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Opinion: How NAPLAN could assess creativity and critical thinking.
Trends in education suggest an increased focus on the assessment and teaching of thinking skills in the future.
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Five things we wouldn’t know without NAPLAN
Opinion: Here’s why NAPLAN testing is a vital navigation tool for policy makers and researchers.
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There’s nothing creative about the NAPLAN writing test. So what’s an alternative?
Have a budding author in the classroom? The NAPLAN writing test could be turning students into bad writers and here's…
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Stop comparing schools! Why NAPLAN results should not be made public (and other ways to improve the test)
The purpose of NAPLAN testing needs to switch from exposing school results to encouraging better learning. One education expert outlines…
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Feel like quitting your job? How ‘adaptable’ you are may determine how long you last in teaching.
With teachers leaving the profession in droves, a study has found one way to stick at your job is to…
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Removing, replacing or rethinking NAPLAN. Experts say it’s time to come up with alternatives.
Students start NAPLAN testing this week at a time when the national testing scheme is being increasingly criticised from all…
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Do we need another grand education plan? And will Gonski 2.0 ever happen?
Opinion: The new Gonski 2.0 report reflects a smorgasbord of popular ideas that have been doing the rounds for some…
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Is the testing of university teaching students effective or relevant?
Numeracy and literacy testing of student teachers is said to be modelled on the Year 9 NAPLAN exam. What do…
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Teachers know the value of reading but are parents doing their bit?
Despite the widely known benefits of reading, more than one-quarter of primary-aged students are not being read to at home.…
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