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EDED11459 - Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (Undergraduate)

General Information

Unit Synopsis

The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) requires that all initial teacher education students possess personal literacy and numeracy competencies in the top 30 percent of the population. The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) administers both the literacy and numeracy tests to assess whether initial teacher education students meet the requirements outlined by AITSL. This zero credit point unit will enable the tracking of your registration and completion of the tests for both literacy and numeracy. Full-time Bachelor of Education students are required to attempt the literacy and numeracy tests in their first year of study. Part-time Bachelor of Education students are required to attempt the literacy and numeracy tests in their first two years of study. For further details of the test, visit the ACER website at: https://teacheredtest.acer.edu.au

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

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1. Online Test 0%
2. Online Test 0%

This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.

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Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate personal literacy skills in the top 30% of the population evidenced by a mark of 'Standard Achieved' on the literacy test administered by ACER.
  2. Demonstrate personal numeracy skills in the top 30% of the population evidenced by a mark of 'Standard Achieved' on the numeracy test administered by ACER.

Accreditation of Initial Teacher Education Programs in Australia 

Standard 3: Program entry

Revised Program Standard (2024)

3.5 Initial teacher education graduates will possess levels of personal English language literacy and numeracy broadly equivalent to the top 30% of the population and/or possess high levels of Australian First Nations language proficiency. 

a. The Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (LANTITE) is the means of demonstrating that students have met the required standard of English language literacy and numeracy. In the case of First Nations language speakers, recognition of First Nations language proficiency by the relevant cultural authority is an acceptable alternative standard. 

b. Students who are required to undertake the LANTITE are expected to attempt it before the end of the first year of their initial teacher education qualification. 

c. Providers must support students’ access to the LANTITE and provide targeted assistance to those who need support to achieve the required standard before graduation. Providers must have an established process to confirm recognition of First Language proficiency. 

d. Providers are also required to support those students who meet the First Nations language proficiency to develop their English literacy and numeracy skills.

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