Schools have been actively using the Results Analysis Package (RAP) to analyse data from the 2011 HSC examinations to enhance their teaching and learning. Many schools have used RAP as a focus of their school development days to set teaching and learning targets for the year.

In particular, using the multiple choice and item analysis graphs teachers are able to:

• diagnose their students’ strengths and weaknesses question by question against the state mean
• find explanations for the trends
• design strategies for explicit teaching to address the issues.

Schools can order RAP via the online order form for $120.

RAP can be accessed through Schools Online (Administration) using a variety of browsers including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.

Students’ HSC statistics for each course - school assessment, moderated assessment and examination marks - can be viewed on one screen and data can be exported to a spreadsheet for further analysis.

Read more about RAP.

For more information:

Joanne McFarland
Senior Project Officer
joanne.mcfarland@bos.nsw.edu.au
(02) 9367 8218

Chris Thompson
Head, Reporting and Credentials
chris.thompson@bos.nsw.edu.au
(02) 9367 8069