01 - Department of Education and Communities - NSW Government
01 - Department of Education and Communities - NSW Government
01 - Department of Education and Communities - NSW Government
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MONITORING STUDENT PROGRESSOVERVIEWWith the full introduction <strong>of</strong> ELLA testing in 1998, the department will have set in place acomprehensive approach to monitoring student performance which includes careful assessment<strong>of</strong> progress at five points in a student’s period <strong>of</strong> school education. At each point assessment issystem wide <strong>and</strong> rigorous, <strong>and</strong> provides comprehensive analysis <strong>of</strong> the progress <strong>of</strong> individual students<strong>and</strong> whole school groups <strong>and</strong> subgroups across a range <strong>of</strong> Key Learning Areas.The Table below summarises the five monitoring processes, <strong>and</strong> the pages which follow providesome statistical details <strong>of</strong> the statewide results <strong>of</strong> each process. No details are available for ELLAsince this test was trialled in 1997 for full implementation in 1998. Various analyses <strong>of</strong> the datawhich follows are contained in the relevant sections <strong>of</strong> the report.Year <strong>of</strong> Assessment Process Areas <strong>of</strong> CurriculumSchoolingYear 3 Basic Skills Test Literacy <strong>and</strong> NumeracyYear 5 Basic Skills Test Literacy <strong>and</strong> NumeracyYear 7 ELLA LiteracyYear 10 School Certificate English, Mathematics, Scienceassessed externallyOther KLAs also assessed byschool to statewide st<strong>and</strong>ardsYear 12 Higher School Certificate All KLAsDSE Annual Report 1997 93
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