NUMERACY

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NUMERACY
SYDNEY REGION
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What is numeracy?
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What is numeracy?

• Numeracy is the ability to use
• effectively the mathematics
• required to meet the general
• demands of life at home and
• at work, and for participation
• in community and civic life.

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Numeracy

• To be numerate is to use mathematical ideas
  effectively to make sense of the world.
• It means
• deciding when to use mathematics
• choosing the correct mathematics to use
• e.g. spatial, numerical, graphical, statistical
• applying mathematics to different situations
• evaluating its use
• communicating mathematical information in a range
  of practical situations.

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• Numeracy is a fundamental component of learning
  across all areas of the curriculum.
• Every day, students are given
• tasks to complete, problems
• to solve and objects to make
• that require the thoughtful and
• practical use of mathematics.

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Numeracymoments
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Reading, interpreting and constructing timelines.
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Reading maps, locating countries and calculating
distances on maps using a scale.
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Locating places using coordinates, interpreting
scales and calculating real distances.
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Reading and interpreting tables, analysing data
and making conclusions.
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Understanding graphs
If a new student arrived today, how do you think
they would travel?
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Think of the numeracy moments you have had in the
past24 hours
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Why is numeracy important?Imagine what it would
be likenot to be numerate...
A longitudinal study has shown that poor number
skills at school are associated with early school
leaving and a greater likelihood of being out of
work. (ACER,2000)
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Feeding the dog!

• How much dog food does a 10kg dog need?.

You send your daughter to feed the dog, confident
in the knowledge that she has learnt fractions at
school
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Killing the dog with kindness!

• Your daughter feeds the dog one and 1/3 cans!!

The next day you send your son to feed the dog,
confident in the knowledge that he has learnt
fractions at school.
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Sad dog!

• Your son feeds the dog one and 1/3 cans!!

The next day you send your husband to feed the
dog, confident in the knowledge that he, at
least, has learnt fractions at school.
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Confused dog!
Your husband feeds the dog one and 1/3 cans!!

• How does the dog feel?

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Averages

• Sydney petrol prices have fallen from 1.40 a
  litre at Sydney service stations in September to
  an average of 1.13
• Michael Clarke has averaged only 25 in test
  matches since his glorious 141 against New
  Zealand in Brisbane a year ago
• (SMH, 29-11-05)

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Group Task

• If the average of Michael Clarkes last three
  matches was 12, what could the three scores have
  been?

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Group Task

• Find the average height
• of your group.

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Elements of Quality Teaching