ERIC ED514562: NJ State Profile. New Jersey pdf

ERIC ED514562: NJ State Profile. New Jersey

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This paper provides information about New Jersey’s High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA). The purpose of the exam is to: (1) Determine prospective high school graduates’ mastery of selected content and overview foundation skills in math and literacy; (2) Encourage districts and schools to identify and serve students at risk of academic failure; (3) Provide data to state policymakers on student attainment of state education goals to inform educational policy decisions; (4) Provide schools with student academic diagnostic information; (5) Increase alignment of local curriculum and programs of instruction with state education standards; (6) Promote equity of opportunity across all student groups; (7) Meet a state mandate; (8) Satisfy high school graduation requirements; and (9) Serve federal accountability requirements. [For the main report, “State High School Tests: Exit Exams and Other Assessments”, see ED514155

• Creator/s: ERIC
• Date: 2010
• Year: 2010
• Book Topics/Themes: ERIC Archive, High Schools, Academic Failure, At Risk Students, High School Graduates, Exit Examinations, Graduation Requirements, Mathematics Skills, Educational Policy, Academic Standards, State Standards, Alignment (Education), Basic Skills, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, Federal Programs, Educational Opportunities, Equal Education, Graduation Rate, Reading Skills, Scores, State Regulation, Trend Analysis

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