Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham has defended the standardised NAPLAN tests against recent criticisms by world-renowned Finish educator Pasi Sahlberg.
Mr. Sahlberg publicly criticised standardised testing systems for skewing school teaching objectives towards the test and away from broader skills like play.
However, Mr. Birmingham stresses that the NAPLAN test is only one assessment tool amongst many, and shouldn’t be considered the be all and end all of school performance.