Nevada Proficiency Examination Program

• Released Criterion Referenced Tests, Reading: Grades 3-8
• Writing Proficiency Exam:  Grades 5 & 8
• NHSPE in Reading
• NHSPE in Writing
• Writing Assessment Rubrics

The writing traits are used to score the Nevada Proficiency Examination in writing in the fifth and eighth grades.  Holistic scoring is used to assess the Nevada High School Proficiency Examination in writing.  For more information, please see the Nevada Department of Education Writing Assessment site.

NHSPE Sample Examinations and Review Guides:  Reading and Writing

NHSPE in Reading - Sample Exam  (PDF)
NV Writing Assessment Holistic Rubric  (PDF)
NV Writing Proficiency Exam Analytic Scoring Guide - CONVENTIONS  (PDF)
NV Writing Proficiency Exam Analytic Scoring Guide - IDEAS  (PDF)
NV Writing Proficiency Exam Analytic Scoring Guide - ORGANIZATION  (PDF)
NV Writing Proficiency Exam Analytic Scoring Guide - VOICE  (PDF)