Milestones in the NJ Statewide Testing Program  by Type of Test Used, Item Types and Content
Milestones in NJ Statewide Testing Program by Grade Levels Tested and the Passing  Standards

Purposes of the Assessment Program
Features of the Assessment Program
Assessment schedule
Introduction to New Jersey's Core Curriculum Content Standards

ESPA-LanguageArts Literacy - Testing Time and Question Types
GEPA-LanguageArts Literacy - Testing Time and Question Type
• NJ Core CurriculumContent Standards for Language Arts Literacy
• NJASK 3 & 4 (Overview and test specifications
• GEPA & NJASK 5- 7
• Test specifications: grades 5-7
• GEPA writing tutorial with prompts and scored student papers. Good for grades 5-8.
ESPA-Mathematics - Question Type
• Test Specifications with sample questions
GEPA-Mathematics - Question Clusters
• New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for Mathematics
NJ 2006 Statewide Assessment Sample Tests and Scoring Guides

  Test Scoring

Performance Standards
How performance standards are set
How proficiency levels are determined
Cluster Score and the "Just Proficient Mean"
Total Scores
Test Scores