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Developing Assessments Based on NJ Standards
Language Arts: Poetry
Level: Elementary and Middle

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The steps suggested for this exercise are designed to act as workshop templates for the curriculum coordinator or teacher.  To examine the activity, please see the Student and Teacher pages above.

The steps are designed to enable the workshop attendee to develop assessments.  Attendees will:

  • Examine the Cumulative Progress Indicators (CPIs) of each Standard involved with the activity (Steps 1-4)
then      
  • Create assessments and questions based on the CPIs, 
then      
  • Modify the types of these questions, based on the suggestions indicated by examination of the Test Matrix for the particular grade level and content, 
and then
  • Combine or reword the questions, based on the suggestions indicated by examination of the Test Specifications for the particular grade level and content.