![]() ![]() There is no clear link between student achievement on tests and school performance or the quality of teaching within particular classrooms. Test results say nothing about teaching quality There are two main issues with using My School and NAPLAN data to make judgments about schools and teachers. Recent news reports suggested that parents could use MySchool data to compare children’s results, referred to students as strugglers, coasters or improvers, and generated league tables of schools.Įach of these reports misuse or misunderstand the data in some way and are therefore misleading for parents. Things to keep in mind when using My School That scores on a single test tell us all we need to know about student achievement, and that this information tells us all we need to know about school quality. He argues that the two common misunderstandings about testing are: ![]() In his book, Measuring Up, Daniel Koretz warns of the dangers of using test scores to make judgments about schools, students and teachers. In other words, if you pick a school with higher NAPLAN results, you’ll be guaranteed a return on investment. He said this was because school standards were not high enough and parents should “ vote with their feet” in choosing more successful schools. In 2008, the prime minister, Kevin Rudd, announced plans to introduce these national school comparisons. ![]()
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