FAQ - Educational

What is the Assessment Tool (LNAAT)? What was it designed to do?
The Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool is an online adaptive tool primarily designed to provide robust and reliable information on the reading...
Thu, 26 Apr, 2018 at 3:01 PM
What is the difference between the Youth assessment option and the Adult option? If I have a mixed age class which assessment option should I use?
The Youth option is aimed at learners aged between 15 and 25 years of age. It was developed to improve engagement with younger learners who may not have bee...
Thu, 26 Apr, 2018 at 3:05 PM
Should the Assessment Tool be used for formative or summative assessment?
It can be used for either one; but in actual fact it’s not the assessment that’s formative or summative, it’s how and when the information from the assessme...
Thu, 26 Apr, 2018 at 3:04 PM
What will happen to all the data being collected?
Data from the Assessment Tool will be used by educators to monitor progress of learners in programmes that receive funding for literacy and numeracy. This l...
Thu, 26 Apr, 2018 at 3:06 PM
What is the purpose of assessing learner progress at Step 6?
The purpose of assessing a learner initially is to identify their skills. However, a learner who is placed at Step 6 in an initial assessment will not need ...
Thu, 26 Apr, 2018 at 3:09 PM
Do ITOs need to use the LNAAT, seeing as they don't deliver training?
We know that ITOs do not deliver training, but they do arrange training through employers, PTEs and ITPs. Assuming the PTEs and ITPs use the Assessment Tool...
Thu, 26 Apr, 2018 at 3:13 PM
What information do I tell the learners to make it a meaningful assessment for them and understand how it relates to their learning?
It is the role of the educator to explain to the learner that this is not a pass or fail test. It is an assessment that will help educators to strengthen th...
Mon, 30 Apr, 2018 at 9:29 AM
Why are some items context free?
A number of items designed to assess numeracy knowledge are context free in the sense that they do not sit within an authentic situation. These include, for...
Mon, 30 Apr, 2018 at 9:34 AM
Can I use the Assessment Tool for screening and diagnostic purposes?
The Assessment Tool has been designed to find out where a learner sits on the progressions in reading, writing, numeracy and vocabulary. Information about s...
Mon, 30 Apr, 2018 at 9:37 AM
Can learners be linked up to a qualification if their results are good enough?
No. Listening, speaking, reading, writing and numeracy demands are embedded in many of the tasks that adults need to undertake in real life across a wid...
Mon, 30 Apr, 2018 at 9:37 AM