More than 1100 students from 20 schools in Dubbo in Central Western NSW were involved in a randomised control trial in which half the test papers were changed to replace unfamiliar references with more culturally appropriate ones.
Victorian teachers will banish Andrews government MPs from visiting schools and refuse to help shift NAPLAN online as they ramp up their fight for a better pay deal.
Students have not gone backwards in literacy and numeracy due to lockdowns,and in some cases they even improved
The changes,if delivered,could avoid schools “teaching to the test” to improve their results and establish students’ starting points for the school year.
Students will be tested on their digital and scientific literacy and on their ability to think creatively and critically as part of a revamped NAPLAN test.
Too many NSW students are leaving school without the ability to express themselves in writing,even though they are entering a world that increasingly requires it of them.
The government’s internal analysis found writing,spelling and grammar skills “more than compensate” for under-performance in numeracy.
Teachers could dip into the Assessment Resource System whenever they wanted to give their students quick,relevant assessments,the Gonski Institute said
As students across 1700 Queensland schools begin to sit NAPLAN tests on Tuesday,the state’s main teachers’ union says an overwhelming number of members believe the test is broken.
Principals warn the benchmarks could lead to “peverse” outcomes such as students being pressured to do easier HSC subjects,or schools refusing to take difficult kids.
A new tool compares NAPLAN data by suburbs rather than by schools,and shows more money does not always lead to better outcomes.