NAPLAN

A shift to exclusively online NAPLAN testing will signify an important milestone, the national curriculum authority says, but questions remain about the ...

She said it was time to scrap the test. The spokesperson said it assisted schools and the government to recognise curriculum programs that were effective in improving student outcomes. "The pressure it puts on kids and teachers is unnecessary," she said. Ms Minto said she believed teachers were told to teach to the test. And from next year, the controversial assessment tool would be rescheduled to occur during March in a bid to reduce so-called hot-housing — or teaching to the test — and to allow for the earlier return of data to teachers and school administrators. This month's school NAPLAN testing will reach an important milestone that will change the nature of results, but calls to scrap the test remain.