Health and Physical Education

Grade Level
3, 7

Whose Friend?

The Whose Friend? task allows students to demonstrate their understanding friendship and how to deal with problems. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resource required for this task is an illustration in a task book. 

This task is a part of the Relationships with Other People task series from 2002. 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.

Source
National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)

Subject
Health and Physical Education

Grade Level
3, 7

Why Play?

The Why Play? task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of staying healthy. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resource required for this task is a picture montage. 

This task is a part of the Personal Health and Physical Development 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

Source
National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)

Subject
Health and Physical Education

Grade Level
7

Win Win

In the Win Win task, students will watch a video and discuss what people would need to do to be really good at an activity or sport. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a video.

This task is a part of the Personal Health and Physical Development task series from 1998 by NEMP.

Source
National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)

Subject
Health and Physical Education

Grade Level
3, 7

Winning: A Problem

The Winning: A Problem task allows students to demonstrate their relationship and interpersonal skills. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resource required for this task is an illustration in a task book. 

This task is a part of the Relationships with Other People task series from 2002. 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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