The SMH argues in its recent editorial that we can learn from what works best in schools of a similar starting points by measuring the change in NAPLAN results over time and the better performers can guide others.
The Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority circulated a list of 79 schools in NSW whose gain in student results was well above the average of other schools over a two-year period. The 79 schools were among 300-plus nationwide which improved by similar proportions.
On this occasion the NAPLAN figures circulated among the education community offer a better than usual insight.
By measuring the change in standardised basic skills tests results over time, parents, policy-makers and especially school teachers can see where students are improving and examine what in addition to funding is helping that boost.
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