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The rise and rise of testing and use of assessment data in Australia

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Department of Education Public Seminars
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A public seminar from the Department of Education, delivered by Professor Val Klenowski, Queensland University of Technology.
In 2008 testing became high stakes in Australia and since that time we have witnessed the rise of a major industry with the emergence of readily available practice tests for purchase, increased provision of online resources and burgeoning tutoring services focused on National Assessment Program – Literacy And Numeracy (NAPLAN) style tests. This presentation will critically examine the emergent issues for students, schools, parents and systems and will argue for a more balanced approach of formative and summative assessment with greater professional and system level understanding of the validity of the primary and secondary uses of assessment data. Empirical evidence is drawn from two recent studies of how assessment data is used by schools and systems for the purposes of accountability and improvement. One study is an Australian Research Council Linkage project entitled “Ethical Leadership: A collaborative investigation of equity­driven evidence­based school reform” and the other draws on the largest collection and analysis of research data on multiple facets of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education in state schools. Key emergent issues relate to the current evaluation system and whether the major assessment instruments actually assess what constituent communities, governments and the public deem to be of value. With the requirement for greater effectiveness, equity and quality in education to meet economic, social and political demands major tensions and pressures have arisen.

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Series
Department of Education Public Seminars
People
Val Klenowski
Jo-Anne Baird
Keywords
assessment
examination
data
education
learning
Department: Department of Education
Date Added: 01/12/2014
Duration: 00:50:56

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