Progression Point — Calculation & Rules

Semester 1 Foundation Numeracy  ·  Assessment Tool Reference

What is a Progression Point?

A Progression Point (PP) is a numeric indicator of a student's overall progress across all assessed clusters. It is calculated as a weighted average of individual cluster scores, where clusters with more elements carry greater weight.

The maximum possible PP is 0.50.

Cluster Progression Point

Each cluster receives a score based on how many of its elements the student has been rated as Good or Mastered.

Cluster PP = 0.5   if   (Good + Mastered) / total elements > 50%
Cluster PP = 0.0   otherwise
Only Good and Mastered ratings count. Weak and Missed do not. The threshold is strictly greater than 50%, so exactly 50% scores 0.0.
ScenarioExample (4 elements)Cluster PP
More than half Good/Mastered3 of 4 = 75%0.5
Exactly half Good/Mastered2 of 4 = 50%0.0
Less than half Good/Mastered1 of 4 = 25%0.0

Overall (Average) Progression Point

The overall PP is a weighted average across all clusters. Clusters with more elements contribute proportionally more to the final score.

Overall PP = Σ (Cluster PP × element count) ÷ total elements
A cluster with 6 elements has more influence than a cluster with 2 elements.

Student A — Strong result

Cluster 1 (2 elements)PP = 0.5
Cluster 2 (4 elements)PP = 0.5
Cluster 3 (3 elements)PP = 0.5
Overall PP0.50
(0.5×2 + 0.5×4 + 0.5×3) ÷ 9 = 4.5 ÷ 9 = 0.50

Student B — Partial result

Cluster 1 (2 elements)PP = 0.5
Cluster 2 (4 elements)PP = 0.0
Cluster 3 (3 elements)PP = 0.5
Overall PP0.28
(0.5×2 + 0.0×4 + 0.5×3) ÷ 9 = 2.5 ÷ 9 = 0.28
Student B did not achieve the larger 4-element cluster, pulling their average down more than if all clusters were weighted equally.

Badge Colour Coding

Both cluster PP badges and the overall PP badge use the same three visual states:

BadgeStateMeaning
0.0No entriesNo elements assessed yet
0.0In progressSome elements rated, but not all complete
0.5CompleteEvery element has been given a rating
Badge colour reflects data completeness, not achievement. A complete badge can still show 0.0 if fewer than half the elements are Good/Mastered.

Element Status Options

StatusCounts toward Good/Mastered threshold?
MasteredYes
GoodYes
WeakNo
MissedNo
No (also marks cluster as incomplete)

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