National Year 6 Science Assessment

Chapter 1 Overview of the National Year 6 Science Assessment
Background	1
Implementation of the 2003 National Year 6 Science Assessment	3
What did the National Science Assessment measure?	3
What aspects of Scientifi c Literacy were assessed?	4
Who participated in the National Science Assessment?	5
How was the National Science Assessment reported	5

Chapter 2 National Science Literacy School AssessmentMaterials
Overview	7
Resource materials	8
Using the results from the National Science Literacy School Assessment	8

Chapter 3 Assessment Tasks	10

Chapter 4 Assessment Administration Guidelines
Before conducting the assessment task	35
Time Allocation	35
Materials required	36
Group work	36
Assistance	36

Chapter 5 Marking Guide	52

Chapter 6 Class Record Sheet	59

Chapter 7 Item Analysis Sheet
Percentages	61
Sample items and profi ciency Level	63

Chapter 8 Student Performance Profi le
The standard for Year 6 science literacy	65
Student performance and the Year 6 standard	66
Distribution of Year 6 student performance	69

Chapter 9 Class Analysis Sheets
Using the Class Analysis Sheet	70
National sample mean and distribution	71
Student profi ciency	71
Appendix A	74

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