NAPLAN

Proper noun

Meaning

NAPLAN

(Australia, education) Initialism of National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan wants states to persevere with NAPLAN, arguing they should see through the transition to an online test before changing it. Source: Internet

NAPLAN has facilitated comparative reporting on state, territory and school performance since 2008, although regrettably it will not be held this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Source: Internet

In education, too, government policies have shifted from more broad-based comprehensive models to a hierarchical, competitive system based on NAPLAN testing. Source: Internet

Hundreds of Indigenous children in the Australian Capital Territory are also being removed from the NAPLAN tests, the report shows. Source: Internet

Unlike NAPLAN, which is mandatory for students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 each year, the NSW check-in assessments were optional. Source: Internet

NSW is calling on the federal government to urgently replace the NAPLAN test, saying it is being misused and abused. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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