The Conversation

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

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Alberta educators call mandatory screening tests time-consuming, ineffective, survey says

A provincial government survey of teachers, early childhood educators, and education leaders suggests many find now-mandatory ...
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 ...
Geelong Advertiser

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 ...
The New Zealand Herald

Editorial: NCEA literacy and numeracy test results at NZ’s poorest schools pose challenge

Principals from low-income schools have called for an end to NCEA literacy and numeracy tests. Some school principals want to end new NCEA literacy and numeracy tests, citing unfairness for low-income ...