Is NAPLAN testing worthwhile?
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Thinktank, the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS), has released a report, entitled Why We Need NAPLAN, defending the NAPLAN school testing system, claiming it is a valuable and accurate assessment tool. The ABC summarises the report as follows:
[Report author, Blaise Joseph] asserts there are three key benefits to the test system:
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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness.
Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.