National Assessment Program — Literacy and Numeracy: Reporting 2008

The introduction of the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy commences a new era in reporting student achievement to parents. This is the first time all students in Australia in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 have been tested on aspects of literacy and numeracy using the same year level tests.

The National Assessment Program results will provide students, parents and teachers with information that will be used to improve student learning.

The Student Report provides information about what the student knows and can do in the areas of Reading, Writing, Language Conventions and Numeracy. It also provides information on how the student has performed in relation to other students in his or her year group, and against the national average and the national minimum standard.

Schools will provide parents with further information.

Reporting Achievement in Reading, Writing, Language Conventions and Numeracy 2008

• For further information on how to interpret the Student Report which maps individual student achievement against the national average and the range of student performance nationally, click Understanding Your Child’s Report.
• To view a sample Student Report for Year 3, 5, 7 or 9, click:
  Yr 3 Sample Student Report
  Yr 5 Sample Student Report
  Yr 7 Sample Student Report
  Yr 9 Sample Student Report
• To learn more about the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy, click Questions and Answers.
• For information on the continuous scale that enables individual student achievement to be compared to the national average and the range of student performance nationally, click Reporting Scales.
• To view the National Summary Report: Achievement in Reading, Writing, Language Conventions and Numeracy 2008, click National Summary Report.
• To view a short video which provides an overview of the tests and explains the individual student report click National Literacy & Numeracy Assessment.