Journal article
A preliminary analysis of teacher perceptions of the effects of NAPLAN on pedagogy and curriculum
The Australian Educational Researcher, Vol.40(3), pp.299-314
2013
Abstract
This paper reports preliminary survey findings of Western Australian and South Australian teacher perceptions of the impact of NAPLAN on curriculum and pedagogy in their classroom and school. The paper examines how teachers perceive the effects of NAPLAN on curriculum and pedagogy and whether these perceptions mediated by the teacher’s gender, the socioeconomics of the school, the State and the school system in which the teacher works. Teachers report that they are either choosing or being instructed to teach to the test, that this results in less time being spent on other curriculum areas and that these effects contribute in a negative way to the class environment and the engagement of students. This largely agrees with a body of international research that suggests that high-stakes literacy and numeracy tests often results in unintended consequences such as a narrow curriculum focus, a return to teacher-centred instruction and a decrease in motivation. Analysis suggests there is a relationship between participant responses to the effect of NAPLAN on curriculum based on the characteristics of which State the teacher taught in, the socioeconomic status of the school and the school system in which they were employed (State, Catholic, and Independent).
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- Title
- A preliminary analysis of teacher perceptions of the effects of NAPLAN on pedagogy and curriculum
- Authors/Creators
- G. Thompson (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityA.G. Harbaugh (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- The Australian Educational Researcher, Vol.40(3), pp.299-314
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag
- Identifiers
- 991005543585207891
- Copyright
- 2013 The Australian Association for Research in Education, Inc.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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