National Testing in Schools: An Australian assessmentBob Lingard, Greg Thompson, Sam Sellar Over the last two decades, large-scale national, or provincial, standardised testing has become prominent in the schools of many countries around the globe. National Testing in Schools: An Australian Assessment draws on research to consider the nature of national testing and its multiple effects, including:
Using Australia as the case site for global concerns regarding national testing, this book will be an invaluable companion for education researchers, teacher educators, teacher education students and teachers globally. |
Contents
1 National testing from an Australian perspective | 1 |
2 What national testing data can tell us | 18 |
3 The performative politics of NAPLAN and MySchool | 30 |
4 Questioning the validity of the multiple uses of NAPLAN data | 44 |
teacher perceptions of the impacts of national testing | 57 |
teacher perceptions of the impact of NAPLAN on students | 72 |
holding onto ethics in ways that count | 86 |
8 Contesting and capitalising on NAPLAN | 98 |
the collateral damage | 126 |
disrupting the decolonial option | 139 |
the submersion of NAPLANs formative potential | 152 |
13 Exploring childrens lived experiences of NAPLAN | 164 |
exploring representations of NAPLAN in the print media 2010 and 2013 | 181 |
balancing different accountabilities across a cluster of regional schools | 199 |
evolving national testing | 212 |
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National Testing in Schools: An Australian assessment Bob Lingard,Greg Thompson,Sam Sellar Limited preview - 2015 |
National Testing in Schools: An Australian Assessment Bob Lingard,Greg Thompson,Sam Sellar No preview available - 2016 |
National Testing in Schools: An Australian Assessment Bob Lingard,Greg Thompson,Sam Sellar No preview available - 2016 |
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