How Constructivist Theories of Development Can Be Used to Re-Conceptualise NAPLAN as an Opportunity to Develop Student Resilience

Autor/inn/en	Vanderburg, Robert M.; Trotter, Paul
Titel	How Constructivist Theories of Development Can Be Used to Re-Conceptualise NAPLAN as an Opportunity to Develop Student Resilience
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 46 (2021) 9, S.1-21, Artikel 1 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1835-517X
Schlagwörter	Constructivism (Learning); Resilience (Psychology); Student Development; Foreign Countries; International Assessment; Achievement Tests; Secondary School Students; Numeracy; Literacy; National Curriculum; Accountability; Skill Development; Knowledge Level; Self Esteem; 21st Century Skills; Australia; Program for International Student Assessment; National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Sekundarschüler; Rechenkompetenz; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Verantwortung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Wissensbasis; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Australien
Abstract	Teachers have come under increased pressure to improve educational outcomes as Australia has sought to meet the challenges of competing on an international level. This intensified pressure has been accompanied by improved levels of funding, a National Curriculum for all Australian states, and territories, along with assessments to measure these key outcomes. However, this increased level of scrutiny has affected the pedagogical choices of teachers. Traditional modes of instruction have been reinforced, with teachers moving away from effective constructivist approaches to learning. This article will propose that a reinterpretation of constructivist theories of development is needed to arrest this decline, so that increased accountability measures, like NAPLAN, can be perceived as constructivist opportunities to build both core subject knowledge and broader 21st Century skills, such as resilience. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01