Back Features of the Statewide Assessment Program |
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state tests involve a paper-and-pencil assessment that includes
high quality statistically valid multiple-choice, open-ended response,
and short-answer items. In addition, the State may develop performance
assessments collaboratively with districts. These portions of
the tests may be scored locally as part of the official statewide
assessment program.
New Jersey Department of Education provides districts with guidance and scoring rubrics to ensure measurement consistency across the State on the NJ Statewide Assessment Samples (ELEMENTARY , MIDDLE, HIGH & SRA) as well as via hands-on workshops. New Jersey assessments are criterion-referenced and are standardized to ensure reliability and validity. This means that students are appropriately assessed against fixed criteria and that test administration procedures are consistent Statewide. Unlike norm-referenced commercial achievement tests, New Jersey assessments do not compare students to each other. Instead, students receive individual scores evaluating their competency in meeting the Core Curriculum Content Standards. The State's standardized criterion-referenced approach directly aligns the assessment program with the Core Curriculum Content Standards. In effect, the statewide assessment system establishes the performance levels for the Core Curriculum Content Standards. |
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