NJSLA Trivia 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which New Jersey state agency administers the NJSLA?
- New Jersey Department of Education (Correct answer)
- New Jersey Board of Regents
- New Jersey Office of Student Assessment
- New Jersey Center for Learning Standards
Correct answer: New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) oversees and administers the NJSLA statewide.
Question 2: Which testing vendor has been contracted to deliver the NJSLA?
- Pearson
- Educational Testing Service (ETS) (Correct answer)
- Renaissance Learning
- Measured Progress
Correct answer: Educational Testing Service (ETS)
ETS (Educational Testing Service) is the vendor contracted to develop and deliver the NJSLA assessments.
Question 3: On the NJSLA ELA assessments, which skill is NOT directly measured?
- Reading comprehension
- Written expression
- Oral presentation (Correct answer)
- Research skills
Correct answer: Oral presentation
The NJSLA ELA is a written test and does not include an oral presentation component.
Question 4: How many performance levels are used to report NJSLA scores?
- 3
- 4
- 5 (Correct answer)
- 6
Correct answer: 5
The NJSLA reports student results in 5 performance levels, ranging from Level 1 (did not yet meet expectations) to Level 5 (exceeded expectations).
Question 5: What does the acronym NJSLA stand for?
- New Jersey Student Learning Assessments (Correct answer)
- New Jersey Statewide Learning Assessments
- New Jersey Standards and Learning Assessments
- New Jersey Student Level Assessments
Correct answer: New Jersey Student Learning Assessments
NJSLA stands for New Jersey Student Learning Assessments, reflecting the state's learning standards framework.
Question 6: Which grade is the FIRST to take the NJSLA Mathematics assessment?
- Grade 2
- Grade 3 (Correct answer)
- Grade 4
- Grade 5
Correct answer: Grade 3
Grade 3 is the first grade in which students are required to take the NJSLA Mathematics assessment.
Question 7: The NJSLA Science assessments are aligned to which set of standards?
- Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) (Correct answer)
- Common Core Science Standards
- New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards (old)
- Advanced Placement Science Frameworks
Correct answer: Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
The NJSLA Science assessments are aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), adopted by New Jersey.
NJSLA Trivia 2
Which New Jersey state agency administers the NJSLA?