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Unit 5, Slide 8 Dialogue The Number Knowledge Test is a normed test that measures student’s developmental age with mathematics. The test does not measure the language, but rather the math itself. Language is taken out of the equation so that you don’t overestimate students with strong verbal skills or underestimate students with weak verbal skills. The Number Knowledge test was designed to measure the intuitive knowledge of number that the average child has available at the age-levels of 4, 6, 8 and 10 years. The test measures for normative ages between 2 and 10 years. Therefore this test is excellent for all elementary school students. While it has not been widely used for Middle School students—we are looking to see if it is a helpful tool for differentiating between those students who need intensive remediation and those who can be appropriately served in the inclusion setting. One of your learning tasks will be to administer the Number Knowledge Test with a student and analyze the results and program instruction. This link has extensive information regarding the Number Knowledge Test (NKT) and other information with regard to Number Worlds. The Number Knowledge test is a developmental test. This means that knowledge assessed at Level 0 is generally acquired before knowledge assessed at Level 1, and this knowledge is generally acquired before knowledge assessed at Level 2, etc. It also means that knowledge at each level of the test is a prerequisite, providing the conceptual building block for knowledge at the next level of the test. This information is important for instructional planning. If you know the developmental level at which each child in your classroom is presently functioning, you can make informed and appropriate instructional decisions: ones that will enable each child to strengthen his or her present knowledge and to move, in easy and manageable steps, from one level to the next. The Number Knowledge test was designed for this purpose. Trainer Note: Hit link and choose Assessment Tab to show participants how to access support for the NKT.