Literacy and Numeracy Assessment for Initial Teacher Education programmes

PLEASE NOTE: WE RELEASE NEW SESSIONS WEEKLY, SO IF THERE ARE NO SPACES LEFT IN THE CURRENT SESSIONS, PLEASE CHECK BACK LATER.

About this event

As per Teaching Council requirements, you will need to complete two short online assessments: literacy and numeracy.

The literacy test (45 minutes) will involve reading an article and answering some multiple-choice questions about the article.

The numeracy test (45 minutes) will involve basic mathematical concepts, such as addition, subtraction, finding equivalent fractions, multiplying decimals, understanding place value, and converting common fractions, decimals and percentages.

We conduct the Literacy and Numeracy tests every week, all year round.

Important note: The assessments will be done via ZOOM and will be supervised. You will need to use a laptop/computer that has a camera. This cannot be done on an iPad or mobile phone.

Please review the tips and advice we have for the numeracy test - https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/education/study-with-us/info-for-applicants/tips-and-advice-for-the-numeracy-test.html

This link has more information for teaching applicants - https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/education/study-with-us/info-for-applicants.html

Once you have completed your booking, you will receive a confirmation email from Eventbrite containing the ZOOM link to join and helpful information about the tests. Please keep that email safe and do not lose the ZOOM link.

On the day:

1. Have a Photo identification with you that has your registered name as we will need to confirm your identity before the assessments commences.

2. Take the assessments online via ZOOM and Canvas, using a device that has a camera. Please be on time. We will open the ZOOM room 15 mins prior to the test time for ID checking.

If you can no longer make it to the session you’ve booked, please cancel the booking yourself and choose another one that would work for you. Please email admission@auckland.ac.nz if you need assistance.

Please do not book more than 1 session. If you do, we will remove you from the later session and you will need to attend the earlier session.

Please note that all sessions are run in NZ Standard Time (NZST)

For International applicants here is a time converter link so you can plan to arrive at the correct time; https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

Please be reminded of the following:

Upon your arrival at the ZOOM meeting room, you will be put into a waiting room. We will let applicants in one at a time, sight your ID, and return you to the waiting room while we give you user access to the tests on Canvas. The assessments will begin when everyone has joined the ZOOM room, so please be on time.

NOTE: You may be waiting up to 15 minutes while everyone is let into the ZOOM room 1 at a time after sighting ID, please be patient and wait as you will eventually be let into the session.