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THE ASSESSMENTS
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Special provisions For information about special provisions for students who require reasonable adjustments to participate in the NAPLAN Click here
Numeracy comprises:
Language conventions The Language Conventions assessment for each year group comprises spelling, grammar and punctuation. The Language Conventions assessments require students to identify and correct spelling errors, and answer multiple-choice grammar and punctuation questions. These tasks assess the ability of students to spell at an appropriate level, and their knowledge of the correct and effective use of a range of grammatical resources such as different sentence types, speech, verb groups, and punctuation. The purpose of this assessment is to complement the Writing task. Sample questions, representative of the types of questions in spelling, grammar and punctuation, can be found at ihttp://www.naplan.edu.au/test_samples/language_conventions/language_conventions.html Writing For the writing assessment, all students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will be required to write a narrative, using the same prompt. Students will receive a three page writing booklet and a colour stimulus page. A criterion-referenced narrative marking rubric will be used to assess students’ writing. This will enable comparisons to be made across year groups and growth to be measured.
A sample narrative writing prompt and the marking rubric can be found at : Reading The Reading tests are designed to assess a wide range of abilities. Students are provided with a colour magazine containing a range of text types. They are required to read each text independently then complete multiple-choice and short-answer questions in their test booklets. No part of the reading assessment should be read to the student. Teachers must not read either the reading texts or questions to the students nor should they reword or explain questions. If students seek assistance, teachers may encourage them to read aloud any question or part of the text. Sample questions, representative of the types of questions that can be expected for each year group in Reading, can be found
at: http:www.naplan.edu.au/test_samples/reading/reading_samples.html Numeracy Year 3 and 5 students will complete only one numeracy assessment booklet and will not use a calculator. Students in Years 7 and 9 will complete 2 numeracy booklets and will require a calculator for one of the assessment tasks. Students will be permitted to bring into the test the calculator that they currently use at school or with which they are most familiar. The calculator test does not advantage students who may have calculators other than basic four-function devices. Some questions could be differently approached by students with a four-function calculator compared to, for example, a CAS calculator. However, the solutions are dependent on understanding the concept, not on the complexity of the calculator. Teachers may give assistance to students who are having difficulty following instructions or reading questions. Words, phrases, or sentences may be read to individual students or to the class as a whole. Sample numeracy questions for each year level can be found
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