Northwest Evaluation Association

Northwest Evaluation Association

Learning Continuum

Release 1.01

Purpose, Design, and Use of the Learning Continuum

This chart is useful in translating the Hi, Av, and Lo goal scores from the NWEA class report

Goal area = Computation – includes addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and rounding of whole numbers, fractions,

Number Sense and Numeration

Number Sense and Numeration

Goal Area= Measurement

Goal Area= Statistics/Probability

Goal Area= Algebraic Concepts

Goal Area= Problem Solving

Word Analysis and Vocabulary Development – Students understand relationships between words and can use component structures an

Literal Reading Comprehension – Students can recall, identify, classify, and sequence details, facts, and stated main ideas fr

Interpretive Reading Comprehension – Students can make reasonable predictions before, during, and after reading, can draw infe

Evaluative Reading Comprehension – Students understand fact, opinion, bias, assumptions, and elements of persuasion, and can e

Literary Response and Analysis– Students respond to stories based on well-know characters, themes, plots, and settings

Composing and Writing Process

Composition Structure

Basic Grammar and Usage