by Ben | Oct 28, 2018 | News, Testing
Many of you will have received NAPLAN results for your child recently and you may have heard the suggestion that NAPLAN-style testing should be replaced with a ‘formative’ assessment process. If you’re wondering what this means, you’re not alone. Robert Starke summed...
by Ben | Sep 29, 2015 | Parents, Testing, Uncategorized
Most of you should now have NAPLAN results for your children. After looking at all the dots, bands and triangles and then reading all the negative press that NAPLAN gets, you might be asking yourself what the point of it all really is. Purpose While I am not a fan of...
by Ben | Jan 21, 2015 | News, Self-Esteem, Teaching, Testing
With another New Year come new challenges, changes and opportunities. Since last year’s NAPLAN results there has been a lot of talk about what should be done to improve standards in this state. While the education system has been flailing in recent years, the...
