Naplan’s emphasis on writing mechanics over meaning is misguided. The implications for the classroom are concerning With Naplan examinations imminent, anxieties high and results down, it is fair to ...
Preliminary data from the latest National Assessment Program — Literacy and Numeracy, known as NAPLAN, has revealed some areas of improvement, such as in Years 5 and 9 numeracy and primary-level ...
The NAPLAN writing test has damaged students’ skills, cornered teachers into promoting formulaic methods and will soon be made redundant by artificial intelligence, a leading literacy researcher says.
A SHOCKING number of Year 9 students in NSW have failed this year’s NAPLAN writing test, continuing an alarming slide in literacy skills that has experts calling for urgent reforms in the classroom. A ...
Do you hear that sound? That’s the sound of the nation’s students, teachers and parents letting out a collective groan as the NAPLAN prepares to rear its ugly head once more. Now in its 11th year, the ...
In his scathing review of the test, retired MIT Professor Les Perelman says the marking criteria is "bizarre" and prioritises high level vocabulary words instead of the formulation and structuring of ...
The Australian Government Primary Principals Association (AGPPA) has kicked off calls for National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy to be reviewed and modernised, with an immediate end to its ...
Simon Birmingham says he will hold talks with his state and territory counterparts to discuss how to turn the worrying trend around following concerning results from NAPLAN literacy and numeracy tests ...
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