Jennifer Buckingham

Ever wondered why the NAPLAN, PIRLS and PISA reading assessments show different trends in results?

📈 NSW students improved in NAPLAN reading tests in the primary years but PIRLS results didn't change. NSW student results were stable in NAPLAN reading tests in the secondary years but PISA results declined.

💡Issue 1 of CESE's new Insights series explains how the distinct characteristics of these assessments lead to divergent results over the period up until NAPLAN moved online.

🥜 In a nutshell, NAPLAN tests are more closely linked to Australian curriculum-based skills and content whereas international tests draw on a wider range of potential subject matter. With reading comprehension highly dependent on knowledge of the topic, student performance will be affected by the breadth and depth of their background knowledge.

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💻 The NSW government has developed recommended maximum screen use guidelines for NSW public schools and preschools informed by evidence and advice from education and health research and practitioners, and consultation with principals and teachers. 📖 ✍️ Plus at least an hour a day is to be spent reading and writing on paper.

More info from @NSWEducation below

Only someone who sees explicit teaching every day can talk about it in the way Colin Campbell from @DoonsideTHS does.

Checkout the first in the new series of the What Works Best vodcasts in full at the link below

This completes the set. Great call by @Education_NI @paulgivan.

In years to come, TransformED will be seen as a blueprint for education reform. I am well acquainted with it but enjoyed hearing @paulgivan describe his ambitions and still learned some things.