It’s turned out to be a bad investment: “record” government school funding hasn’t yielded concordantly higher numeracy and literacy results, as NAPLAN 2016 revealed last week. This year, reading and numeracy increased by minuscule increments in NAPLAN testing, whilst writing ...

University of Melbourne economists have determined that school principals have a direct impact on students’ scores in standardised testing, such as NAPLAN. Using Victorian Education Department public school data, economist Dr Mick Coelli found that principals who set clear strategic objectives ...

The benchmark tests are causing more parents to buy personal help for their children. By Dallas Bastian The number of parents paying for private tutoring after the release of NAPLAN scores has surged. Australian Tutoring Association (ATA) CEO Mohan Dhall ...

  Canberra, primary students shine, Qld most improved, in national tests. By Antonia Maiolo Results from the latest national tests are in. They show a general boost in the performance of primary school students, whilst high schoolers are at a standstill. The ...

  There’s too much emphasis on test results to determine a child’s progress, but teachers are far more capable of making the call, says Tina Tower. Being accountable to parents and the education system through the My Schools website has ...

The national testing scheme has been widely criticised for impeding learning and the opposition says it will remove some data from the My School site. Louis White reports. it was back in 2008 that the federal government introduced the National Assessment ...

Students will sit national exams online for the first time next year, with education ministers pushing for an investigation to assess the feasibility of bringing NAPALAN online as well. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) assessment and reporting manager ...

Students will sit national exams online for the first time next year, with education ministers pushing for an investigation to assess the feasibility of bringing NAPALAN online as well. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) assessment and reporting manager ...

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy is failing to achieve its goals of improving literacy and numeracy among school children, a survey of teachers has found.