Published on April 9, 2010 by Technology Slice
Teachers Threaten NAPLAN Boycott – Teachers across New South Wales are challenging the Federal Government to prevent a boycott of national tests that could cost the state more than $6 million in protest against the My School website. The Australian Education Union (AEU) will vote next week on whether its NSW members will boycott the [...]
Tags: 6 Million, Aeu, Australian Education Union, Boycott, Education Minister, Exam Supervisors, Federal Government, Industrial Relations Commission, Literacy And Numeracy, Members, National Literacy, National Tests, New South Wales, Numeracy Tests, Opposition, Parents, Participation Rate, protest, Verity
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Published on February 1, 2010 by Technology Slice
The principal of a private school in north Queensland says the Federal Government’s My School website can be a good resource for parents. The site was launched last week, but has been widely criticised by parents and teachers’ groups concerned it will be used to create league tables. Tony Grear from Whitsunday Anglican School in [...]
Tags: Academic Achievement, Assessment Program, Facet, Federal Government, Grear, League Tables, Literacy And Numeracy, Mackay, National Assessment, North Queensland, Parents And Teachers, private school, Resource For Parents, S Education, School Principal, Whitsunday Anglican School
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Published on January 28, 2010 by Technology Slice
The My School website at www.myschool.edu.au, contains a report on every school in the nation, government and non-government schools alike, for the first time collating student results in national literacy and numeracy tests as well as other information. Because of fears of schools being ranked on their student scores in the national tests in so-called [...]
Tags: Attendance Rate, Combined School, Government Schools, High School Year, Indigenous Students, League Tables, Literacy And Numeracy, Myschool, Nation Government, National Literacy, National Tests, Numeracy Tests, Own Website, Postcode, Proportion, School Profile, School Sector, Search Capability, Student Scores, Vocational Qualification
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