Let’s not burden 15-year-old students with a low-value test that does a poor job of evaluating learning.
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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.
Assessments need to be relevant to the real world and test more complex skills to better predict competency, standards of literacy and teaching.
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.
Eleven states have introduced a new test score. Here’s what you need to know.
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Associate professor, Deakin University
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Lecturer in Arts Education, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Psychometrics, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor, Australian Catholic University
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Deputy Dean, School of Education, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor of Education Policy, Educational Policy and Educational Inquiry, Indiana University
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Adjunct faculty and Associate Lecturer, Department of Secondary Education, University of Alberta
