The New Hampshire Educational Improvement and Assessment
Program (NHEIAP) has two components. The first consists of
K-12 curriculum frameworks that identify student skill and
achievement goals by grade level. The second uses state and
local assessment tools and improvement plans to increase academic
achievement. By aligning curriculum, assessment, and instruction,
New Hampshire hopes to increase academic achievement through
focused curriculum and improved teaching methods.
Third graders are tested in English language arts and mathematics;
sixth and tenth graders are tested in all four subject areas.
The test results reflect student academic achievement based
on the standards set forth in the curriculum frameworks.
Merit’s language arts and math software programs correlate
to the New Hampshire curriculum frameworks and can help students
prepare for the State assessments. The content and format
of Merit’s programs can help students develop and strengthen
their test-taking skills as well as their reading, writing
and math skills.
Merit reading software has been proven -- through rigorous,
scientifically based research -- to increase both student
reading comprehension and standardized test scores. Merit
research study findings reveal that education software is
an effective tool to improve test scores and academic performance.
Published: March 2005 |