Year 5 NAPLAN writing tests ditch laptops and return to pen and paper

Year 5 students will return to pen and paper for NAPLAN writing tests from 2028 after the nation’s education ministers agreed ...
The Hechinger Report

Using computers widens the achievement gap in writing, a federal study finds

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Education Week

NAEP Shows Most Students Lack Writing Proficiency

After decades of paper-and-pencil tests, the new results from the “nation’s report card” in writing come from a computer-based assessment for the first time, but only about one-quarter of the 8th and ...
NPR

New Florida Writing Test Will Use Computers To Grade Student Essays

A computer program will grade student essays on the writing portion of the standardized test set to replace the FCAT, according to bid documents released by the Florida Department of Education. The ...

Experts back NSW push to return NAPLAN writing tests to pen and paper

From 2028, the NSW government wants NAPLAN testing to be done with a pen and paper to help redress the nation's decline in ...