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October 27, 2015

What NAPLAN and VW have in common and how teaching to a test never helps anyone learn

October 27, 2015/ Mary-Rose MacColl

When you focus on test results, people get busy focusing on the test. You end up with cars that pollute and say they don’t, and kids who can do NAPLAN but can’t actually read, write and add up let alone think, analyse or create.

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October 27, 2015/ Mary-Rose MacColl/
VW, Volkswagen, NAPLAN, learning, Children, School, Education
May 03, 2015

Naplan is Noplan for Learning

May 03, 2015/ Mary-Rose MacColl
Naplan is Noplan for Learning

The latest research by the Whitlam Institute at the University of Western Sydney concludes that “NAPLAN is not in the best interests of young Australians.

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May 03, 2015/ Mary-Rose MacColl/
NAPLAN, education, school, students, children, ACARA
November 30, 2014

Thanks for great school years

November 30, 2014/ Mary-Rose MacColl
Thanks for great school years

Our son will make the transition to secondary school next year and before he embarks from a small to a slightly bigger pond, I want to pause and acknowledge the factors that have contributed to his learning so far, or not.

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November 30, 2014/ Mary-Rose MacColl/
teachers, school, children, NAPLAN
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