{"id":36022,"date":"2017-04-08T14:19:12","date_gmt":"2017-04-08T04:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=36022"},"modified":"2019-04-13T23:49:41","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T13:49:41","slug":"tarnya-smith-claims-australias-naplan-online-bungled-by-qld-qldaah-qldpol-auspol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/tarnya-smith-claims-australias-naplan-online-bungled-by-qld-qldaah-qldpol-auspol\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarnya Smith claims Australia\u2019s NAPLAN online \u2018bungled\u2019 by Qld &#8211; @Qldaah #qldpol #auspol"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"text-align: justify\">The Queensland LNP&#8217;s Shadow Science Minister Tarnya Smith appears not to understand the NAPLAN program.<\/h6>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-36042\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/NAPLANConspiracyTheory-300x150.jpg?resize=300%2C150\" alt=\"Tarnya Smith claims Australia\u2019s NAPLAN online \u2018bungled\u2019 by Qld\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/NAPLANConspiracyTheory.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/NAPLANConspiracyTheory.jpg?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/NAPLANConspiracyTheory.jpg?resize=600%2C300&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/NAPLANConspiracyTheory.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Queensland this week joined New South Wales,\u00a0Tasmania, and the Northern Territory to become <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itnews.com.au\/news\/queensland-joins-online-naplan-boycott-457548\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the fourth state or territory to pull out of the online pilot for the National Assessment Program &#8211; Literacy and Numeracy\u00a0(NAPLAN) program.<\/a>\u00a0Students will sit the exam in the normal handwritten method after trials found faults with the online technology.<\/p>\n<p>However, the LNP&#8217;s shadow science minister Tarnya Smith made bizarre allegations yesterday against the Queensland Labor government accusing it of &#8216;bungling&#8217; the nationally developed software. Ms Smith made her claims online but didn&#8217;t provide any further evidence to support them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Here we go again. Another IT bungle from this incompetent Labor Government. #ITFail #AllTalkNoAction #qldpol&#8221;, she posted simultaneously to Instagram and Twitter, providing only a photo of herself.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BSk8fwEjr2Y\/<\/p>\n<p>Ms Smith also retweeted the accusation as posted by <em>Nine News Queensland<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Opposition smells another IT bungle in a last-minute decision to abandon NAPLAN tests online. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaneDoherty9\">@ShaneDoherty9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/QldPol?src=hash\">#QldPol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/9News?src=hash\">#9News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w8wRh6ygQq\">pic.twitter.com\/w8wRh6ygQq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nine News Queensland (@9NewsQueensland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/9NewsQueensland\/status\/850263283605028864\">April 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, the program is governed by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acara.edu.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0The website states it was, &#8220;established under Section 5 of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority Act (Cth) on 8 December 2008.&#8221; The <em>About<\/em> page on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nap.edu.au\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NAPLAN website<\/a>\u00a0states, &#8220;The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) is the independent statutory authority responsible for the overall management of the Australian National Assessment Program, in collaboration with representatives from all states and territories and non-government school sectors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When pointed out by <em>NoFibs<\/em>\u00a0that NAPLAN was a national testing system, the Mount Ommaney MP repeated the claim and seemed to infer a conspiracy theory involving ALP staffers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\">@Qldaah<\/a> And poorly managed it appears by QLD state Labor. I expect those comments from ALP staffers!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tarnya Smith MP (@TarnyaSmithMP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TarnyaSmithMP\/status\/850279228620775424\">April 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thedoctorsaid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr John Harrison<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/communication-arts.uq.edu.au\/profile\/356\/john-harrison\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Queensland&#8217;s School of Communication and Arts<\/a>\u00a0also sought clarification as to what Ms Smith was referring to.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TarnyaSmithMP\">@TarnyaSmithMP<\/a> Yes, but what was the bungle? Your tweet tells us nothing.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Harrison (@thedoctorsaid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thedoctorsaid\/status\/850265760848949251\">April 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, he was referred back to the <em>Nine News Queensland<\/em> Tweet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thedoctorsaid\">@thedoctorsaid<\/a> see my retweet John of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/9NewsQueensland\">@9NewsQueensland<\/a> story.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tarnya Smith MP (@TarnyaSmithMP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TarnyaSmithMP\/status\/850275506389831681\">April 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ms Smith later claimed a Labor minister had said NAPLAN would be online by August 2015 but gave no further references.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thedoctorsaid\">@thedoctorsaid<\/a> Aug 2015 QLD would be online says ALP Min. QLD still paper &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u97iFoBB9G\">https:\/\/t.co\/u97iFoBB9G<\/a> champion innovation. Why do you not question?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash\">#qldpol<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tarnya Smith MP (@TarnyaSmithMP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TarnyaSmithMP\/status\/850277047968481280\">April 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the <em>Nine News<\/em> report, executive Director of the Queensland Catholic Education Commission <a href=\"http:\/\/qcec.catholic.edu.au\/queensland-catholic-education-commission\/commission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr Lee-Anne Perry<\/a> explained that the problem was to do with the layouts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Instead of seeing, for example, five elements, (they) might only see three elements of a maths question and then obviously they can&#8217;t do the question,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not a reflection on Queensland and its readiness. It&#8217;s around the testing platform which has been nationally developed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Queensland Science Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeeanneEnoch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leanne Enoch<\/a> also explained that the Queensland government worked in collaboration with the federal government ahead of NAPLAN testing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not just the state government, of course, it&#8217;s the federal government that is actually working with us on this. We feel as though it is not right just yet,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sampidgeon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sam Pidgeon<\/a>\u00a0from the Queensland Teachers&#8217; Union made it clear that the online format should not go ahead.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If the test isn&#8217;t working, then no one wants to be putting students through that level of stress or anxiety,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>However, Ms Smith refused to accept any explanations. She attempted to link NAPLAN to the Queensland health payroll system which broke down under the Bligh Government.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I mean, who can forget the health payroll debacle,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CfcvrOOlQxM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ms Smith was out campaigning in her electorate of Mount Ommaney today. She faces a tough battle to retain the marginal seat against Labor&#8217;s recently endorsed candidate,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jesspughalp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jessica Pugh<\/a>. Ms Pugh also contested the seat in 2015 with a 16.3 percent swing to her.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36033\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/qld-election-2015\/guide\/momm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36033\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36033\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/MtOmmaney-300x135.jpg?resize=300%2C135\" alt=\"Results for Mount Ommaney from the 2015 Qld state election.\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/MtOmmaney.jpg?resize=300%2C135&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/MtOmmaney.jpg?resize=768%2C345&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/MtOmmaney.jpg?resize=600%2C270&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/MtOmmaney.jpg?w=941&amp;ssl=1 941w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-36033\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Results for Mount Ommaney from the 2015 Qld state election.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BSm0rTpD_OO\/<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Honoured to announce that I have been endorsed as the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QLDLabor\">@QLDLabor<\/a> Candidate for Mount Ommaney. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ahDQJeJSe1\">https:\/\/t.co\/ahDQJeJSe1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jessica Pugh (@jesspughalp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jesspughalp\/status\/849769582931746816\">April 5, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>-ends<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Queensland LNP&#8217;s Shadow Science Minister Tarnya Smith appears not to understand the NAPLAN program.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":36042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[3434,1998,7,64,585,395,1026],"tags":[3223,3222,2590,3224,287,3221,297,1210,2604,3220,2157,3219],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/NAPLANConspiracyTheory.jpg?fit=800%2C400&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t0mw-9n0","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36022"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}