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Children'd Book of Knowledge The Children'd Book of Knowledge task allows students to demonstrate their ability to use an encyclopedia to find information. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resource required for this task is the Oxford Children's Pocket Book of Knowledge. This task is a part of the Finding and Using Information from Books task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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Chimps and Orangutans The Chimps and Orangutans task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify similarities in two sets of information. Students will complete this task working independently. The resources required for this task are an information card about chimps and a highlighter pen. This task is a part of the Analyzing and Using Information 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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Chocolate Factory The Chocolate Factory task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify the main steps of a process. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a video and eight chocolate egg cards. This task is a part of the Finding and Using Information from Non-Book Resources task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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City Mountains The City Mountains task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of reference features in books. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a 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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Class Pet The Class Pet task allows students to demonstrate their ability to analyze information to make a decision. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are five information cards. This task is a part of the Analyzing and Using Information task series from 2005 by NEMP. |
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Class Visitor The Class Visitor task allows students to demonstrate their ability to select appropriate questions. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a photo and eleven question cards. This task is a part of the Clarifying Information Needs 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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Climate Change The Climate Change task allows students to demonstrate their ability to interpret a key and create new meanings. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a poster and a card. This task is a part of the Thinking About and Using Information task series from 2009 by NEMP. |
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Clown Show The Clown Show task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify key information in a poster. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a picture 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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Consumer Kids The Consumer Kids task allows students to demonstrate their ability to use information to make choices. Students will complete this task working stations. The resources required for this task are a chart, a placement board, eight cards, and an answer booklet. This task is a part of the Thinking About and Using Information task series from 2009. 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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Diagrams (Y4) The Diagrams (Y4) task allows students to demonstrate their ability to relate verbal descriptions to a diagram. Students will complete this task working independently. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Analyzing and Using Information 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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