Griffith University experts delve into what's at stake in NAPLAN debates

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published April 8, 2019

After 10 years of NAPLAN tests, researchers from Griffith University have drawn out the key debates over the testing regime through a review of the evidence.

"We sought to address an overarching question of how well NAPLAN serves as a communicative device for reporting students’ academic ...

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Maria Correale

6 years ago

on one point it is a good way of seeing what areas of the country's schools are performing. How the teachers are performing in regards to their students..eg I was never good at math always failed may be i'd get a Z..But one year in High School I got just a pass ..from a 0 at the beginning of the year to a 50 out of 100. The year previous one teacher spent lots of time with those who already were excellent students..Never had time for questions on the poor academic girls...this would have to say something about the teacher...My son has always failed in class he had writing and reading and math problems...As an adult he did a course at Tafe..He was failing the test in the math in mechanics..His teacher showed him another method to do the calculations on paper and my son said why didn't they do that in High School.. Another point is the Test done anonymously like not having the Students Identity known..If not it would seem that the Government is sorting out top minded individuals to use for their own secret business affairs..

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