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Olympic Games History The Olympic Games History task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify information needs for a purpose. Students will complete this task working independently. The resource required for this task is an answer sheet. This task is a part of the Clarifying Information Needs task series from 2005 by NEMP. |
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On the Double The On the Double task allows students to demonstrate their ability to record information from a video. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are a video recording, a laptop computer, and answer sheets. 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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Parliamentary Poster The Parliamentary Poster task allows students to demonstrate their ability to find and analyze information on a poster. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a poster, a picture card, and an information card. This task is a part of the Finding and Gathering 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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Phone Book Search The Phone Book Search task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify where to find different types of information in a phone book. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a phone book and a cue card. This task is a part of the Finding and Using Information from Books task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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Pictures The Pictures task allows students to demonstrate their ability to use a computer encyclopedia to find information. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task a laptop computer, the New Zealand Encyclopedia software, a cue card, two word cards, and a timer. 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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Place Names The Place Names task allows students to demonstrate their ability to use a dictionary. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are a word list and a dictionary. 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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Platypus The Platypus task allows students to demonstrate their ability to find information in a reference text. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are an information card and an answer booklet. This task is a part of the Finding and Gathering 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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Please, Mum! The Please, Mum! task allows students to demonstrate their ability to identify valid points and construct an argument. Students will complete this task working independently. The resource required for this task is a recording book. This task is a part of the Analyzing and Using Information task series from 2005 by NEMP. |
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Project Questions The Project Questions task allows students to demonstrate their ability to create good questions for a project. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resource required for this task is a video. This task is a part of the Asking Appropriate Questions task series from 1997 by NEMP. |
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Risk Plan The Risk Plan task allows students to demonstrate their ability to use information to develop a plan. Students will complete this task working in groups. The resources required for this task are a completed risk management plan, a team answer sheet, and two camp brochures. 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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