Group items tagged NAPLAN - OZ/NZ educators

NAPLAN-style testing has 'failed' US schools - 5 views

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shared by Roland Gesthuizen on 07 May 11 - No Cached

Professor Darling-Hammond said Australia would be wiser to follow the examples of Finland, Korea, Shanghai and Singapore, whose 15-year-olds achieve the best results in numeracy, literacy and science in comparisons with other developed nations.
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While the basic skills literacy and numeracy tests were designed to help teachers identify children with learning difficulties needing assistance, they are now being used as a competitive measure of school performance on the federal government's My School website.
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Roland Gesthuizen on 07 May 11

NAPLAN-style testing and reporting has failed in the United States by narrowing the curriculum and corrupting education standards, says a chief education adviser to the US President, Barack Obama. .. The US tests have been criticised for narrowing the curriculum to reading and maths and multiple-choice formats.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">NAPLAN-style testing and reporting has failed in the United States by narrowing the curriculum and corrupting education standards, says a chief education adviser to the US President, Barack Obama. .. The US tests have been criticised for narrowing the curriculum to reading and maths and multiple-choice formats.</div>

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T is for teaching - 3 views

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Roland Gesthuizen on 01 Dec 12

"CAMPBELL Walsh was sick of waiting for his NAPLAN test results. ''I wanted to know how I'd done. It had already been about four months and I still hadn't got the results,'' says the year 5 student from Aitken Creek Primary in the outer Melbourne suburb of Craigieburn. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"CAMPBELL Walsh was sick of waiting for his NAPLAN test results. ''I wanted to know how I'd done. It had already been about four months and I still hadn't got the results,'' says the year 5 student from Aitken Creek Primary in the outer Melbourne suburb of Craigieburn. "</div>

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http://www.naplan.edu.au/verve/_resources/Marking_Guide_2011.pdf - 3 views

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Persuasive Texts - NAPLAN « Ideas For Teachers - 8 views

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My School - 3 views

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Roland Gesthuizen on 24 Feb 11

A profile of almost 10,000 Australian school to help search for schools compare statistically similar schools, view school-level NAPLAN results, identify schools that are doing well and share successful strategies. This service is designed to support acce

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A profile of almost 10,000 Australian school to help search for schools compare statistically similar schools, view school-level NAPLAN results, identify schools that are doing well and share successful strategies. This service is designed to support acce</div>

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Roland Gesthuizen on 24 Feb 11

Aim of this website is to quickly locate statistical and contextual information about schools and compare them with statistically similar schools across Australia.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Aim of this website is to quickly locate statistical and contextual information about schools and compare them with statistically similar schools across Australia.</div>

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Say NO to NAPLAN (1).pdf - Google Docs - 3 views

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Roland Gesthuizen on 01 May 12

Papers compiled by a group of concerned educators who are speaking out for many who are constrained from speaking publicly.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Papers compiled by a group of concerned educators who are speaking out for many who are constrained from speaking publicly.</div>

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Naplan results give state schools the tick of approval | Herald Sun - 3 views

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Roland Gesthuizen on 04 Mar 12

"It is not a terribly accurate measure. Parents making decisions around where to send their kids would be better served by going to the school."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"It is not a terribly accurate measure. Parents making decisions around where to send their kids would be better served by going to the school."</div>

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Kids robbed of playtime in pursuit of academic excellence - 3 views

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shared by Chris Betcher on 05 Jun 12 - No Cached

Some schools and teachers are also contributing to a sense that children are "failing" kindergarten, and becoming anxious about how they would perform in NAPLAN tests
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There is a perception we need to hurry up and get them smart. With the pressure to get literacy rates up implies what is happening in kindy is not good enough so we need to do more to hurry them up
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It's robbing children of their childhood and parents are wasting their money as children are not developmentally ready at that age for formal learning
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It's like feeding children on vitamins instead of real food
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Xander, my older son, hated kindy," the 37-year-old said. "He was bursting into tears
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Chris Betcher on 05 Jun 12

FEARFUL parents are unnecessarily sending pre-schoolers to early learning classes to give them an academic edge.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">FEARFUL parents are unnecessarily sending pre-schoolers to early learning classes to give them an academic edge.</div>

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NSW Teachers Federation: Media Centre: Latest News 2010: The misuse of NAPLAN data - 1 views

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NAPLAN: A Testing Time For All « My Other Blog - 0 views

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Education: Competition vs Collaboration - 0 views

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Nigel Coutts on 11 Oct 15

In a time where much of the debate around education is linked to performance on national and international assessments such as PISA, TIMMS, PIRLS and in Australia, NAPLAN combined with calls for market-driven reforms there is a danger that a climate of competition between schools and systems will grow.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In a time where much of the debate around education is linked to performance on national and international assessments such as PISA, TIMMS, PIRLS and in Australia, NAPLAN combined with calls for market-driven reforms there is a danger that a climate of competition between schools and systems will grow.</div>

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