State of New Jersey, Department of Education


Archived Test Specifications (1996)

Directory of Test Specifications and Sample Items
for GEPA and HSPA in Mathematics

Table of Contents
NJ Content StandardsMath Standards Overview | NJ Frameworks | Math Framework |


[The pages of the book have been scanned and reformatted into web pages; the text has not been changed - just linked.]
GEPA in Mathematics
HSPA in Mathematics
Introduction

Mathematical Framework for the New Jersey GEPA and HSPA 

  • Knowledge and Skills

  • Content Clusters

  • The Power Base

  • Types of Items

    Holistic Scoring Guide for Mathematics Open-Ended (OE) Items (Generic Rubric)

    Use of Calculators/General Specifications

    Format Guide to Test Specifications and Sample Items

    Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment (GEPA) Mathematics Macros, by Cluster

    Grade 8 Cluster I: Number Sense, Concepts, and Applications

  • Macro A

  • Macro B

  • Macro C
  • Grade 8 Cluster II: Spatial Sense and Geometry

  • Macro A

  • Macro B

  • Macro C
  • Grade 8 Cluster III: Data Analysis, Probability, Statistics, and Discrete Mathematics

  • Macro A
  • Macro B
  • Macro C
  • Macro D
  • Grade 8 Cluster IV:  Patterns, Functions, and Algebra

  • Macro A
  • Macro B
  • High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) Mathematics Macros, by Cluster

    Grade 11 Cluster I:  Number Sense, Concepts, and Applications

  • Macro A

  • Macro B
  • Grade 11 Cluster II:  Spatial Sense and Geometry

  • Macro A
  • Macro B

  • Macro C
  • Grade 11 Cluster III:  Data Analysis, Probability, Statistics, and Discrete Mathematics

  • Macro A

  • Macro B

  • Macro C

  • Macro D

  • Macro E
  • Grade 11 Cluster IV:  Patterns, Functions, and Algebra

  • Macro A

  • Macro B

  • Macro C
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    Appendices
    A
    New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for Mathematics
    B
    GEPA Mathematics Content Committee Members
    C
    HSPA Mathematics Content Committee Members
    D
    References