The Conversation

Testing teachers’ basic literacy and numeracy skills is pointless

Stewart Riddle does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
The Conversation

Student teachers must pass a literacy and numeracy test before graduating – it’s unfair and costly

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LANTITE test for trainee teachers had a record number of first-time fails in 2024 – would you pass it?

Results for 2024 show just 88.1 per cent of aspiring teachers passed the literacy component of the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) the first time – down from a high ...
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45 percent of NCEA students fail this year's online literacy, numeracy tests

Barely half the teenagers who tried to pass the critical NCEA literacy and numeracy benchmark via online tests this year have succeeded, final results indicate. The Qualifications Authority has ...