Students Got Raffle Tickets to do NAPLAN
May 21, 2013, Hits:89
Some schools offered students special inducements to do the NAPLAN tests last week. One Tasmanian school offered free breakfasts, raffle tickets and lunch and a movie with a teacher to encourage students to do the tests. Tasmanian education officials...
Read moreYes, There is Something Fishy About NAPLAN (and My School)
May 6, 2013, Hits:157
A social media outcry last week forced the withdrawal of a television commercial linking a children's fish-extract supplement to success in the NAPLAN tests. Television advertisements for Nature's Way Kids Smart Omega-3 Fish Oil supplements finished...
Read moreShare Your NAPLAN Stories
April 30, 2013, Hits:161
The next round of NAPLAN tests is only a few weeks away. Save Our Schools is again collecting information on the impact of NAPLAN on students, teachers and schools. Tell us your stories and information about the effects of NAPLAN in your school. Use...
Read moreThe Standardized Testing Racket
April 8, 2013, Hits:191
It is NAPLAN test week next month in Australia. It is also testing season in the United States which has coincided, once again, with another round of cheating scandals highlighted by the dramatic indictment of one of the nation’s top school superinte...
Read moreNAPLAN: It Doesn't Add Up
March 6, 2013, Hits:429
NAPLAN testing needs a new approach if it’s to benefit students and schools. The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy has been the subject of vigorous debate since it was introduced five years ago, but 2012 may well have been a water...
Read moreNAPLAN'S Unintended Consequences
March 5, 2013, Hits:257
A survey of almost 1000 teachers last year, by Murdoch University’s Dr Greg Thompson from the School of Education, has found that NAPLAN is of little benefit in improving literacy and numeracy, creating less inclusive classroom environments and lower...
Read moreThe Growing Rebellion Against US Testing
January 25, 2013, Hits:203
The rebellion against high stakes testing in the United States that began early last year continues to grow. In recent weeks, there have been some significant developments with teachers in Seattle refusing to administer tests and Republican legislato...
Read moreNAPLAN proving to be a real headache
December 18, 2012, Hits:271
Last week a University of Melbourne survey revealed that implementation of the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) was affecting the health of many students, as evident in episodes of vomiting, sleeplessness, crying and absen...
Read moreUproar in the ranks
December 3, 2012, Hits:264
Teachers and education experts in the US are fighting back against the unfairness of new teacher evaluation methods. The use of standardised testing of students to evaluate teacher performance in the US has been met with intense criticism and even m...
Read moreChanges to NAPLAN Required
November 26, 2012, Hits:419
The Australian Education Union said today that changes needed to be made to NAPLAN to address the problems that have emerged such as excessive test preparation, a narrowing of the curriculum and high levels of student stress. AEU Federal President A...
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