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Directory of Test Specifications and Sample Items 
for GEPA and HSPA in Science

Table of Contents

|ESPA Test Specifications |  Science Standards | Science Framework | NJPEP Home |
[The pages of the Test Specs book have been scanned and re-formatted into web pages:
the text has not been changed - just linked] 

  • Introduction

  • Knowledge and Skills
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  • Content Areas
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  • Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment (GEPA) Matrix
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  • High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) Matrix
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  • Content/Skill Outlines

    •     Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment (GEPA) Content/Skill Outlines

    Systems | Problem-Solving | History of Science | Technology | Mathematics
    Structure of Living Things | Diversity | Matter - Properties | Matter - Atoms | Force & Motion
    Energy | Structure of the Earth | Universe | Ecology/Environment


        High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) Content/Skill Outlines
    Systems | Problem-Solving | History of Science | Technology | Mathematics | Structure of Life Genetics | Matter | Force & Motion | Energy | Geological Systems | Universe | Environment
  • Types of Items
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  • Holistic Scoring Guide (Generic Rubric) for Science Open-Ended Items  and Performance Assessment Tasks
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  • Examples of How Each Test Question Assesses Two Science Standards
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  • Sample Items

    •         Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment (GEPA) Sample Items
            High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) Sample Items
  • Appendices

    •         A.  New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for Science
            B.  References
            C.  Resources