1. DATA 2013

2.  Responsible National Curriculum  National Assessment Program (NAPLAN)  National data collection and reporting program

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

4. 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

5.  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.

6.  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

10.  State averages / grouped school averages  Boys' averages  Individual results:  Each question attempted  Achievement scores = numbers e.g. 521  Bands e.g. 5 – 10  Growth

11.  1000  900  800  700  600  500  400  300  200  100  0 10 Bands  National benchmarks replaced by national minimum standard  The bottom band includes the exempted children  Expected Growth3-5 1.5 Bands 78 Points  Expected Growth 5-71 Band52 Points  Expected Growth7-9.75 Band39 points Test Aspects Same questions in various years Questions negotiated

12. Cut scores separating bands Cut score Band 9 and Band 10686 Band 8 and Band 9634 Band 7 and Band 8582 Band 6 and Band 7530 Band 5 and Band 6 (*Year 9)478 Band 4 and Band 5 (*Year 7)426 Band 3 and Band 4 (*Year 5)374 Band 2 and Band 3322 Band 1 and Band 2 (*Year 3)270 * Cut off score for national minimum standard

13. Below the national minimum standard 686 634 582 530 478 426 374 322 270

14.  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

15.  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

16.  Term 1 and part of Term 2 up to NAPLAN Tests:  reading 20 minutes  Naplan Skills Booklet  Online Naplan Activities

17.  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

18.  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

19.  Investigate specific programs such as Grammatikus  Skills Classes – Tuesday (Period 2)  Parental Support e.g. programs such as Maths online, IXL Maths, Vocab apps

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