Interview for Student Reasoning professional learning
Purpose
The Interview for Student Reasoning (IfSR) professional learning series has been developed to help teachers understand how to effectively implement IfSR to support numeracy improvement priorities and apply evidence-based practices in the teaching and assessment of numeracy.
The IfSR professional learning series consists of 4 modules.
Available now
- Module 1: About the IfSR assessments
Available from 2025
- Module 2: Administering the assessments
- Module 3: Analyse
- Module 4: Action
Module 1: About the IfSR assessments
This online professional learning provides teachers with an understanding of the purpose and organisation of the IfSR assessments.
Who should participate?
Kindergarten to Year 10 teachers
Mode of delivery
Online (Self paced)
Content
Completing this course will help you to understand the:
purpose and organisation of the IfSR assessments
alignment to the NSW Mathematics K-10 syllabus and National Numeracy Learning Progression (NNLP)
importance of student reasoning
Register for ‘Module 1: About the Interview for Student Reasoning (IfSR) assessments’ via MyPL (course code TPL00113)
Related links
About Interview for Student Reasoning (IfSR) suite
Interview for Student Reasoning (IfSR) channel in the Numeracy NSW statewide staffroom
- provides department teachers with resources and regular updates to support the implementation of the IfSR diagnostic assessments. It includes short instructional videos on administering the assessment and navigating the online tool.
Contacts
If you have any questions, contact literacy.numeracy@det.nsw.edu.au.