Digital Literacy and online testing part 2

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This post considers the digital literacy skills required by year 5 students to complete the Numeracy NAPLAN test.

Skills for year 5 numeracy

  • navigate numbers to enter their 8 digit ID number
  • enter numbers or text into an answer box
  • click and drag pictures, objects and lines
  • use a trackpad (if you don't have touch screen computers) or mouse
  • turn the timer on and off
  • use the play button to narrate the question
  • show and hide the narration tool
  • mute the narration tool
  • adjust the volume of the narration tool
  • show and hide the ruler
  • use the ruler to perform measurements
  • tilt the ruler
  • identify radio buttons for a single choice
  • identify check boxes for multiple choices
  • use a drop down box and select a response
  • be able to deselect an incorrect choice
  • answer questions with a table or matrix of multiple answers
  • use a zoom tool and turn it off
  • understand the difference between highlight and a selection
  • understand a selected answer is indicated by a double line around a section of screen
  • be able to read a countdown timer
  • use Next and Back buttons and understand their purpose
  • when dragging images and objects into a box or table, the picture may look like it doesn't fit
  • flag difficult questions and undestand the purpose
  • locate flagged questions before ending the test
  • interpret the last page of questions with a key showing different colours and meanings
  • read and identify a choice using Yes and No buttons

    • Some of the features of the online test are circled below in red. Students will need to understand the function of these tools. The narration tool is not present in the reading test.



    In this picture the images of the caterpillar look larger than the rows they are to be dragged to, the rows expand to fit the picture when it dragged down to the answer box.




    It should be noted only the caterpillar being placed shows the selection border.

    When answers must be given in a table with a matrix students should understand there will be 1 answer for each column and each row. While boxes may be greyed our when there are no more options for that row, students need to understand the presence of a checkbox (square tick box) means more than one answer is possible.


    With cross over questions students need to understand they need to click on the matching image and label. To remove an incorrect answer they should know they can click on the blue line to remove the line.

    The box with the double border is the currently selected object.



    This next style of question is another question where the shape of the answers is not the same as the shape where the answer must go. When you click on the answer it is highlighted green and given a double border. 

    Students should know they are to drag the answer into the empty box below. Which loses the double border and highlight.


    Students should know how to turn on the ruler in the top right corner. Once the ruler is on they should be able to rotate the ruler using the circle in the centre of the ruler (at 7.5cm) and click and drag the rule to position it in the correct location.


    The blue arrows in the empty white boxes indicate a drop down box. Students should know to click the blue arrow and select the option from the list.


    Questions with interative objects such as this tangram uses the green highlight and double border. In this question the correct answer stays highlighted green, in previous questions the highlight has been used to indicate a selected component and the highlight has disappeared when the answer is placed in a selected location. 


    This screen confirms you want to finish the test. It is referred to as a branching question. If they click no they will be returned to the test. Students should be clear what this means. Clicking yes will submit their answers and end the test even if they haven't finished all the questions.



    This list may be missing skills as it is based on the demonstration test. Teachers should do their own audit of skills as best they can. 
     

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