The Achievement Improvement Monitor (AIM) program was a testing scheme used to monitor the development of

literacy Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

and

numeracy Numeracy is the ability to understand, reason with, and apply simple numerical concepts; it is the numerical counterpart of literacy. The charity National Numeracy states: "Numeracy means understanding how mathematics is used in the real world ...

skills of school students in

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. The program was administered by the

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) is a statutory authority of the Victoria State Government The Victoria State Government, also referred to as the Victorian Government, is the executive government of the Australia ...

(VCAA). Reading, writing, spelling and numeracy tests, based on the

Victorian Essential Learning Standards In the state of Victoria, Australia, the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) was the curriculum framework for Preparatory to Year 10 school levels, which replaced the Curriculum and Standards Framework II (CSF 2) in 2006. Students startin ...

(VELS), were undertaken by all Victorian students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. The results were used as feedback and guidance to students, parents and teachers, and were not used to grade students. Schools and parents were advised of each student's results against VELS. At each test point, teachers could identify students who would benefit from enrichment activities or who may require further development in specific aspects of the curriculum. In 2008, the Australia-wide

NAPLAN The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is a series of tests focused on basic skills that are administered to Australian students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. These standardised tests assess students' reading, writing, ...

tests replaced the AIM program.

External links

Achievement Improvement Monitor, VCAA (archived page)Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) website
Education in Victoria (state) Standardised tests in Australia {{australia-edu-stub