‘Interesting experiment’: Old-school teaching method boosts NAPLAN results

An old-school teaching method has improved NAPLAN results in 56 Catholic schools in the ACT and Goulburn, reveals The Australian’s Education Editor Natasha Bita. The teaching style known as ‘Direct Instruction’ was introduced in 2020 and now Catholic schools have delivered their best NAPLAN results. “It’s a really interesting experiment,” Ms Bita told Sky News Australia.