Back to VCAA Bulletin No. 52 - September 2019
National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN)
Professional development workshops for the reporting of NAPLAN 2019
A series of professional development workshops for principals, NAPLAN coordinators and teachers will be conducted throughout Term 4. The workshops will focus on the NAPLAN Online results and reporting, and will target schools that completed the NAPLAN tests online in 2019. The workshops will cover an overview of the online branched testing model, access and interpretation of the four reports in the newly developed VCAA Data Service and the reports contained in the Sessional Staff Management System. Reference will also be made to the reports on group and school-wide outcomes and relative growth provided through the NAPLAN Data Service. These workshops are conducted free of charge at various locations around metropolitan and regional Victoria. Details of times and locations for these workshops, and information on how to register for them, will be available on the VCAA website by the beginning of Term 4.
A video outlining the reports in the NAPLAN Data Service and how to interpret them will also be available on the VCAA website. It will be a refresher for those who have used this service in the past and as an overview for those who are new to it.
NAPLAN Writing test markers required for 2020
The VCAA is seeking applications from current and retired teachers to mark the NAPLAN 2020 Writing test.
NAPLAN Writing test markers gain rich and rewarding experience from reading and assessing a range of student writing from Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. Markers who complete the training sessions and mark satisfactorily gain recognition from the Victorian Institute of Teaching for professional practice.
NAPLAN Writing test markers have the option of working at home or from the VCAA Coburg Assessment Centre. All marking is done on computer, using a specific platform.
New markers are appointed on the basis of teaching and other relevant experience. Experienced markers are reappointed each year on the basis of marking accuracy and time commitment to the NAPLAN marking project.
Applicants may apply for day or evening shifts, although current full-time teachers are expected to apply only for the evening shift.
All markers are required to attend two full-day training sessions. New markers must also attend an additional introductory training day. Training attendees are paid CRT rates for training days. Dates for training sessions are yet to be finalised.
Marking the NAPLAN Writing test takes around 27 days and includes weekend work. Day markers are required to commit to an average of at least four hours marking each day over the time of the project. Evening markers commit to an average marking time of at least three hours per day.
Applications via the Sessional Staff Management System will open in October 2019 and close in early February 2020, or earlier if the required number of suitable applicants have been selected.