- by Tanya Chilcott
- From: The Courier-Mail
QUEENSLAND children are so anxious over national tests they are wetting the bed and being physically sick, a federal inquiry has been warned.
Concerns over the exam regime has also prompted a rare public statement from staff at one state school, who described Education Queensland’s “mandate” to lift results by 4 per cent as “unreasonable”.
A raft of concerns about NAPLAN (National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy) has been raised in hundreds of submissions from parents, schools and educators to a federal inquiry, which is examining the administration and reporting of the tests.
A submission to the Senate inquiry from Moggill State School’s Queensland Teachers Union members warned the exams caused anxiety in children and had “a disastrous impact on teaching time”.
“Some students were visibly stressed over the tests and required lots of reassurance – I was told of bed-wetting issues,” it said.
“Teachers at Moggill State School have found that preparing children for NAPLAN has caused the most disastrous impact on teaching time in the classroom.
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This post was written by Global Village School on July 22, 2010
