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Assessment Indicators: Legend
Colour Legends: Explained
Essential Assessment uses colour-coded icons to show student progress at a glance. Here's what each symbol means and where you'll find it across your reports.
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What It Means |
When It Appears |
Which report |
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The student has demonstrated understanding of the skill. | When the student answers a majority of questions correctly. | A.S.R, Z.P.D, Strand Overview, Continuum Results (NSW), My Numeracy/My Literacy |
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The student has not yet demonstrated understanding. | When a student does not answer enough questions correctly to demonstrate understanding. | A.S.R, Z.P.D, Strand Overview, Continuum Results (NSW), My Numeracy/My Literacy |
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The student is unsure or lacks confidence. | When a student does not answer enough questions correctly to demonstrate understanding and selects ‘I don’t know yet’ for the majority of incorrect questions. | A.S.R, Z.P.D, Strand Overview, Continuum Results (NSW), My Numeracy/My Literacy |
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No data available for this skill. | When the student has not been assigned the content or no result exists. | A.S.R, Z.P.D, Strand Overview, Continuum Results (NSW), My Numeracy/My Literacy |
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These skills are ideal next steps and can be achieved with support. | When the skills could be achieved with guidance. | A.S.R, Z.P.D, Strand Overview, Continuum Results (NSW), My Numeracy/My Literacy |
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Indicates that students in the class have shown growth in this specific area. | When one or more students have demonstrated improvement between pre-, mid-, or post-assessments. |
A.S.R, Strand Overview, Continuum Results (NSW) |
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Shows the percentage of students who have been assessed on this outcome and have demonstrated understanding. Green indicates the percentage of students who have demonstrated growth in the class. Click here for more detailed information | Displayed when hovering over the curriculum outcome. The yellow rings represent the proportion of assessed students who demonstrated understanding. | A.S.R |
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Shows the percentage of students who have been assessed on this outcome and have demonstrated understanding. | Displayed when hovering over the curriculum outcome. | Z.P.D |
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Shows the percentage of students who have been assessed on this outcome and have demonstrated understanding. Only students who have completed an assessment for this content are included. | Displayed beside each curriculum outcome whenever at least one student has been assessed. | Strand Overview |
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The student has been assigned a My Literacy or My Numeracy activity. | The task is set but not yet opened by the student. |
My Numeracy/My Literacy |
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The student has begun working on My Literacy or My Numeracy activity. | The student has begun the activity but has not yet completed it. |
My Numeracy/My Literacy |
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The student has demonstrated mastery of a My Literacy or My Numeracy activity and is ready for assessment. | The student answers a majority of activity questions correctly. |
Strand Overview, My Numeracy/My Literacy |
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The student has completed the My Literacy/My Numeracy activity for the strand but has not yet mastered it. | The activity has been finished without answering enough questions correctly for mastery. |
Strand Overview |
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The student has completed a My Numeracy or My Literacy activity but has not yet mastered it. The percentage is the total questions correct. to 80% correct. |
Appears in My Literacy or My Numeracy view. The colour background changes from red below 30% to orange between 30% to 80% correct. | My Numeracy/My Literacy |
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The student has a result of Understood, Misunderstood, or Primarily Unanswered | Appears as a faded, smaller square when a student has a result from another Strand. | Multi-Strand Assessments such as Flexi assessments and Units of Work (NSW). |
A.S.R and Z.P.D: Understanding percentages
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Element |
What It Means |
When It Appears |
| Growth Achieved (Green Arc) | Shows the percentage of students in the assessment range who now demonstrate understanding in the post-assessment but did not demonstrate it in the preceding assessment. | Displayed when two assessment points exist and growth can be calculated across PRE, MID or POST. |
| Assessment Range Understanding | Indicates the percentage of students assigned to this assessment range (e.g. Level 1–2, 2–3) who have demonstrated understanding at PRE, MID or POST. | Appears only for assessment points that exist (PRE, MID, POST). The yellow segment represents the proportion understood. |
| Overall Understanding | Shows the percentage of students across the whole class who have demonstrated understanding at each assessment point. | Appears when PRE, MID or POST results exist. Increases as more students demonstrate understanding. |
| Green Arc on Growth Indicator | Represents the increase in the percentage of students in the assessment range who now demonstrate understanding compared to earlier assessments. | Appears within the ‘Growth Achieved’ display when two assessments have been completed. |
How ‘Primarily Unanswered’ Is Calculated
If a student does not meet the threshold for ‘Understood’, their result is shown as ‘Misunderstood’.
- If the student has selected more ‘I don’t know yet’ responses than incorrect answers, their result is shown as Primarily Unanswered (red diagonal stripes).
- If incorrect answers are more than ‘I don’t know yet’ responses, the result remains Misunderstood (red).
This distinction helps show whether a student is unsure or has attempted the work but misunderstood the content, supporting more targeted teaching decisions.