2 Aug 2018

NCEA changes could undermine education quality - experts

From Morning Report, 7:43 am on 2 August 2018

Education experts at Victoria University are warning that suggested changes to the NCEA qualification could undermine the quality of education.The group of 18 researchers has taken the unusual step of banding together to make a joint response to ideas raised by a government advisory group earlier this year. They argue against giving students NCEA credits for literacy and numeracy and recommend independent marking of students' internal assessments.