State of New Jersey Department of Education

In the Classroom: Assessment for Instruction
Assessment Steps

picture of students at desks4. End of Year
      Helpful hints for supporting students

The culminating task at the end of the year or semester...

See: Assessment Menu, from from Canada.

Resource -
what it can tell you?

Where to find it -
what does it look like?
A. Practice reading questions and taking tests.
* Students learn test-taking vocabulary.
* Students can work together to obtain confidence before testing against a clock.

* Resources
* Assessment & Evaluation pages from NJPEP and NJDOE's main Web site.
* Sample questions from around the world:
----- Middle School
----- High School

B. Presentations  Presentation Hints
C. Portfolios and Web quests * Portfolios
* The WebQuest Page at San Diego State University
D. Test-taking strategies Test-Taking Strategies