Education by ANTONIA O’FLAHERTY
Premium Content Two Queensland schools are among 24 around the country which have been profiled by the nation s top curriculum body to uncover the secrets to NAPLAN success. Kurwongbah State School in Petrie and Middle Park State School, southwest of Brisbane, are among 24 schools where student performance has improved significantly, which have been profiled by the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Explicit teaching, including using clear learning goals and success criteria for lessons, generating and analysing assessment data to inform teaching with highly specific approaches for each student, teacher professional development, and fostering teacher collaboration were common among schools with strong improvement.