national testing of literacy and numeracy

NAPLAN is not a system-destroying monster. Here’s why we should keep our national literacy and numeracy tests

By Shane Rogers

Australia’s numeracy and literacy testing across the country in years 3, 7, and 9 is a fairly bog

The dark side of NAPLAN: it’s not just a benign ‘snapshot’

By Don Carter

The release of the latest NAPLAN results this week identified a problem with student performance in writing. This

Dump NAPLAN stress: here’s a better way to do our national literacy and numeracy testing

By Rachel Wilson

We need to reform our national assessment program as a matter of urgency. Anyone who has stepped into