NAPLAN Assessment and Evaluation Methods 3

Question 1

What is the term for reporting a student's performance relative to other students in the same year level?

Accepted Answer

Norm-referenced reporting

Answer

Norm-referenced reporting compares an individual's performance to the distribution of scores from a norm group, such as a national cohort.

Question 2

The NAPLAN National Minimum Standard represents what level of achievement?

Accepted Answer

The minimum acceptable level of skills expected at that year level

Answer

The National Minimum Standard defines the minimum acceptable level of knowledge and skills for students at each tested year level.

Question 3

Which statistical measure describes how spread out scores are around the mean in an assessment?

Accepted Answer

Standard deviation

Answer

Standard deviation quantifies the degree of variation or dispersion of scores from the mean in a data set.

Question 4

In NAPLAN's adaptive online testing format, what determines the difficulty of subsequent questions?

Accepted Answer

The student's previous responses during the test

Answer

NAPLAN Online uses tailored (adaptive) testing where the difficulty of questions adjusts based on a student's responses, providing a more precise measure across the ability range.

Question 5

A school compares its Year 7 students' NAPLAN scores to their own Year 5 scores from two years earlier. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Longitudinal (cohort) analysis

Answer

Tracking the same cohort of students across multiple NAPLAN test occasions is a longitudinal analysis, measuring individual growth over time.

(NAPLAN) National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy Practice Test

(NAPLAN) National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy Practice Test

NAPLAN Assessment and Evaluation Methods 3