Teaching Writing in the NAPLAN Era: The Experiences of Secondary English Teachers

Autor/in	Gannon, Susanne
Titel	Teaching Writing in the NAPLAN Era: The Experiences of Secondary English Teachers
Quelle	In: English in Australia, 54 (2019) 2, S.43-56 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0155-2147
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; National Competency Tests; Literacy; Numeracy; Writing Instruction; Secondary School Teachers; English Teachers; Standardized Tests; Writing Tests; Writing Evaluation; Teacher Attitudes; Instructional Effectiveness; Educational Practices; Australia; National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Rechenkompetenz; Schreibunterricht; English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Englischunterricht; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Writing test; Schreibtest; Lehrerverhalten; Unterrichtserfolg; Bildungspraxis; Australien
Abstract	While there have been various investigations into the impact of standardised testing in Australian schools over the decade since the introduction of NAPLAN testing, few of these have focused on the extended writing component in particular or on the experiences of secondary English teachers. These teachers are of interest because, despite cross-curricular claims for NAPLAN, they are the teachers most often identified within secondary schools as having responsibility for teaching writing. This paper reports the results of a survey of secondary English teachers piloted in two Australian states in late 2018. As well as their experiences of NAPLAN in their schools, teachers reported on their own writing practices, their knowledge and beliefs about writing, their professional networks and training related to writing, and how they taught writing within a selected class and unit of work. This paper concentrates on what the teachers had to say about their experiences of NAPLAN in their schools, and the extent to which NAPLAN results are reshaping their work. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australian Association for the Teaching of English. English House, 416 Magill Road, Kensington Gardens, SA 5068 Australia. Tel: +61-8-8332-2845; Fax: +61-8-8333-0394; e-mail: aate@aate.org.au; Web site: http://www.aate.org.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01