Victorian students will have another week to sit the literacy and numeracy test after large numbers miss out due to illness or isolation.
Data for students in year 6 and above was “worrying”,one expert said,with some appearing to be many months behind where they should have been.
The new national curriculum should be a cue to Victoria to shift its approach to literacy,but it is unclear whether the state is prepared to change.
More than 1 million students will sit NAPLAN tests this week – and for the first time,all except one must be completed online.
Just as many girls don’t see themselves as having a maths brain,boys don’t see themselves as writers.
NAPLAN is traditionally held in May,but will be moved to March from next year so that teachers can do more with students’ results.
Find out if your school made the list of more than 120 Victorian schools to record better-than-expected NAPLAN results.
Researchers followed students’ progress in NAPLAN and found there was no difference between the three school sectors.
Closing learning gaps between advantaged and disadvantaged students must remain the top priority for Australian educators. There are three things we should focus on.
Disadvantaged students in WA have struggled with NAPLAN,but the Australian Education Union has said the test is not the most accurate way to assess a child’s abilities.
Disadvantaged students are falling years behind their peers in literary and numeracy skills and the gaps are continuing to widen,an analysis shows.