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| ACT concerns about online Naplan tests 'rejected months ago' | |
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| The Australian Capital Territory raised concerns about the comparability of online and written Naplan exams but was knocked back, months before it was revealed the release of the test results could be delayed. | The Australian Capital Territory raised concerns about the comparability of online and written Naplan exams but was knocked back, months before it was revealed the release of the test results could be delayed. |
| On Wednesday it was revealed that the publication of preliminary Naplan results could be held up because of difficulties comparing test scores from students who sat the test online and those who did the written version. | On Wednesday it was revealed that the publication of preliminary Naplan results could be held up because of difficulties comparing test scores from students who sat the test online and those who did the written version. |
| The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority has denied that the release of the results has been delayed, and the federal education minister Simon Birmingham claimed opponents of the test were running a “scare campaign”. | The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority has denied that the release of the results has been delayed, and the federal education minister Simon Birmingham claimed opponents of the test were running a “scare campaign”. |
| But state education officials have voiced concerns about the comparability between the online and written results. On Thursday, Western Australia’s education minister, Sue Ellery, said that following a meeting between education officials on Wednesday the states were “still no clearer” on the status of the tests. She described it as “incredibly frustrating”. | But state education officials have voiced concerns about the comparability between the online and written results. On Thursday, Western Australia’s education minister, Sue Ellery, said that following a meeting between education officials on Wednesday the states were “still no clearer” on the status of the tests. She described it as “incredibly frustrating”. |
| Concerns about data comparability were serious enough that the ACT education minister Yvette Berry tried to have them included in a review of Naplan agreed to in June. | Concerns about data comparability were serious enough that the ACT education minister Yvette Berry tried to have them included in a review of Naplan agreed to in June. |
| The review is assessing the My School website based on whether it provides “valid, reliable and contextualised” information, and whether the reporting of Naplan results balances “the community’s right to know with the need to avoid the misinterpretation or misuse of the information”. | The review is assessing the My School website based on whether it provides “valid, reliable and contextualised” information, and whether the reporting of Naplan results balances “the community’s right to know with the need to avoid the misinterpretation or misuse of the information”. |
| It was described by the federal minister Simon Birmingham at the time as “narrow” in scope, despite a push from the ACT, Victoria and Queensland for a more wide-ranging look at the testing regime. | It was described by the federal minister Simon Birmingham at the time as “narrow” in scope, despite a push from the ACT, Victoria and Queensland for a more wide-ranging look at the testing regime. |
| But Guardian Australia can reveal that the original terms of reference for the review put forward by Berry to the education council specifically asked for data comparability to be examined | But Guardian Australia can reveal that the original terms of reference for the review put forward by Berry to the education council specifically asked for data comparability to be examined |
| “although was not ultimately agreed”. | “although was not ultimately agreed”. |
| She said: “I’m obviously concerned about the emerging data comparability and reporting issues in the transition to online Naplan testing.” | She said: “I’m obviously concerned about the emerging data comparability and reporting issues in the transition to online Naplan testing.” |
| While she did not say which states opposed it being included in the review, Birmingham said at the time that he had rejected “a review of Naplan that was … going to simply do what the unions have demanded, and lead to the dismantling of basic literacy, numeracy assessments across the country”. | While she did not say which states opposed it being included in the review, Birmingham said at the time that he had rejected “a review of Naplan that was … going to simply do what the unions have demanded, and lead to the dismantling of basic literacy, numeracy assessments across the country”. |
| The education council works by consensus, meaning all states and the commonwealth must agree for a decision to be made. | The education council works by consensus, meaning all states and the commonwealth must agree for a decision to be made. |
| Berry said the goal of the review had been to assess the impact of Naplan reporting on the “high stakes culture of the test | Berry said the goal of the review had been to assess the impact of Naplan reporting on the “high stakes culture of the test |
| – in particular the stigmatising of lower scoring schools and the unfair stress and anxiety Naplan can place on students and their families”. | – in particular the stigmatising of lower scoring schools and the unfair stress and anxiety Naplan can place on students and their families”. |
| “All ACT public schools and the great majority of non-government schools transitioned to NAPLAN online this year and I’ll be looking to make sure the national response to this issue takes our local circumstances into account.” | “All ACT public schools and the great majority of non-government schools transitioned to NAPLAN online this year and I’ll be looking to make sure the national response to this issue takes our local circumstances into account.” |
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