Advertisement Australian parents have better insights into their childrenâs schooling now than they did a year ago, and will be looking to this yearâs NAPLAN tests to determine whether remote learning periods during the coronavirus pandemic set back studentsâ education. Focus group research conducted for the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority has revealed that parents have historically relied on conversations with teachers to determine their childâs progress through school. Tennille Southcombe learnt a lot at home in Ryde with her daughters Georgia and Mackenzee. Credit:Kate Geraghty But since the pandemic they have become empowered to use their own observations to understand their childrenâs progress, and are also more likely to draw on school exams and standardised tests such as NAPLAN as a resource.