NJGPA-A Blueprints for ELA and Mathematics

New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment-Adaptive (NJGPA-A) blueprints for English language arts (ELA) and Mathematics provide information on the structure and content of the assessment.

NJGPA-A ELA

Overview: ELA-Reading and ELA-Writing
Items and Passage Sets Count
Total Number of Items 36
Reading: Total Passage Sets 4
Reading: Total Single Passage Sets 3
Reading: Total Multiple Passage Sets 1
Reporting Category: Reading Literary Texts
Items and Passage Sets Minimum Maximum
Total Number of Items 14 16
Reading: Total Passage Sets 2 2
Reading: Total Single Passage Sets 1 2
Reading: Total Multiple Passage Sets 0 1
Reporting Category: Reading Informational Texts
Items and Passage Sets Minimum Maximum
Total Number of Items 14 16
Reading: Total Passage Sets 2 2
Reading: Total Single Passage Sets 1 2
Reading: Total Multiple Passage Sets 0 1
Reporting Category: Language*
Items Minimum Maximum
Total Number of Items 4 6

*The Language reporting category includes 4–6 vocabulary items associated with reading passage sets and the Conventions (5 pts) rubric score.

Reporting Category: Writing**
Items and Passage Sets Minimum Maximum
Total Number of Items 1 1

**The Writing reporting category includes the Composition (5 pts) rubric score, as well as a "just proficient mean." The just proficient mean is the average rubric score for students who scored at the proficient level cut score.

NJGPA-A Mathematics

Overview: Mathematics
Items Minimum
Total Number of Items 40
Algebra
Reporting Categories Minimum Maximum
Algebra 1 Total Number of Items 20 24
Algebra 10 12
Functions 10 12
Numbers* 0 2
Statistics and Probability* 0 2
Geometry
Reporting Categories Minimum Maximum
Geometry Total Number of Items 16 20
Similarity, Right Triangles, and Trigonometry 10 12
Congruence, Geometric Measurement and Dimension, & Circles* 6 8

*Aggregate reporting only:

  • Numbers
  • Statistics and Probability
  • Congruence, Geometric Measurement and Dimension, and Circles
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