National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual national assessment for all students in Years 3, 5, 7, and 9.
According to ACARA the main purpose of the NAPLAN tests is to measure whether literacy and numeracy skills and knowledge provide the critical foundation for other learning and their productive and rewarding participation in the community.
Education ministers have agreed to extend the current plan for schools to transition to NAPLAN Online by 2022.
No, they are not the same but are similar types of questions.
Students can do many sample types of questions, so they become competent.
These questions were prepared by experienced math teachers.
You can use the website for 365 days after which you can buy next year’s sample questions.
It consists of at least 30 to 40 short answer questions and 6 long answer questions. Each short answer questions are at least 15 minutes long. Long answer questions are at least 40 minutes long.
After a year you can buy next year’s sample questions.
For Years 2,4,6 and 8, it is $ 17.99 per year excluding GST. For Years 3,5,7 and 9, it is $19.99 per year excluding GST.
For those who want to do sample numeracy questions online through Mathemaze, they will need a pen/pencil, empty papers, and calculator where required.
Once the test starts you cannot pause it. So, prepare yourself in advance.
Parents/teachers are discouraged to help students as this is a stimulus for the actual NAPLAN exam?
Parents/teachers can help students with the questions that are wrong as step-by-step workings are given in the answer section. Teachers/parents can help students in this part of the tests.
Students can do as many attempts of the questions as they want but the marks will be written for 1st attempt.
These questions are a stimulus to the actual NAPLAN numeracy papers. This means students should be confident in doing actual NAPLAN numeracy paper online. It is a way of encouraging the student to be technology-oriented. It is a way of encouraging the students to work under the stress of an actual NAPLAN exam.
