Aquidneck Elementary School

Assessment Results

for

English Language Arts

Mathematics

State Assessments: New Standards Reference Exams (NSRE)

Grades 4, 8 & 10

English Language Arts

Assessment Terms

Basic Understanding:

The ability to comprehend a variety of materials of varying length and complexity.

Analysis and Interpretation:

The ability to analyze and interpret what they read in the process of becoming critical readers.

Writing Effectiveness:

The ability to write effectively in a variety of formats for a variety of purposes, audiences and contexts.

Writing Conventions:

The conventions and grammar of the English language according to current standards of correctness.

Mathematics

Assessment Terms

Skills:

The computation and symbol manipulation skills of arithmetic and algebra, as well as geometric and graphical skills

Concepts:

Number and Operation, Geometry and Measurement, Function and Algebra, and Statistics and Probability concepts used in solving problems, and explaining those concepts to others in different ways.

Problem Solving:

Use of concepts and skills to formulate problems, implement solutions, justify conclusions, and make generalizations using mathematical language.

Definition of Reading Assessment Terms

Basic Understanding: The ability to comprehend a variety of materials of varying length and complexity.

Analysis and Interpretation: The ability to analyze and interpret what they read in the process of becoming critical readers.

Definition of Reading Assessment Terms

Basic Understanding: The ability to comprehend a variety of materials of varying length and complexity.

Analysis and Interpretation: The ability to analyze and interpret what they read in the process of becoming critical readers.

Definition of Reading Assessment Terms

Basic Understanding: The ability to comprehend a variety of materials of varying length and complexity.

Analysis and Interpretation: The ability to analyze and interpret what they read in the process of becoming critical readers.

Definition of Terms

Effectiveness: The ability to write effectively in a variety of formats for a variety of purposes, audiences and contexts.

Conventions: The conventions and grammar of the English language according to current standards of correctness.

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