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Not all parents use NAPLAN testing in the same way – and it may be related to their background

  • Written by Kellie Bousfield, Associate Head of School, School of Education, Charles Sturt University
Not all parents use NAPLAN testing in the same way – and it may be related to their backgroundShutterstock

Every year (except this year) Australian children in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 sit a standardised literacy and numeracy test — NAPLAN.

When NAPLAN was brought in in 2008, the government argued it would be a way for parents to be involved in their child’s progress, and drive improvement in schools.

We wanted to find out how parents...

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