21 Nov 2017

NCEA students distraught with maths exam

From Afternoons, 1:20 pm on 21 November 2017
Once again NCEA level one maths has not been a friend to students

Once again NCEA level one maths has not been a friend to students Photo: 123rf

Once again a Level One NCEA maths exam has left students confused and distraught.

It's the second year in a row the Year 11's have struggled, even the top students.

An open letter to the NZ Qualifications Authority and the Ministry of Education is being drafted by maths teachers from around the country about an exam they are calling a disaster.

Jesse talks to Westlake Boys High School student Ruben Criilovic about what exactly was frustrating about the exam.

Jake Wills follows. He is the co-head of maths at Kapiti College and the teacher who is drafting the letter to the ministry and qualifications authority.