Dropping the OECD’s Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) this spring is an easy way to lessen the pandemic recovery burden on students and educators.
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Let’s not burden 15-year-old students with a low-value test that does a poor job of evaluating learning.
Creative thinking, learning and play have a valid place in the curriculum, but are difficult to test.
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Literacy and numeracy can be assessed through creative tasks, like creating a drama performance or an electrical circuit, without hindering creativity.
We need to look for more engaging and relevant assessments that use the tools available in an online environment for re-envisioning NAPLAN.
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Assessments need to be relevant to the real world and test more complex skills to better predict competency, standards of literacy and teaching.
Results from the 2017 NAPLAN results showed very little improvement since the test was introduced 10 years ago.
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NAPLAN is good at measuring some aspects of education, including knowledge difference between demographics, but has not produced a positive effect on student learning outcomes.
What do you need to know about test score reports?
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Eleven states have introduced a new test score. Here’s what you need to know.