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Introducing NAPLAN 2021
Introducing NAPLAN 2021
Year 7 2021
Overview
Key Questions for today
1. 5 Key Messages about NAPLAN
2. What is Year 7 NAPLAN
3. Why is this important?
4. How are we going to prepare for it?
5. What can I do myself to get ready and do
my best in the tests (being test wise)?
6. Can the questions be analysed?
7. How can the BGS “Dispositions” help?
1. Five Key Messages about NAPLAN
NAPLAN provides us all with valuable information
about your progress – we take it seriously and want to
do our best.
It is not something to be anxious about or for us to
spend large amounts of class time preparing for.
The best preparation is paying attention and learning in
our regular classes
We can prepare a little for it – to make sure that we can
recall learning we have done in the past and also know
how the tests will be administered at BGS
Principles of preparation for NAPLAN are the same for
being “test wise” for any exam at BGS – good practice!
2. What is Year 7 NAPLAN?
This is a test that all students in Australia do at the same
time. It is designed to help parents and schools
understand how students are going in the essential
areas of literacy and numeracy.
It doesn’t count for your school report card – a separate
report is produced that both the school and your
parents get to see.
It involves four tests over three days in May as shown on
the next slides.
Tuesday 11th May
1. Language Conventions
45 minutes
50 – 60 questions
Half the questions on spelling and half on grammar
and punctuation
2. Writing
40 minutes
A persuasive exposition (essay) OR narrative to
written and visual stimulus material
Wednesday 12th May
1. Reading
65 minutes
45 – 50 questions
Most questions will be multiple choice with some
short answer
Students will be provided with around eight passages
that illustrate different writing styles
Thursday 13th May
1. Numeracy Test
65 minutes
40 questions – calculator allowed – 50 mins
Short pause – 5 mins
8 questions – No calculator allowed – 10 mins
3. Why is it important?
People will make judgements about how well you as a
student and we as a school are going in our learning –
we want to show them the best we can do!
We can encourage and help each other
Have a go.
Plan tasks
The tests you will sit have been designed so that the
majority of Year 7 students around Australia can make
a reasonable effort at answering the questions.
Don’t
read like you’re reading the sports page of a newspaper.
Always
Read critically, think about what you are reading.
Ask yourself questions.
Skim read the questions before you start reading a passage.
Use the margins of the passage you read – make brief notes.
a. Short Answer Questions
Don’t be put off by the subject context.
Make connections between different forms of
stimulus.
Look for key words:
draw, graph,
prove, compare/contrast,
rank, and so on.
Use a highlighter to tag these instructions.
Establish how to complete the task:
“complete the calculation”
“write a sentence”
b. Multiple Choice Questions
1. Read carefully and with purpose
2. Use “positive identification”
3. Watch for “distracters”
4. Use “elimination” where appropriate or necessary
5. Look for evidence
6. Be aware of the traps / classic errors.
7. Do questions once but well – be happy with the best
guess at the time
8. Record answers as you go
An example “positive identification”
Step 1: Examine the stimulus
material to determine lengths of the sides
The area of the of the triangle.
triangle is Step 2: Recall the formula for
14 m2 calculating the area of a triangle.
Area of a triangle = ½bh
28 m2 8
m Step 3: Calculate the area of the
24 m 2 triangle
Area of a triangle = ½ x 6 x 8 = 24 m2
48 m2
6 Step 4: When the area of the triangle
m
has been found this value can be
compared to the four available options
and the correct choice positively
identified.
Points about Elimination
• This is particularly useful for questions found to be
very difficult.
• Elimination involves:
• ruling out answers that are almost certainly not
correct
• choosing an answer from those remaining.
• It is a legitimate strategy to have an “educated guess”.
Step 3: Eliminate the options that are incorrect and select the
answer that is the most correct.
4. How can I be more aware of these to make sure that they don’t
stop me doing my best in NAPLAN?
The dispositions are shown on the next two slides if you need
a reminder.
7. Learning Dispositions
No Disposition Description Elements that aid understanding
People who demonstrate this disposition are…
1 Persistence Continuing optimistically Determined; relentless; diligent; positive; optimistic; perseverant;
despite obstacles hopeful; thorough; disposed to precision; tenacious
2 Resilience Showing courage and finding the Responsible risk takers; brave; courageous; able to overcome failure
positive in challenging situations or disappointment and learn from it
3 Restraint Showing moderation and self- Managers of their impulsivity; focused; cautious; discrete;
control disciplined; moderated; self-controlled, prudent (appropriately
careful)
4 Creativity Adapting, innovating, generating Imaginative; innovative; adaptable; able to abstract; looking to
and problem solving apply past knowledge to new situations; adept at developing and
exploring new possibilities and solutions to problems
5 Curiosity Questioning, seeking and Lovers of learning; responders who show wonderment and awe;
inquiring quick to engage; spontaneous; inquiring; questioning; deeper
lookers; able to gather data through all the senses; proof seekers
6 Open- Being flexible by remaining open Flexible thinkers; committed to continuous learning; objective;
to and appreciating alternates impartial; suspending of judgement when appropriate; respectful of
mindedness the work of others; adaptable to different learning approaches;
responsive to change; able to challenge their own assumptions and
experiences; aesthetic appreciators; effective at sifting information
7 Reflection Monitoring own actions, Self-aware; careful to consider and apply feedback; coachable;
including thinking about and forward thinking
applying feedback
8 Responsibility Regulating oneself to seek Accountable; self-regulating; orderly; prioritising; organised (with
personal excellence and take physical resources and time); thrifty; goal planners; aspirational (for
ownership excellence); always striving for accuracy and precision; wise in
choices; promoters of solutions to problems, intentional
7. Learning Dispositions
No Disposition Description Elements that aid understanding
People who demonstrate this disposition are…
9 Initiative Enthusiastically motivated to action Oriented to action rather than passivity; intrinsically
motivated; enthusiastic; full of vitality; zealous (passionate
for the cause); implementers of solutions to problems; always
striving; givers of all; purposeful
10 Collaboration Working effectively and Empathetic, interested listeners; connected; clear and precise
concurrently with others communicators; interdependent thinkers; understanding
checkers; adaptable with process
11 Emotional Managing one’s own emotions and Discerning; humorous; patient; sensitive; tactful; tolerant;
helping others to manage theirs assertive; aware; able to analyse and appreciate others’
intelligence viewpoints; fun; equanimous; insightful
12 Selflessness Valuing others through kindness Helpful to others; kind; grateful; generous; forgiving;
and gratitude to others friendly; altruistic; charitable; supporters of others;
benevolent; considerate; accepting of diversity; motivated
without expectation of reward
13 Integrity Being true to principles and/or Sincere; trustworthy; loyal; sportsmanlike; authentic;
commitments honourable; committed
14 Honesty Correctly representing facts and Fair; truthful
making judgements
15 Humility Having a healthy self-regard despite Modest; gracious; valuers of others; magnanimous
successes (appropriate in victory)