APPA report on next steps for policy and practice. REDEFINING SUCCESS AND RECLAIMING PURPOSE Looking to the future, Falkenberg believes Australia must rethink what success in education means. The overemphasis on standardized testing, she argues, has skewed priorities and undermined teacher and student engagement. “We’ve moved from assessment for learning to assessment for comparison,” she says. “NAPLAN has become high-stakes. We’re calling for it to return to sample-based testing — saving time, reducing stress, and reinvesting those resources where they’ll have real impact.” Beyond metrics, Falkenberg emphasizes the growing importance of human connection, emotional literacy, and student agency. 44 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 07, ISSUE 10
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