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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 Master of Teaching students are required to attempt the literacy and numeracy tests in their first term of study. Part-time Master of Teaching students are required to attempt the literacy and numeracy tests in their first year of study. For further details of the test, visit the ACER website at: https://teacheredtest.acer.edu.au
Details
| Level | Postgraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | Not Applicable |
| 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2026
Term 2 - 2026 Profile
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).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Online Test | 0% |
| 2. Online Test | 0% |
| 3. Online Test | 0% |
| 4. 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.
Past Exams
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Practice materials
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In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- 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
- 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: Standards and Procedures (2025)
Standard 2: Program Design
2.6 Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students
Initial teacher education graduates will possess levels of personal English language literacy and numeracy broadly equivalent to the top 30% of the Australian adult 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 primary means of demonstrating that pre-service teachers have met the required standard of English language literacy and numeracy.
b. Providers must support pre-service teachers’ access to LANTITE. Preservice teachers who are required to undertake LANTITE are expected to attempt it before the end of the first year of their initial teacher education program.
c. For Australian First Nations language speakers, recognition of First Nations language proficiency by a relevant cultural authority is an acceptable alternative to LANTITE.
d. Providers must have an established process to confirm recognition of First Nations language proficiency.
e. Providers must give targeted assistance to pre-service teachers who need support to achieve the required standard before graduation.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |
| 1 - Online Test | • | |
| 2 - Online Test | • | |
| 3 - Online Test | • | |
| 4 - Online Test | • | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | • | • |
| 2 - Communication | • | • |
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | • | • |
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |