Cracking the NAPLAN Code: Numeracy and Literacy Demands

Autor/in	Perso, Thelma
Titel	Cracking the NAPLAN Code: Numeracy and Literacy Demands
Quelle	In: Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 14 (2009) 3, S.14-18 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1326-0286
Schlagwörter	Numeracy; Foreign Countries; Literacy; Teaching Methods; Word Problems (Mathematics); Reading Comprehension; Achievement Tests; Mathematics Tests; Educational Assessment; Educational Indicators; Problem Solving; Coding; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rechenkompetenz; Ausland; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Textaufgabe; Leseverstehen; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Problemlösen; Codierung; Programmierung; Australien
Abstract	In May 2008, the first National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) test was administered across Australia to determine the standard of literacy and numeracy achievement of Australia's students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. Some students did very well on the tests and some did not. This type of test can tell a great deal about students' learning. They also reveal a lot about what is likely to be happening (or not happening) in classrooms and across schools in terms of what students are being taught and exposed to. One particular concern that has been raised in relation to the items on the tests relates to the literacy demands inherent in understanding the requirements of the tasks. This article looks at the literacy demands of the numeracy tests and draws attention to the importance of explicit teaching of the literacy skills that allow students to access what is being assessed in the questions. (Contains 4 figures.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10