What is the NAPLAN Test?

If you are a parent in Australia, then NAPLAN isn’t an unfamiliar term for you. But many of us don’t fully know what the NAPLAN Test is. For all the parents out there, here’s a brief yet informative overview of NAPLAN that will help you prepare your child better in the near future.

About the NAPLAN Test

NAPLAN basically stands for the acronym National Assessment Program- Literacy and Numeracy. The NAPLAN Test is basically an assessment for all the students in the Years 3, 5, 7, and 9.  The test assesses the fundamental skills that are essential for every student in school and life ahead. The skills covered in this test are: Reading, Writing, Conventions of Language, and Numeracy.

This nationwide competency assessment test is conducted every year by the ACARA, and 2023 onwards the test window has been shifted to mid-March.

NAPLAN Test  Curriculum & Structure

The four broad domains of the NAPLAN Test are as follows:

• Reading: measures the reading proficiency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills across the Australian English Language curriculum.
• Writing: measures the capacity to write 3 main text types- imaginative, informative, and persuasive.
• Conventions of Language: measures the capabilities of effective communication through the mastery of- grammar, spelling and punctuation.
• Numeracy: measures understanding, problem-solving, and reasoning skills through the mathematical problems- algebra, arithmetic, patterns and functions, geometry, measurement and statistics.

The questions are mainly of two broad categories- multiple choice questions(MCQ) and short-written responses.

Purpose of NAPLAN Test

The NAPLAN Test is essentially a performance indicator of the Australian education system. Wherein the results each year fosters work on the areas of concern within the curriculum. The skills assessed here paves way towards the student’s academic and professional success in the long run. 

Essentially, the NAPLAN Test is a progress report of whether the students and the country’s education system are on the right track or not.

Preparation for NAPLAN Test

As the NAPLAN Test mainly evaluates a student’s basic literacy and numeracy skills, it does not encourage memorizing and cramming of information. However, being a parent one can start preparing their children by enhancing their skills and familiarizing with the test pattern.

Selectivetrial’s NAPLAN sample tests and practice papers for all the Years 3, 5, 7, and 9 are just perfect for making your child NAPLAN Test ready. 

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