Labor has demanded Education Minister Jeremy Rockliff provide answers to questions about the technological issues with the latest NAPLAN testing.
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Labor's education spokesman Josh Willie said it was time for a comprehensive review after connectivity issues meant some students were unable to complete their online tests.
"If students need to resit the test has it been compromised by students already seeing the testing materials?" Mr Willie said.
"Have students with connectivity issues been hampered in producing their best?
"This needs to be clarified by the Minister."
Mr Rockliff said the connectivity issues were being investigated.
"As you'd expect I'm disappointed that some students have experienced issues during the tests," Mr Rockliff said.
"The Department of Education has established a NAPLAN Helpdesk which is providing ongoing support to all, Tasmanian schools in administering the NAPLAN tests."
Mr Willie said the time was long overdue for a comprehensive review.
"In its current form NAPLAN is a high stakes test that is causing considerable stress and anxiety to young people but offering little in terms of educational improvement," he said.
"NAPLAN data is being used as a school rating tool rather than a measurement of student progress. School league tables are causing further inequities in our education system.
"Teachers are feeling pressure to teach to the test rather than the curriculum."
NAPLAN acknowledged the inconvenience for some students who lost their work and had delays in the tests.
The teachers' union has called for a review after the server crashed.