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Literacy, numeracy tests as NCEA requirement 'detrimental' to learners (www.rnz.co.nz)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Some key parts:

A leading education researcher warns new high-stakes NCEA literacy and maths tests could do more harm than good.

From 2026 students would not be allowed an NCEA certificate until they had passed all three tests in reading, writing and maths.

Darr said schools needed other options for assessing literacy and numeracy and meeting the requirements should not be a prerequisite for receiving an NCEA qualification.

Literacy and numeracy could be a separate qualification, or they could be included in the NCEA certificates in the same manner that standards from other subjects were included.

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[–] themusicman 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Lots of people in this thread spamming their opinion, and yet this is the only comment pointing out that literacy and numeracy requirements already exist...

Like the other commenters, I have a chip on my shoulder about the quality of education here in NZ. Unlike the other commenters, I'm not naive enough to think that makes my armchair opinion relevant.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Lots of people in this thread spamming their opinion

That's kinda why we're here, isn't it?