NAPLAN
2020 has been cancelled due to COVID – 19. We are awaiting direction from the
Queensland Education Department as to the next steps regarding NAPLAN.
In
2019 Albany Creek SHS students conducted their NAPLAN tests online. Using 21st
Century skills, the Year 7 and 9 students performed these tests within
designated computer labs over an extended nine day NAPLAN testing period.
What
does NAPLAN assess and why has the test moving to an online format?
NAPLAN
assesses literacy and numeracy – important skills that each child needs to
succeed in school and life. All children in Year 7 or 9 participate in NAPLAN
tests for reading, writing, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and
punctuation) and numeracy. The NAPLAN tests are designed to help us make sure
students are on track with their literacy and numeracy development over time.
All
schools will move to NAPLAN Online from 2020 as the online assessment provides
more accurate information about what students know and can do. Feedback from our
students and other schools that have undertaken the NAPLAN assessment online
was that students generally find the online assessment engaging.
ICT
skills are part of the school curriculum
Students
do not need to be computer experts to take the NAPLAN test online. Ensuring
students have computers skills is part of our school curriculum, and our
teachers will ensure all children are familiar with the online format before
testing. To see the types of questions and interactive features of NAPLAN
Online, try out the tests on the public demonstration site, available on the
NAP website.
Test
integrity
To
ensure test security and prevent student access to the internet and spell-check
applications during NAPLAN Online, a locked-down browser is installed to each
student’s device. For more information NAPLAN Online, visit
the NAP website.