Overview

  • Teachers will be able to tailor the IfSR-AT diagnostic assessment to suit the needs of the student, by choosing a section of the IfSR-AT and what tasks to ask the student based on classroom observations and/or teacher judgement.
  • Each IfSR-AT section can be assessed and lodged multiple times.
  • In IfSR-AT sections 2, 3 and 4, teachers can select one or multiple flexible strategies that the student used.

How to administer the assessment

  1. Open the IfSR-AT online tool. 
  2. Select the student you want to assess.
  3. Select the section you want to assess.


  4. Before starting the assessment you will be prompted to confirm the student and IfSR-NP section. Select the ‘Start with...’ button or ‘Continue...’ button to start or resume the assessment.


  5. In the assessment screen you can: 
    1. view the section and the student you are assessing
    2. view the sub-section and task of the section you are assessing
    3. view the required materials for the task
    4. view the instructions for the task
    5. read out the questions to ask the student (questions to ask are marked with a speech bubble icon)
    6. select a response from the Responses panel
    7. add a comment to note student’s behaviour (this is an optional field)
    8. proceed to the next task by selecting the Next button
    9. flag a task by selecting the Flag button
    10. go back to a previous task by selecting the Previous button
    11. view the progress bar which displays the count of completed tasks out of total number of tasks
    12. go to a specific task within the section by selecting the Go to button
    13. finish the interview by selecting the Finish interview button – this will mark the remaining incomplete tasks as ‘Not given’
    14. go to the ALAN helpdesk for support by clicking the Help link
    15. pause and exit the assessment page by clicking the Exit link – this will save your progress and close the assessment screen


  6. The responses and comments are automatically saved as you navigate through the tasks.
  7. All tasks within a section do not need to be administered. However, all questions must be completed in order to lodge the assessment. This can be achieved by marking the unadministered tasks or sub-sections as ‘Not given’. Select the Finish interview button to mark the remaining incomplete tasks as 'Not given'.

How to select multiple responses for flexible strategies

In IfSR-AT sections 2, 3 and 4, teachers can select one or multiple flexible strategies that the student used.

  1. Within section 2, 3 and 4, multiple responses can be selected for flexible strategies.
  2. Examples of flexible strategies are listed under response (a) of select tasks. Select response (a) to view the sub-options.


  3. You can select one or multiple options.


  4. The selected sub-options are saved and can be changed at any point before the assessment is lodged.
  5. To clear your selection, click 'Clear and choose another response'.