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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Gold Coast Sun

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 ...
Newsweek

Girls Would Do Better in Maths and Science Tests If Exams Were Made Longer, Study Finds

Girls would score better in maths and science tests if exams were made longer. That's according to researchers who say this could help to close the gender gap in science, technology, engineering and ...
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High NCEA literacy and numeracy exam fail rates for Tai Tokerau, South Auckland

Failure rates for literacy and numeracy tests over 50 percent in Northland and South Auckland (4 min 39 sec) Most Tai Tokerau and South Auckland teenagers who sat NCEA literacy and numeracy tests in ...