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Direct linkThompson, 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
Download full textGipps, Caroline – 1992
The use of performance based evaluation on a national scale with 7-year-olds in the United Kingdom is described, and the impact of national assessment on teaching practice and implications of this type of assessment are considered. The national assessment program in the United Kingdom started in earnest in 1991 when all 7-year-olds were assessed…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Educational Assessment, Educational Attainment, Elementary School Students
