The
purpose of the ESPA, GEPA and (eventually) HSPA is to measure
what students at specific grade levels know and are able to do.
- The language
arts literacy component is an integrated, project-oriented
unit through which students draw upon their speaking, listening,
writing, reading and viewing experiences to think, to learn,
to communicate, and to create original work. The Language
Arts Literacy test
specifications further define these content clusters,
along with the knowledge and skills.
- The mathematics
component also assesses the way students think. The math items
are classified as requiring conceptual understanding, procedural
knowledge, problem-solving skills, or some combination of
these in both multiple choice and open-ended formats.
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