Educational Leadership

The latest skirmish in the never-ending war against NAPLAN is being fought on the grounds of "comparability". According to American consultants commissioned by the NSW Teachers’ Federation, this year’s NAPLAN results “should be discarded” because around 20 per cent of students completed NAPLAN online while the rest used paper and pencil. The consultants claim that “enormous” differences between the two test formats make any comparison between them misleading.

More than 1 million preliminary NAPLAN test results will not be released today as planned, as state and territory education bosses dispute their validity in a revolt against the national testing body.

Getting rid of NAPLAN would allow teachers more time to respond to and address the needs of their students, rather than teaching to the test.

While we may need to rethink how we use NAPLAN, it is an important and useful tool for researchers and policy makers.

A national survey has shown Australian school students with a mental disorder can be almost three years behind in their studies by the time they sit their final NAPLAN test in year nine.

The results are in, and student achievement on NAPLAN has plateaued in literacy and numeracy, with some areas of improvement.

Instead, believe in our teachers and concentrate on what IS working.

A $261 million literacy and numeracy program to help the state's lowest-achieving primary school students had no "measurable impact" on their year

Free violin lessons have given children in disadvantaged areas the chance to be part of an orchestra, and sent their NAPLAN results skyrocketing as well as improving their happiness at school.

James Merlino accuses curriculum authority of failing to deliver on promises and calls for urgent review of system

Literacy and numeracy can be assessed through creative tasks, like creating a drama performance or an electrical circuit, without hindering creativity.

Students will do two different types of NAPLAN tests this week, raising questions over the fairness of comparing results.

A staggering two-thirds of Victorian students who receive disability funding are not sitting NAPLAN, new research reveals.

Children as young as 10 are choosing a career path based on NAPLAN results and gender.