The State Government has revealed 40,000 West Australian secondary students had difficulty connecting to online NAPLAN tests yesterday, with schools given permission to switch back to pen and paper.
She said federal authorities had failed to address ongoing technical problems with online NAPLAN testing, and it was a"live issue" whether WA would participate next year. One Year 9 student who was affected by the problems, Taya, told ABC Radio Perth even the teachers had no idea what was going on."My computer screen said it was reconnecting, and I started freaking out thinking I might not be able to do the test.
My son is in year five and said some kids had up to ten disconnections during the test. He 'only' had four.
No one should be required to rely on an internet connection in Australia, that's just insane!
...back to pencil and paper; technology here is a joke...
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