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The Impact of National Standardized Literacy and Numeracy Testing on Children and Teaching Staff in Remote Australian Indigenous Communities
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Macqueen, Susy; Knoch, Ute; Wigglesworth, Gillian; Nordlinger, Rachel; Singer, Ruth; McNamara, Tim; Brickle, Rhianna – Language Testing, 2019
All educational testing is intended to have consequences, which are assumed to be beneficial, but tests may also have unintended, negative consequences (Messick, 1989). The issue is particularly important in the case of large-scale standardized tests, such as Australia's "National Assessment Program--Literacy and Numeracy" (NAPLAN), the…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Standardized Tests, National Curriculum, Testing Programs
National Standardised Testing and the Diluting of English as a Second Language (ESL) in Australia
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Creagh, Sue – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2014
The Australian field of English as a Second Language (ESL) teaching is globally respected for its research and practice achievements over a period of some 30 years. However, this essential field of pedagogy is being diluted in the current Australian reform agenda which is firmly founded on a traditional vision of English as first language, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Standardized Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
A Logic of Appropriation: Enacting National Testing (NAPLAN) in Australia
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Hardy, Ian – Journal of Education Policy, 2014
This paper explores how the strong policy push to improve students' results on national literacy and numeracy tests -- the National Assessment Program, Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) -- in the Australian state of Queensland influenced schooling practices, including teachers' learning. The paper argues the focus upon improved test scores on NAPLAN…
Descriptors: Literacy, Numeracy, Foreign Countries, Standardized Tests
Mandated Literacy Assessment and the Reorganisation of Teachers' Work: Federal Policy, Local Effects
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Comber, Barbara – Critical Studies in Education, 2012
This paper explores how mandated literacy assessment is reorganising teachers' work in the context of Australia's National Assessment Program--Literacy and Numeracy, which was implemented in 2008. Students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 are tested annually, with school results publicly available. The wider policy context and the emergence of different…
Descriptors: Testing, Ethnography, Foreign Countries, Literacy Education
National Numeracy Tests: A Graphic Tells a Thousand Words
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Lowrie, Tom; Diezmann, Carmel M. – Australian Journal of Education, 2009
Mandatory numeracy tests have become commonplace in many countries, heralding a new era in school assessment. New forms of accountability and an increased emphasis on national and international standards (and benchmarks) have the potential to reshape mathematics curricula. It is noteworthy that the mathematics items used in these tests are rich in…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Numeracy, Foreign Countries, Standardized Tests
NAPLAN Language Assessments for Indigenous Children in Remote Communities: Issues and Problems
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Wigglesworth, Gillian; Simpson, Jane; Loakes, Deborah – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2011
The National Assessment Program--Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) assessments are designed to assess literacy and numeracy of all Australian school children in years 3, 5, 7 and 9, and to act as diagnostics as to whether children are meeting intended educational outcomes. Tests began in May 2008, and have been run annually since then. Results of the…
Descriptors: Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling, Indigenous Populations