[Maths-Education] Re: TTA Numeracy tests for QTS

[Jeremy Burke]

See the website of the TTA for the 60% test mark (announced 9 May)

Dave
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Dave Miller
Department of Education
Keele University
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mary Briggs <M.J.Briggs@warwick.ac.uk>
To: maths-education@nottingham.ac.uk <maths-education@nottingham.ac.uk>
Date: 12 May 2000 10:47
Subject: Re: [Maths-Education] Re: TTA Numeracy tests for QTS


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>Though the tests this year are important to look at I am already concerned
>about the computer based tests which some of our students are trialing
>today.  They will be a very different assessment of knowledge based on a
>computer and therefore include different types of anxiety for students.
>The form of the questions used must be challenged as they are not based in
>a professional context that is any way appropriate for NQTs not just the
>mathematical inaccuracies.  They are not clear what exactly they are
>testing nor really why!
>There will also be issues with the new key skills qualification in sixth
>forms in the future since this test is supposed to be also testing key
>skills--do they really need both?  Perhaps a useful starting point for
>getting rid of these.  Someone mentioned 60% as a pass mark I had been
>quoted more like70% any advances?
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>Mary Briggs
>Mary.Briggs@warwick.ac.uk
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>University of Warwick
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