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The primary source that I will analyse is a press release from the office of Simon Birmingham, Minister for Education. This document can be found on the Liberal senator’s website, and was released in August 2016. It is titled “NAPLAN results: Plateau not good enough”. This press release contains many examples of neoliberalism influencing the education system, and Australian society more broadly. It also shows this influence, and validates concerns over NAPLAN, by what is not contained in the source. In the following analysis, neoliberalism’s influence in the education system, the effects of NAPLAN on teachers, and the pedagogical implications of NAPLAN will be discussed within the context of this primary source. …show more content…

Furthermore, there are many different forms of assessment that have been supported by evidence, and found to create positive learning outcomes for children. Inquiry based assessment is an example of an evidence-based approach, and there are many benefits of this pedagogical approach. For literacy, this form of assessment provides a more realistic measure of a student’s ability as it acknowledges the complexity of and multifaceted nature of the subject (Seeley Flint, Kitson, Lowe & Shaw, 2014). Unlike high-stakes testing such as NAPLAN, inquiry based assessment allows for and values the diversity of learners, giving students cultural capital (Duchesene & McMaugh, 2016). Assessment types such as inquiry based do not conform to the neoliberal focuses of standardisation, competition, and meritocracy, so naturally, the government will most likely ignore the evidence, and continue high-stakes testing. As such, it becomes the teachers responsibility to ensure that amongst neoliberal influenced testing, students experience rich, effective and evidence based forms of

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