NAPLANDATA 2013

Responsible National Curriculum

National Assessment Program (NAPLAN)

National data collection and reporting program

ACARAAustralian Curriculum, Assessment

& Reporting Authority

In May – All Australian students participate in testing under the National Assessment Program-Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN).

National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy

(NAPLAN)

NAPLAN assesses skills of students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 in:

Reading, Writing Language conventions

spelling grammar and

punctuation Numeracy

numeracy data, measurement,

space and geometry number, patterns and

algebra

Parent report

School Report - SMART DATA

National Report - gender, Indigenous status, language background other than English status, parental occupation, parental education, and geolocation (metropolitan, provincial, remote and very remote) at each year level and for each domain of the test.

REPORTING

Column Graphs on reading, writing, language conventions and numeracy

Individual result

School average / National average Questions answered correctly Questions answered incorrectly or not

attempted Criteria achieved / not achieved in

writing

PARENT REPORT

State averages / grouped school averages

Boys' averages

Individual results: Each question attempted Achievement scores = numbers e.g.

521 Bands e.g. 5 – 10 Growth

SCHOOL REPORT - SMART DATA includes:

1000 900 800 700 600 500 400

300 200 100 0

Science of NAPLAN

10 Bands

National benchmarks replaced by national minimum standard The bottom band includes the exempted children Expected Growth 3-5 1.5 Bands 78 Points Expected Growth 5-7 1 Band 52 Points Expected Growth 7-9 .75 Band 39 points

Test AspectsSame questions in various years Questions negotiated

Below the national minimum standard

686

634

582

530

478

426

374

322

270

Assesses only some aspects of what schools value

NAPLAN over-emphasis leads to narrowing/ distortion of the school curriculum

Provides only point-in-time snapshots of student performance

Provides limited diagnostic information about individual students especially very high and very low achieving students

SOME LIMITATIONS OF NAPLAN

Teach curriculum Specific teaching / preparation

e.g. English Persuasive Writing Skills period / Tuesday Period 2

Years 7 and 8 Reading 20 minutes Skills Booklet Literacy and Numeracy

(all year) Apps - Schools A to Z; Vocab

/Spelling; Numeracy

PREPARATION YRS 7 & 8

Term 1 and part of Term 2 up to NAPLAN Tests:

reading 20 minutes Naplan Skills Booklet Online Naplan Activities

PREPARATION YR 9

Term 2 Years 7 and 9 - Naplan Practice under test conditions - marked, returned and reviewed

Practice tests for Years 7 and 9 placed on Moodle - Easter holidays

PREPARATION YRS 7 & 9

Analysis of data e.g. explanation of negative or no growth

Remediation - whole school e.g. Maths Online

Writing skills

Learning Support – groups and individuals e.g. Multilit

WHERE TO NOW?

Investigate specific programs such as Grammatikus

Skills Classes – Tuesday (Period 2)

Parental Support e.g. programs such as Maths online, IXL Maths, Vocab apps

http://www.nap.edu.au/ http://www.acara.edu.au/home_page.html www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/ Apps

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