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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