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Test Specifications
Directory of Test Specifications and Sample Items
for ESPA, GEPA and HSPA in Language Arts Literacy

Table of Contents
| NJ Content Standards |  L.A. Standards Overview | NJ Frameworks | L.A. Framework |

See Table of Contents in Matrix Format

The Test Specifications are based on the non-revised standards.
[The pages of the book have been scanned and re-formatted into web pages: the text has not been changed - just linked.]

  • Introduction 
  • What Students Are Expected to Know and Be Able to Do 
  • Overview of the Assessments 
  • Matrix of Content Clusters and Skills: original and turned 90o 
  • Definitions of Content Clusters 

    •         | Overview | Writing | Speaking | Listening | Reading | Viewing | Extending Understanding |
  • Skill Specifications 

    •         | Writing | Speaking | Listening | Reading | Viewing |
  • Scoring Methods, Charts, and Checklists 
           | Writing | Reading, Listening, and Viewing | Extending Understanding | Speaking |
           Rubrics:
           | Writing ESPA Holistic, GEPA/HSPA Holistic, Revising /Editing, Reading Open-Ended |
  • Appendix
    •         Macros
            | A: Writing | B: Speaking | D: Listening | C: Reading | E: Viewing |
            Content Domain Outline
            | A: Writing | B: Speaking | D: Listening | C: Reading | E: Viewing |
            Skills Array
            | A: Writing | B: Speaking | D: Listening | C: Reading | E: Viewing |