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Students are sitting NAPLAN tests two months early this year, which one education expert says is too early to show whether students are learning appropriate concepts and risks harming those who are already disadvantaged.

Today the NAPLAN testing window starts for more than a million students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. Over the next nine days students will sit literacy and numeracy tests which are designed to measure their reading, writing, numeracy, grammar, punctuation and spelling.

NAPLAN should not be a cause of concern or worry for students and their parents, a Newcastle principal says.

"NAPLAN is no different to any other school test."

More than one million students have begun NAPLAN testing but education experts are critical of the assessment's earlier than usual term one schedule.

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As students prepare to sit down for the annual NAPLAN testing, teachers and parents are being reminded to keep the results in perspective.

More than one million Australian students will sit their NAPLAN tests this week. Here's why Catholic school parents think it'll give their kids a learning edge.

From March 15, more than one million young Australians will sit the NAPLAN numeracy test. For most students, this will just be a routine part of the school day (albeit less fun than running around at recess or lunch).

I knew assessment season was upon us when my son frantically asked me one morning before school if I had any spare pens in my bag. Despite the fact most tests have moved online, it appears the fear of ink in a pen running out remains a timeless stress factor.

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