Testing

OK computer: to prevent students cheating with AI text-generators, we should bring them into the classroom

Long-form writing, especially essay writing, remains one of the best ways to teach critical analysis.

4 years ago

Teachers face NAPLAN-style numeracy & literacy tests

Victoria was the first state to prevent teaching students who failed or missed the mark on these tests from teaching…

5 years ago

Comprehensive national review of NAPLAN needed

Phase two, undertaken by the Australian Catholic University, saw feedback from 5,800 teachers and principals, and 200 education stakeholders.

5 years ago

Principal calls for ATAR to be overhauled… parents tend to agree

A new survey of 1000 Victorian parents and teachers shows it is life skills that are considered more valuable for…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

Five things we wouldn’t know without NAPLAN

Opinion: Here’s why NAPLAN testing is a vital navigation tool for policy makers and researchers.

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

“Tailored testing” is a feature of NAPLAN Online which offers questions to match a student’s ability.

Students who sit NAPLAN Online testing this year will experience "tailored testing", with targeted questions of higher or lower complexity,…

6 years ago

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