'Reductive' NAPLAN tests turning students into bad writers, expert says

By EducationHQ News Team
Published April 10, 2018

The writing component of the NAPLAN test is “absurd” and is making students poorer writers, according to an expert in writing assessment.

Dr Les Perelman, a retired professor of writing in the US, was recently commissioned by the NSW Federation of Teachers ...

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'Reductive' NAPLAN tests turning students into bad writers, expert says

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