Foundation for Learning and Literacy

November 29, 2023

Australia’s poorest children are five years behind richest peers, Naplan analysis shows

The Guardian 28 Nov 2023 by Caitlin Cassidy Australia’s most disadvantaged students are achieving at a level up to five years behind their most affluent counterparts, new analysis reveals. The report, provided

by admin

Foundation for Learning and Literacy

August 30, 2023

Parents, don’t panic about these NAPLAN results

SMH August 23, 2023 by Jenny Gore Parents, do not be alarmed by these latest NAPLAN results. What do they show? About one in 10 Australian students are identified as needing

by admin

Foundation for Learning and Literacy

August 24, 2023

The latest NAPLAN results don’t look great but we need to go beyond the headline figures

This year’s national NAPLAN results are out, with the news only two-thirds of Australian students met minimum achievement levels in literacy and numeracy. Continue

by admin

Foundation for Learning and Literacy

May 10, 2023

Primary schools help children thrive, but they could be better and fairer

ABC 24 April 2023 by Pasi Sahlberg ... Another thing that distinguishes Australia from most other countries is our persistence of annual standardised literacy and numeracy tests in primary schools. Every parent

by admin

Foundation for Learning and Literacy

February 23, 2023

Madonna King: NAPLAN has become the great divider, instead of a useful diagnostic tool

The New Daily 24 February by Madonna King ... Now, though, it seems NAPLAN has become the new great divider – between children and schools and even parents. Look at the media

by admin

Foundation for Learning and Literacy

November 13, 2022

We Must Teach for ‘Range’ and ‘Depth’

Education Week - August 26, 2015 by James H. Nehring ...It’s time to stop measuring what can’t be measured, acknowledge the stunning complexity of learning, and build a system based on

by admin

Foundation for Learning and Literacy

November 3, 2022

The good, the bad and the pretty good actually

November 3, EduResearch Matters AARE blog by Sally Larsen Every year headlines proclaim the imminent demise of the nation due to terrible, horrible, very bad NAPLAN results. But if we

by admin

Foundation for Learning and Literacy

December 10, 2021

Yes, Australia’s PISA test results may be slipping, but new findings show most students didn’t try very hard

School News Australia by Stewart Riddle University of Southern Queensland Educators and policymakers must consider complex factors of social, economic and educational disadvantage and advantage to meet the Mparntwe Declaration goals

by admin

Foundation for Learning and Literacy

November 24, 2021

A failure at 6? Data-driven assessment isn’t helping young children’s learning

The Conversation November 24, 2021 by Martina Tassone Children’s early years from birth to the age of eight are crucial for their social, emotional and intellectual development. However, early years education

by admin

Foundation for Learning and Literacy

November 21, 2021

New study calls PISA’s relevance into question

The Educator by Brett Henebery 12 November 2021 “As our latest Snapshots report demonstrates, PISA can reveal a great deal of information that is incredibly valuable in helping policymakers make improvements.

by admin

« Older Articles