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Part two: NAPLAN Results Haven’t Collapsed – But Media Interpretations Have
This is the second instalment of our two-part series addressing claims made about NAPLAN data. The first part …
NAPLAN Results Haven’t Collapsed – But Media Interpretations Have
Each year, the release of NAPLAN results is accompanied by headlines that sound the alarm – about policy …
Reading for Emotion: we need more from the NAPLAN marking guide
NAPLAN testing is on right now. Researchers at Charles Darwin University (CDU) critically examined NAPLAN’s narrative marking guide. …
NAPLAN: Time to think differently
It’s not the results of NAPLAN that are the problem. It is NAPLAN testing itself. These standardised tests …
NAPLAN: There is no need to panic
Jim Tognolini: What do the results really mean Every year when results for large scale tests such as …
Why you can’t identify gifted students using NAPLAN
Some schools rely on NAPLAN results to identify gifted students, a trend that is leading to many high-potential …
NAPLAN: Where have we come from – where to from here?
With the shift to a new reporting system and the advice from ACARA that the NAPLAN measurement scale and time series have been reset, now is as good a time as any to rethink what useful insights can be gleaned from a national assessment program. The 2023 national NAPLAN results were released last week, accompanied …
How this oppressive test is killing the magic of childhood
NAPLAN is taking the fun out of early childhood learning. Early childhood learning encompasses education for children from …
If not now, then when is the right time to re-envisage what schools could be?
The cold fact is that despite continuous reforms and growing investments over the past two decades, educational performance – and especially equitable performance – of Australia’s schools isn’t improving. Indeed, in many ways it is getting worse. Consider these statistics. Since 2000 Australia’s PISA scores have dropped 33 – 24 points in maths, reading, and …
Pausing NAPLAN did not destroy society – but new changes might not fix the future
NAPLAN is again in the news. Last week, it was the Ministers tinkering with NAPLAN reporting and timing. …