Labor has renewed its call for the state government to actively engage with a review of NAPLAN following the release of preliminary results for the 2019 round of national testing.
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Students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 were assessed on their reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation, and numeracy skills with the preliminary results showing Tasmanian students remain below the national average across all categories.
Labor said it would bring on a Legislative Council debate about NAPLAN in the next parliamentary sitting.
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Labor education spokesman Josh Willie said the government's "sugar coating" of the data ignores the fundamental question as to whether NAPLAN was fit to serve students and schools well.
"It is incredibly frustrating that Jeremy Rockliff has refused to join Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland in an extremely timely review of NAPLAN," Mr Willie said.
"That is a significant move away from one-size-fits-all standardised testing.
"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."
Mr Willie said, despite the best efforts of students, teachers, principals and parents, Tasmania's results could be best described as static.
Australian Education Union state president Helen Richardson said NAPLAN had run its course.
"It's just such a narrow test, a snapshot. It doesn't measure creativity or engagement" Ms Richardson said.
Ms Richardson said the results were a testament to the dedication of teachers.
"More and more kids with high and complex needs are coming to school. That they can actually stay that close to the national standard is a testament to how [teachers] go above and beyond and the hours they put in," she said.
Education Minister Jeremy Rockliff said the results showed the government was delivering on its promise to improve educational outcomes.
"Tasmania's results in reading at all year levels indicate that this, along with writing, is one of our strongest domains," Mr Rockliff said.
"In all other assessments Tasmania's results were statistically comparable to 2018.
"While the results overall are encouraging, they also show that numeracy and spelling remain an area for future focus."
Final results will be released by NAPLAN later this year.