NAPLAN summary results released
ACARA has released NAPLAN 2019 summary results, which reveals some positive signs at the primary school level, however also indicates several areas for improvement, particularly at the secondary level.
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Can early childhood education impact on NAPLAN results?
Children who attend early childhood education are more likely to achieve higher NAPLAN scores and continue to do better throughout their schooling, according to a new Australian study.
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Transition to NAPLAN online delayed
Following a meeting of Australia’s education ministers, the national online rollout of NAPLAN has been postponed until 2021, after connectivity issues and computer glitches impacted numerous students who took the test online earlier this year.
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Video: Answering student NAPLAN questions
Ahead of upcoming 2019 NAPLAN testing in mid-May, Jenny Donovan, Executive Director for the Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation at the NSW Department of Education, provides expert advice for
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Helping educators to navigate NAPLAN
Animal protection charity, Voiceless, has launched a series of free new resources that are designed to assist teachers of Years 7 and 9 who are preparing for NAPLAN.
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NAPLAN 2018 National Report released
Gonski calls for NAPLAN to be scrapped
Putting teaching before testing: teachers score NAPLAN
Online versus pen and paper NAPLAN testing
Head of School at the School of Education at University of Newcastle, Professor John Fischetti, discusses his thoughts on the move towards online NAPLAN testing.
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AEU calls for NAPLAN review
The Australian Education Union (AEU) has slammed this year’s NAPLAN online trial, labelling the data collected as worthless, as it calls for a comprehensive review of NAPLAN and My School.
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Online NAPLAN results in the spotlight
As NAPLAN continues its transition from paper-based to computer-based testing, the assessment program has made headlines once again amid concerns that the data may be too difficult to be meaningfully compared.
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Video: NAPLAN results 10 years on
Professor John Hattie speaks with 7.30's Leigh Sales about NAPLAN, 10 years on from its implementation.
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NAPLAN Online gains positive reviews
Hundreds of schools around Australia have begun trialling NAPLAN online, with a majority of those polled in NSW reporting positive results.
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NAPLAN prompts South Australian funding boost
The South Australian Government will provide a $67.5 million funding boost to public school students who have been identified as needing more help to lift literacy and numeracy across the state.
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NAPLAN results show drop in writing
The latest NAPLAN results for 2017 show school students’ results have only improved slightly since the tests were first introduced.
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Year 5 NAPLAN scores may shape career goals
Year 5 students are choosing a career path based on circumstances such as their performance in NAPLAN tests, a new study in New South Wales finds.
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Digital Transformation Agency not consulted over NAPLAN online
The Education Department has reportedly not consulted with the Federal Fovernment's digital services agency after its online NAPLAN program experienced technical glitches this year.
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The pros and cons of NAPLAN
NAPLAN has been used as a benchmark for student performance against national averages since 2008, but just how effective is the test? And what are the repercussions for students and teachers?
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States not processing NAPLAN trial
New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland and the Northern Territory are among the states not going ahead with this year’s NAPLAN online testing trial.
Last week, Queensland’s Education Minister
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Queensland pulls out of NAPLAN online trial
Education Minister Kate Jones has confirmed Queensland state schools will withdraw from the NAPLAN online testing trial this year.
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