19 Nov Margaret Wu – Student Assessment Data for Accountability
Margaret Wu is a Professor at Victoria University in Melbourne with a background in educational measurement and statistics. Her concern about the misuse of Australian students’ NAPLAN test results and the MySchool website has led to her advocacy for better public understanding of what national assessments can show – particularly the potential dangers of using them as a measuring stick to compare schools and construct league tables.
Ben Lawless
Posted at 15:48h, 19 NovemberI used to work with Margaret – she is the most intelligent person I have ever met!
davidsTubeToo
Posted at 15:48h, 19 NovemberWhy aren't the politicians and educational bureaucrats listening to the truth? Prof Margaret Wu has shown us that NAPLAN data is being used fraudulently. I suppose there's another question: When are principals and teachers going to boycott NAPLAN? (Their moral responsibility is to the children they teach, not the politicians and bureaucrats above them.)