Nevada High School Proficiency Examination Instructional Materials

• HSPE Math Instructional Materials for Grade 10 (pdf)

• HSPE Math Instructional Materials for Retest (pdf)

• HSPE Reading Instructional Materials for Grade 10 (pdf)

• HSPE Reading Instructional Materials for Grade 10 in 2011 (pdf) (Aligned to Clarification Document)

• HSPE Science Instructional Materials (pdf)

• Instructional materials for science are being developed. Visit the Southern Nevada Regional Professional Development Program (SNRPDP) to view the Targeted Interventions for Proficiency in Science (TIPS) website.

Reading Passages and Examples that align to the Nevada English Language Arts Clarification of Grade Level Expectations and Depth of Knowledge
The assessment passage and item examples below are aligned to the 2008 ELA Clarification of Grade Level Expectations and Depth of Knowledge. The indicator and depth of knowledge level are provided in the parentheses next to each item stem. Formal Instructional Materials for grades High School will be posted by the end of December.

• High School Passage and Item Examples (pdf)
   

Math Formula Sheets

• HSPE Math Formula Sheet for Grade 10 (pdf)

• HSPE Math Formula Sheet for Retest (pdf)

Item Specifications

Item specifications serve as a tool for educators to bridge between the content standards and the assessments. Item specifications highlight big ideas, critical concepts, and major topics identified in content standards as essential elements for the tests and therefore are useful in the design of curriculum guides and lesson plans at all levels.

The Item specifications for the Nevada Assessment program DO identify and highlight key concepts and ideas that are considered by Nevada educators to be essential to include in teaching and evaluating students on the content included in the state standards. The item specifications DO NOT define the content of all items on the state assessments or place strict limits on the topics or vocabulary used in assessing students’ knowledge and abilities across the standards and grade levels. While item specification documents can be useful tools, they should not be used as a sole basis for development of classroom instruction: The state content standards are the appropriate basis for classroom instruction as they capture the full range of expectations sampled on the tests.

• HSPE Science Item Specifications (pdf)

• HSPE Math Item Specification for Retest (pdf)

• HSPE Math Item Specification for Grade 10 (pdf)

• HSPE Reading Item Specification for Retest (pdf)

• HSPE Reading Item Specification for Grade 10 in 2010 (pdf)

• HSPE Reading Item Specification for Grade 10 in 2011 (pdf)

Test Matrix

Math Test Matrices

• Grade 10 Math Assessment Test Matrix (pdf)

• HSPE Matirx for Retest (pdf)

Reading Test Matrices

• Grade 10 Reading Assessment Test Matrix (pdf)
• HSPE Matirx for Retest (pdf)

Science Test Matrix

• HSPE Science Test Matrix (pdf)

HSPE Resources

HSPE Test Administrator / Coordinator Manuals

• HSPE Retest Test Administrator's Manual (TAM) (pdf)

• HSPE Retest Test Coordinator's Manual (TCM) (pdf)

• HSPE Writing Test Administrator's Manual (TAM) (pdf)

• HSPE Writing Test Coordinator's Manual (TCM) (pdf)

• HSPE Grade 10 (Math/Reading/Science) Test Administrator's Manual (pdf)

• HSPE Grade 10 (Math/Reading/Science) Test Coordinator's Manual (pdf)

Procedures for the Nevada Proficiency Examination Program

To view the Procedures for the Nevada Proficiency Examination Program
manual, click here --> Nevada Testing Procedures

Additional Resources:

Visit the Measured Progress web site for more information and helpful resources.

For further information regarding High School Proficiency Examinations, please contact:

Henry King, Program Manager
775-687-9194
hking@doe.nv.gov

Tom MacDiarmid, Program Manager
775-687-9259
tmacdiarmid@doe.nv.gov

Cindy Sharp, CRT & HSPE Consultant
775-687-9166
csharp@doe.nv.gov

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