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NAPLAN returns to pen and paper after digital backlash
The writing test will return to pen and paper from 2028 for year 5 after a growing backlash against education technology in classrooms.
The National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) test assesses students on foundational knowledge in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 but scores have been consistently poor.
From 2028, the year 5 writing test will return to a pen and paper test instead of an online computer-based assessment.
Some experts and lobby groups want ministers to do the same for the writing tests in years 7 and 9 but ministers are yet to reach a decision.
Australia's education ministers have agreed that NAPLAN will return to a pen and paper test for year 5 students from 2028 in response to a growing backlash against technology in the classroom.
Year 5 NAPLAN writing test to return to pen and paper
Year 5 students are set to return to pen and paper for NAPLAN writing tests from 2028, after education ministers from around the country met for the final time this year to work out the next steps for a potential crackdown on technology in classrooms.
Currently, only year 3 students complete the national writing exam on paper, while year 5, 7 and 9 students sit the annual test on computers.
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