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

Subject
Information Skills

Grade Level
3, 7

Kingston

The Kingston task allows students to demonstrate their ability to search for information of the internet. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a laptop computer with simulation of part of the world wide web and a prompt card.

This task is a part of the Finding and Gathering Information task series from 2001 by NEMP.

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

Subject
Information Skills

Grade Level
7

Kiri Te Kanawa

The Kiri Te Kanawa task allows students to demonstrate their ability to organize and summarize information. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resource required for this task is an information card.

This task is a part of the Analyzing and Using Information task series from 2005 by NEMP.

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

Subject
Information Skills

Grade Level
3, 7

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.

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

Subject
Information Skills

Grade Level
3, 7

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.

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

Subject
Information Skills

Grade Level
7

Kiwi Study

The Kiwi Study task allows students to demonstrate their ability to search the internet. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are printed web pages, a recording book, and an instruction card.

This task is a part of the Finding and Gathering Information task series from 2005 by NEMP.

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

Subject
Information Skills

Grade Level
3, 7

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.

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

Subject
Information Skills

Grade Level
3, 7

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.

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

Subject
Information Skills

Grade Level
3, 7

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.

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

Subject
Information Skills

Grade Level
3, 7

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.

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

Subject
Information Skills

Grade Level
7

Lizard

The Lizard task allows students to demonstrate their ability to interpret and analyze similar information. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a photo, two information 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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