The classroom practices that lift NAPLAN results

By Alexandra Smith
Updated October 6 2017 - 9:48am, first published September 4 2017 - 5:49pm
march 10 2011 news henrietta. gary schafer  photo Canberra Times.
Asingleshaft of sunlight singles out DAramalan College year 7 student Patryk Bylinski as he waits to commence the NAPLAN  test with over 200 other students.
march 10 2011 news henrietta. gary schafer photo Canberra Times. Asingleshaft of sunlight singles out DAramalan College year 7 student Patryk Bylinski as he waits to commence the NAPLAN test with over 200 other students.

Students who felt their teachers had high expectations of them did better in NAPLAN and were at least three months ahead of their peers by year 9, according to a new report that shows a teacher's encouragement to work hard drives academic performance.

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