NAPLAN Online
In preparation for NAPLAN Online in March 2024, Year 7 and 9 students will participate in the NAPLAN Online Tests during weeks 6,7 and 8 of term 1. A letter has been sent to parents of Year 7 and 9 regarding the details of this test via Compass, however, I wanted to take this opportunity to highlight some of the benefits of NAPLAN moving from paper to online testing.
NAPLAN Online uses a tailored test design that automatically adapts to a student’s test performance and asks questions that match the student’s achievement level. Students in each year level start with the same set of questions which can then branch into a different set of questions based on their responses to the first set of questions.
Tailored testing also allows students to demonstrate what they know and encourages students to stay engaged with the test. Research suggests that students are far more engaged with electronic testing and that they try harder and persist longer thus providing a more accurate assessment of their skills. Hence, tailored testing provides teachers and schools access to more targeted and detailed information on students’ performance.
Results from NAPLAN Online will have a much faster turnaround time and as a result teachers will be able to tailor their teaching to your daughter’s needs much earlier than they have been able to before. Ultimately, NAPLAN Online will provide you, your daughter and her teachers with a more precise insight into her literacy and numeracy skills.
If you and your daughter are interested in familiarising yourselves with the NAPLAN Online format you can access the NAPLAN Online demonstration site that includes sample tests for each NAPLAN year. Use this link for more information.
