Modern Australian

Why the NAPLAN results delay is a storm in a teacup

  • Written by Jim Tognolini, Director, Educational Measurement and Assessment Hub, University of Sydney
Why the NAPLAN results delay is a storm in a teacupThis year's preliminary release of NAPLAN data was due out August 8.www.shutterstock.com

NAPLAN has caused much controversy this year, as has become customary. With the test in its tenth year, the New South Wales government called for it to be scrapped and there were calls for a review after a report found no change in results in a decade. In June a...