1. Dimension of Learning 4 SYSTEMS ANALYSIS NAPLAN: How does systematic assessment and reporting impact on student success?

2. NAPLAN (National Assessment Program – Literacy & Numeracy)

3. NAPLAN Assessment Data is gained from student achievement to inform the curriculum’s ongoing implementation

4. NAPLAN Assessment Reporting results are reported in the five assessed domains of Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation, and Numeracy

5. NAPLAN AssessmentReporting School systems Identifies the higher and lower performing schools to reach higher levels of performance

6. NAPLAN AssessmentReporting School Systems Schools Through data obtained, schools can implement both specific teaching strategies in literacy and numeracy and organisational practices like group work or team teaching

7. NAPLAN SchoolsSchool Systems ReportingAssessment Teachers Through results, teachers are able to identify students who are in need of additional support and the domains in which they can improve their own teaching.

8. NAPLAN Schools Reporting Assessment School systems Students Gain an individual report on how they performed in relation to other students in the same year group, and against the national average and the National Minimum Standards Teachers

9. School systems Identifies the higher and lower performing schools to reach higher levels of performance. Schools Through data obtained, schools can implement both specific teaching strategies in literacy and numeracy and organisational practices like group work or team teaching. Students Gain an individual report on how they performed in relation to other students in the same year group, and against the national average and the National Minimum Standards. Teachers Through results, teachers are able to identify students who are in need of additional support and the domains in which they can improve their own teaching. NAPLAN (National assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy) Assessment Data is gained from student achievement to inform the curriculum’s ongoing implementation. Reporting Results are reported in the five assessed domains of Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation, and Numeracy.

10. Step 2- Describe the boundaries of the system

11. Boundaries of NAPLAN NAPLAN Interested Organisations Media Community/ Society MySchool Website

13. Publication of NAPLAN Results

14. Media 90% of Kids Feel Stressed Before NAPLAN. Why is this News? by Lana Hirschowitz — 26 Nov, 2012 Schools literacy and numeracy tests show little improvement by : Justine Ferrari From : The Australian September 14, 2012 1:22 PM School principals say parents putting pressure on children to perform well in NAPLAN testing by: Tanya Chilcott From: The Courier-Mail May 11, 2013 12:00AM NAPLAN tests too hard for teachers by: Rick Morton From: The Australian May 20, 2013 12:00AM 36 comments

15. Step 3 – Describe how parts of the system affect each other

17. BRONFENBRENNER’S ECOLOGICAL MODEL Social knowledge Life-lon g skills Physical &emotional growth & development Problem solving skills

18. Brief summary - survey results

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22. Step 3 – Explain possible outcomes if parts of the system changed or stopped working

23. Dimension 4: Use Knowledge Meaningfully System Analysis

24. Raise standards and ensure student success by shifting the focus from systemic testing to authentic & formative assessment.

25. Raising Standards Systemic Testing - Formative Assessment

26. Assessment & Reporting - Ensuring Student Success

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