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Thompson, Greg; Adie, Lenore; Klenowski, Val – Journal of Education Policy, 2018
The National Assessment Program -- Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) in Australia is a series of literacy and numeracy tests that are used for purposes of school comparison. This paper argues that a key question for this use lies in whether or not this is a reasonable, or valid, use of the test data. Using Kane's argumentative approach to validity,…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Scores, National Programs, National Competency Tests
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Carmichael, Colin – Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 2015
This study compares the judgments that teachers make on their students' mathematics achievement with results taken from Australia's National Assessment Program: Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). Using a sample of 2144 students, drawn from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC), the study develops two regression models: one with teacher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Schools, Elementary School Mathematics