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Leonard King The Leonard King task allows students to demonstrate their ability to listen for specific information. Students will complete this task working in stations. 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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Lexis The Lexis task allows students to demonstrate their ability to understand and follow instructions. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a computer game and a laptop computer. This task is a part of the Listening task series from 2002 by NEMP. |
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Line Up The Line Up task allows students to demonstrate their ability to follow instructions and think logically. 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 Listening task series from 2002 by NEMP. |
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Little Poems The Little Poems task allows students to demonstrate their ability to comprehend meaning in poems. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are an audio recording and a laptop computer. This task is a part of the Listening task series from 2006 by NEMP. |
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Looking Around The Looking Around task allows students to demonstrate their ability evaluate the effectiveness of visual messages. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are photographs of seven signs or posters. 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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Maori Gods The Maori Gods task allows students to demonstrate their ability to interpret symbolic elements. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a prompt card and three pictures. This task is a part of the Viewing task series from 2002 by NEMP. |
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Marmite The Marmite task allows students to demonstrate their ability interpret and compare advertisements. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a video recording, a laptop computer, and a picture. 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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Maui and the Sun The Maui and the Sun task allows students to demonstrate their ability to analyze symbolic visual representations. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are two pictures. 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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Mice The Mice task allows students to demonstrate their ability to recall information presented orally. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are an audio recording and a laptop computer. This task is a part of the Listening task series from 2006 by NEMP. |
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Minties Moments The Minties Moments task allows students to demonstrate their ability to think critically about the intentions and effects of advertising. 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 2002 by NEMP. |
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