A presentation for Akonga Tauira students at Whirikoka, Te Wananga o Aotearoa Tertiary Provider. To better prepare them for the accessing of the online assessment tool.

1. Literacy and Numeracy for Adults
Assessment Tool

2. Literacy and Numeracy, a Priority
• Because you are studying, In Education
• TEC has a requirement for funding your program
• Most likely, your program is No cost to enrol
• Students of your program are required to
complete the online assessment tool

3. About TEC ~ established in 2003
• Managing Government’s annual funding
for tertiary education
• Support tertiary education organisations
like us, TWoA (Te Wananga o Aotearoa)
• Support in literacy and numeracy
Support in education to university study

4. Literacy & Numeracy Benefits
Your opportunity to gain –
 Higher skills
 Higher qualifications
 Increased chances of stable employment
 Improved workplace productivity
 Better workplace safety

5. The Online Assessment Tool
• An online diagnostic assessment
• Diagnostic ~ Logical way
• Problem Solving

6. Online Assessment Tool
• Fun Quiz (16 plus questions
• Not about how many answers you
get right or wrong
• Not Levels, But Steps from 1 to 6
from your progression
• A measurement of your results
• Equal to Level 2 NCEA National
Certificate of Education Achievement
Credits & Maths

7. What does Literacy Mean?
• Learning
• Reading, Writing
• Knowledge
• Understanding
• Spelling & grammar
• Speaking
• Interpretation
• What does Numeracy mean?
• Skill, expertise, mathematical ability
• Num - - Number Numbers

8. Simple Activities
 Breaking down words – double words
 Reading backwards
 Words that have the meaning within
 Identify answers that are in the question

9. Words that have the meaning within
• Equivocal – Equity – Equivalent
• Equi
• (a) Not
• (b) The same
• (c) Around
• (d) Time

10. Words that have the meaning within
• Counterintuitive – counteract – counterpart
• Counter
• (a) Over, above
• (b) Both
• (c) Against
• (d) Large

11. Our Goal is 100% Completion
• Working as a Team to assist you
• All of you completing the assessment
• We inform you
• Online access

12. Steps 1 – 6, how would you feel?

13. What would the reason be for
• Step 1 or Step 2
• Rushed, did not understand, guessed
• Step 5
• Read carefully, took time, Read to
understand

14. If you have done this in past or results today
 Step 4, 5 or 6 in Literacy
 Step 5 or 6 in Numeracy
 Not required to do assessment again
 Outcome for you,
– achievment in your program studies

15. • If we do not complete this with you
• Your program may not run again
• We are here to assist you, to ensure you
are ready to attempt the assessment
• We need our current programs and more
to continue with TWoA

17. If you are viewing this at home
• Notify your kaiako / tutor or contact me for
any Enquiries
• Make an appointment to access the
assessment tool
• You can contact me:
– Gary Beach 06 869 2055
– Email: Literacy & Numeracy Champion
– Te Wananga o Aotearoa 0800 355 553

18. When you come to
Whirikoka computer lab
• Log on to a computer and the assessment tool
• You will be issued 2 codes – Reading & Numeracy
• Log in (name check prompt)
• Start Practise if you wish too or start Assessment
• Your Kaiako / tutor or myself may assist you in
understanding, not to give the answer 
• You can use pen and paper to help you
• When completed, you will see what step you
have achieved from Step 1 to Step 6

19. Tips for a GR8 outcome
• Read to understand
• Take your time
• Don’t Guess
• You can pause, take a break, log in and resume
• Half Hour for each code is an average time,
take longer if you wish too 
• Ask if you need help

20. • Speak with your kaiako for a time to
come into computer lab
• Must be done with supervision
• Have FUN with the online assessment 
Thank you whānau

21. You can contact me:
Gary Beach 06 869 2055
Email: Literacy & Numeracy Champion
Te Wananga o Aotearoa 0800 355 553