Transcript NAPLAN Parent Presentation 2013

DATA 2013
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Responsible National Curriculum
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National Assessment Program (NAPLAN)
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National data collection and reporting
program
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In May – All Australian students participate
in testing under the National Assessment
Program-Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN).
NAPLAN assesses skills of students in Years 3,
5, 7 and 9 in:
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Reading,
Writing
Language conventions
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spelling
 grammar and punctuation
Numeracy
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numeracy
 data, measurement, space and
geometry
 number, patterns and algebra
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Parent report
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School Report - SMART DATA
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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.
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Column Graphs on reading, writing, language
conventions and numeracy
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Individual result
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School average / National average
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Questions answered correctly
Questions answered incorrectly or not
attempted
Criteria achieved / not achieved in writing
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State averages / grouped school averages
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Boys' averages
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Individual results:
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Each question attempted
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Achievement scores = numbers e.g. 521
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Bands e.g. 5 – 10
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Growth
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1000
900
800
700
600
500
400
10 Bands
300
200
100
0
Test Aspects
Same questions in various years
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Questions negotiated
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
686
634
582
530
478
426
374
322
270
Below the national minimum standard
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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
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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
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Term 1 and part of Term 2 up to NAPLAN
Tests:
 reading 20 minutes
 Naplan Skills Booklet
 Online Naplan Activities
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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
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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
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Investigate specific programs such as
Grammatikus
Skills Classes – Tuesday (Period 2)
Parental Support e.g. programs such as
Maths online, IXL Maths, Vocab apps
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http://www.nap.edu.au/
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http://www.acara.edu.au/home_page.html
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www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/
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Apps