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NAPLAN Results
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To publish or not to publish: That is the question?
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A presentation by Derryn McLauchlan in order to foster discussion amongst staff members .
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Overview of discussion points
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 Intended purposes of NAPLAN testing
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 Benefits of publishing NAPLAN results
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 Disadvantages of publishing NAPLAN results
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 Suggestions for publishing results in a beneficial manner
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Intended purposes of NAPLAN testing
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Main
How
What
are
is assessed?
the results
used?
purpose
of NAPLAN
tests
(Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2010)
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Parent – Teacher discussions
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of the NAPLAN tests is to
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for their
productive and
rewarding participation
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Literacy
Grammar
Writing
Review
outside
programs
The Australian
Curriculum assessment
and reporting
authority
(2010a)
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and support offered to schools
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Punctuation
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Benefits of publishing NAPLAN results
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 Research
Debate
 Exchange
and and
Development
of Ideas
Transparency
andDiscussion
Accountability
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Schools
Education departments
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Government
Disadvantages of publishing NAPLAN results
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 “Like”
 Narrowing
 Margins
school
comparisons
of the
of Error
curriculum
are flawed
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Labelling of schools
HSIE
Literacy
PD/H/PE
Creative Arts
Curriculum
Music
Science
Languages
Numeracy
(Wu, 2010)
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Suggestions for publishing results in
a beneficial manner
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 Preventing the creation of league tables through tighter
controls
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 Better public education and greater transparency
 Indications of quality education and greater scope for
school comparisons
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 Regulating class time allocated to NAPLAN test preparation
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