ACER Leadership Centre
ACER Evidence-Led Leader Series
Understanding NAPLAN
Using Evidence
Leading Literacy and
Numeracy Learning
Geoff Masters' Presentation July 09 (PDF)
Margaret Forster's Presentation July09 (PDF)
Neil Carrington's Presentation July09 (PPT)
Presented by ACER Leadership Centre in partnership with Australian Primary Principals Association (APPA), Australian Secondary Principals Association (ASPA), Australian Heads of Independent Schools (AHISA) and Catholic Secondary Principals Australia (CaSPA).
Professor Geoff Masters, Dr Margaret Forster and Dr Neil Carrington will examined the use of NAPLAN data in monitoring and evaluating school performances, the role and use of assessment evidence in enhancing professional dialogue, and school leadership practices associated with improved literacy and numeracy outcomes for individual students and schools.
- Develop an improved understanding of the place of standardised testing in a balanced approach to school data;
- Develop a set of practical pathways for using assessment evidence to make decisions about teaching and learning and
- Develop their roles as leaders of literacy and numeracy learning in a school context