National Standardised Assessments for Scotland: national report - academic year 2023-2024

Summary of outcomes at a national level on the 'Scottish National Standardised Assessments' (SNSA) and ‘Measaidhean Coitcheann Nàiseanta airson Foghlam tron Ghàidhlig’ (MCNG) (collectively known as NSA) in the 2023 to 2024 academic year.


Footnotes

1 Also, reporting statistical results on very small samples is not recommended.

2 Up to an additional 5 items may be encountered in some learners’ assessments. These are items being trialled and calibrated for future use. These trial items are not included in the learner’s score, but are used to check that the measurement characteristics inherent in the item are functioning as expected.

3 These figures include assessments belonging to learners who have now been removed from the system

4 These learner numbers are accurate as of the end of the 2023/24 academic year and are subject to slight fluctuations due to learners moving in and out of the Scottish Education System and/or schools that are eligible for the NSA over the course of the academic year

5 These figures include assessments belonging to learners who have now been removed from the system

6 These learner numbers are accurate as of the end of the 2023/24 academic year and are subject to slight fluctuations due to learners moving in and out of the Scottish Education System and/or schools that are eligible for the NSA over the course of the academic year

7 NB: Please see Section 2.4 for MCNG National outcomes for numeracy.

8 NB: Please see Section 3.4 for MCNG National outcomes for reading/literacy.

9 NB: Please see Section 4.4 for MCNG National outcomes for writing.

10 NB: This does not include trial items required for calibration purposes for use in future assessments.

11 Please note that whilst there were 389 eligible Gaelic learners for S3 Numeracy, not all learners receive Numeracy in the medium of Gaelic.

Contact

Email: nationalimprovementframework@gov.scot

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