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Education
Rosie ClarkeWednesday, October 24, 2018
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Oh how the turntables: QLD’s massive NAPLAN improvement overshadows poor national student progress
While Victoria's advantaged students and NSW's disadvantaged students lack progression, ACT was the worst performer in the Grattan Institute's latest …
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News
The ConversationWednesday, September 5, 2018
2,708
NAPLAN 2018 summary results: a few weeks late, but otherwise little change from previous years
This year’s NAPLAN results have finally landed. The results are a few weeks behind schedule, due to disagreement over how scores should…
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Industry voices
Rosie ClarkeWednesday, September 5, 2018
2,993
“Useless”, “unusable”, “should be discarded”: NAPLAN uproar following new report
A newly released, independent study found ‘incomparable’ data in this year’s NAPLAN online trial, meaning the results are useless.
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Education
School NewsWednesday, August 8, 2018
3,659
Controversy: NAPLAN 2018 results called into question
State education department heads say results from the online and pen-and-paper versions of the tests are too different and questioned…
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News
School NewsWednesday, June 27, 2018
1,808
A review of NAPLAN will only look at one controversial aspect.
The federal education minister has ordered a "narrow review" of NAPLAN but has vowed not to scrap the dreaded test.
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News
The ConversationWednesday, May 30, 2018
2,558
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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Education
The ConversationWednesday, May 30, 2018
2,424
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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News
The ConversationWednesday, May 23, 2018
2,643
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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News
The ConversationWednesday, May 23, 2018
5,503
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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News
The ConversationWednesday, May 16, 2018
4,279
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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