School Staff Training Presentation

1. What are Reach Assessments?2. Using the Assessment Platform3. Support resources

What are Reach Assessments?

• Annual progression assessments which provide an external, objective measure of learner progress

• Designed for full-cohort progress year-on-year• Targeting a wide range of student ability. Even most

able students will find some questions challenging.• Comprehensive set of assessments, for primary and

secondary students: Digital Technologies, Science, Mathematics, English, Spelling & Writing.

What are Reach Assessments?

• A powerful diagnostic tool for future school planning• The assessments are based on the curricula for the

relevant year• Supports implementation of Australian and

international curricula• Questions range from recall and routine application,

through to more demanding higher order questions.

What are Reach Assessments?

• Low-stress, learner focused assessment• Choice of online and paper delivery modes• Comprehensive online reporting – available 4-6

weeks post testing• Option for students/parents to access the

results/certificates directly online.

What are Reach Assessments?

What does the UNSW Global Assessment Platform look like?

UNSW Global Assessment Platform: RolesSchool staff member Suggested role in

the PlatformRole tasks

Head of Curriculum/ Head of Subject/ Deputy Principal/ Principal

School Coordinator Imports and manages student data, invites staff and assigns roles, assigns classes to teachers, enrols students, completes all Teacher tasks

Classroom teacher, Grade Coordinator or teacher across classes within a Year level

Teacher Prints student logins, administers tests, view results

Teacher of multiple classes across multiple year levels

Unrestricted Teacher Completes all Teacher tasks; assigned to allclasses automatically

Student Student Completes tests

Teacher dashboard

Navigation toolbar

Login at unsw.global/start

Teacher account details

Quick links

Notifications

Print student logins (link on the teacher dashboard)

Select students

Click button ‘Print Student Logins’

Search for test attempt

Student logins - formatPrint Student Logins, cut out and distribute to students

Student dashboard

Test available to the student during the sitting week

Login at unsw.global/start

Reach Science

2019 Reach Science: A

Student test – understanding the test player

Zoom,Clock

Flag questionto review later

Ruler,Calculator

Grid to track progress & review

Student test – understanding the test player

Click to view flagged question

Support resources

Before the assessment sitting date download the following from

the support section of our website - unsw.global/techsupport:

• The relevant Reach Online Administration Instructions

(each Reach subject has its own instructions). These

concise guides provide step-by-step instructions for

supervising students taking the tests.

• Troubleshooting Guide

• Reach User Guide – a comprehensive guide to the

Assessment Platform for school coordinators and teachers

Resolving issues on the day of the test

• In the first instance talk to your School Coordinator• Consult the Troubleshooting Guide

Access the support resources via the navigation toolbar in the Assessment Platform

UNSW Global Assessment Platform

unsw.global/start

Support Resourcesunsw.global/techsupport