AHISA SUBMISSION
Education Council
14 March 2019
NAPLAN Reporting Review
AHISA’s submission draws on the results of an
online survey of members to address the four key themes of the review:
1) Perceptions of NAPLAN and
My School data, including the potential for misinterpretation or misuse of data
2) How My School and NAPLAN
reporting contribute to understanding of student progress and achievement
3) How schools use achievement
data, including NAPLAN, to inform teaching
4) How My School and NAPLAN
data are reported to students and parents.
Reflecting the diversity of the independent sector,
the survey results reveal a wide spread of opinion among Heads and
practices in schools. There is, however, a high level of agreement among Heads
on three propositions:
1) That the lag time between NAPLAN testing and
receipt of test data undermines the usefulness of the data for teaching and
learning
2) That the determination of ‘statistically
similar schools’ does not support fair comparisons for schools
3) That comparison of NAPLAN online data with
data from paper-based tests is an issue needing consideration.
Submission to the NAPLAN Reporting Review