Numeracy assessment 1 question
This assessment is 2500 words altogether (Part A 1500 and part B 1000)
Overview of the assessment
Understanding the development of numeracy as an area of priority within Australian society, and the ways their own numeracy has been shaped over time, positions educators to more effectively integrate numeracy into their teaching across all discipline areas.
This folio assignment is divided into two separate parts.
Part A: Critical analysis of the teaching of numeracy across the curriculum
This task is assessing your ability to demonstrate that you meet the criteria for the following unit learning outcomes:
1. Critically analyse the teaching of numeracy and its application across the curriculum.
2. Differentiate between formal and informal numeracy learning and thinking.
3. Critically reflect upon your personal numeracy capacity.
Your critical analysis must: (1500 words)
· define numeracy
· explain the difference between formal and informal numeracy learning and thinking
· critically analyse the development of numeracy as an area of priority within Australian society over time, including the legislative background to the establishment of ACARA
· Analyse the role of numeracy as a general capability within the Australian curriculum.
All weekly readings from Weeks 2-6 should be referred to in your analysis. In addition, you must draw upon at least one other additional source of information (i.e. research or other literature) for each weekly topic that assists to support your claims.
Your critical analysis should be around 1500 words.
Reading from weeks 2-6 must be included in the assessment (also 1 more extra reference should be added to each week’s topic)
Week 2
http://www.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/13902_Sample.pdf
http://www.numeracycontinuum.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWmu07C2f74
http://www.curriculum.edu.au/verve/_resources/National_Declaration_on_the_Educational_Goals_for_Young_Australians.pdf
https://alearningplace.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/National-Numeracy-Review.pdf
Week 3
https://www.acer.org/documents/PISA-2012-Report.pdf (Chapter 2)
https://www.acer.org/documents/PISA-2012-Report.pdf (chapter 7)
Week 4
Geiger, Forgasz and Goos (2015) will take you on a journey through the Australian curriculum. The article A critical orientation to numeracy across the curriculum (Geiger et al., 2015) presents findings that emerged through a larger project that aimed to provide insight into how teachers can develop a cross-curricular approach to numeracy. In the article a model for numeracy in the twenty-first century is presented. This model is important as provides a visual representation of the critical orientation to the application of mathematics. As you prepare for your first assignment think about this model and how it might be drawn upon to develop a cross-curricular approach to numeracy.
http://www.ansn.edu.au/sites/default/files/articles/snapshot1_july04.pdf
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Numeracy assessment 1 question This assessment is 2500 words alt.docx
1. Numeracy assessment 1 question
This assessment is 2500 words altogether (Part A 1500 and part
B 1000)
Overview of the assessment
Understanding the development of numeracy as an area of
priority within Australian society, and the ways their own
numeracy has been shaped over time, positions educators to
more effectively integrate numeracy into their teaching across
all discipline areas.
This folio assignment is divided into two separate parts.
Part A: Critical analysis of the teaching of numeracy across the
curriculum
This task is assessing your ability to demonstrate that you meet
the criteria for the following unit learning outcomes:
1. Critically analyse the teaching of numeracy and its
application across the curriculum.
2. Differentiate between formal and informal numeracy learning
and thinking.
3. Critically reflect upon your personal numeracy capacity.
Your critical analysis must: (1500 words)
· define numeracy
· explain the difference between formal and informal numeracy
learning and thinking
· critically analyse the development of numeracy as an area of
priority within Australian society over time, including the
legislative background to the establishment of ACARA
· Analyse the role of numeracy as a general capability within
the Australian curriculum.
All weekly readings from Weeks 2-6 should be referred to in
your analysis. In addition, you must draw upon at least one
other additional source of information (i.e. research or other
literature) for each weekly topic that assists to support your
claims.
Your critical analysis should be around 1500 words.
2. Reading from weeks 2-6 must be included in the assessment
(also 1 more extra reference should be added to each week’s
topic)
Week 2
http://www.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-
binaries/13902_Sample.pdf
http://www.numeracycontinuum.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWmu07C2f74
http://www.curriculum.edu.au/verve/_resources/National_Declar
ation_on_the_Educational_Goals_for_Young_Australians.pdf
https://alearningplace.com.au/wp-
content/uploads/2016/02/National-Numeracy-Review.pdf
Week 3
https://www.acer.org/documents/PISA-2012-Report.pdf
(Chapter 2)
https://www.acer.org/documents/PISA-2012-Report.pdf (chapter
7)
Week 4
Geiger, Forgasz and Goos (2015) will take you on a journey
through the Australian curriculum. The article A critical
orientation to numeracy across the curriculum (Geiger et al.,
2015) presents findings that emerged through a larger project
that aimed to provide insight into how teachers can develop a
cross-curricular approach to numeracy. In the article a model
for numeracy in the twenty-first century is presented. This
model is important as provides a visual representation of the
critical orientation to the application of mathematics. As you
prepare for your first assignment think about this model and
how it might be drawn upon to develop a cross-curricular
approach to numeracy.
http://www.ansn.edu.au/sites/default/files/articles/snapshot1_jul
y04.pdf
https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/data/UQ_365337/UQ365337_O
4. personal numeracy.
You should commence this section by outlining the era in which
you attended school, the school system that you attended (e.g.
government, religious, independent, alternative), and your
relationship with mathematics throughout your schooling.
After you have provided this background information, you will
need to draw on your critical analysis in Part A to analyse your
own personal numeracy.
Thinking about your own personal numeracy:
Your analysis should be reflective, and should parallel and draw
on the literature that was examined in Part A in order to respond
to the following questions:
· What was happening in relation to numeracy as an area of
priority in Australian society when you were at school?
· How might this have contributed to the development of your
own personal numeracy skills?
· How does your level of personal numeracy sit within the
modern day societal views and expectations of and about
numeracy?
· What might this information mean for you as a numerate
person?
· What might this information mean for you as a numerate
educator?Descriptive versus critical/analytical writing
Note that through both parts of this folio, you must demonstrate
an ability for critical and analytical writing. This means that it
is not sufficient to merely list and describe the features of
numeracy within the curriculum and your own personal
numeracy. Your analysis must:
· identify the significance of this information
· evaluate strengths and weaknesses and weigh one piece of
information against another
· argue a case based on evidence
· show relevant links between information.
Assessment criteria
· Critical analysis of the teaching of numeracy across the
5. curriculum.
• Explanation of the difference between formal and informal
numeracy learning and thinking.
• Critical reflection of personal numeracy capabilities.
• Use of appropriate writing conventions.Assignment format
Your folio must be compiled as a single Word document, with
both parts clearly differentiated.
Part A should be developed in a report format using third person
voice. Part B is a personal response and should be written in
first person.
All resources referred to in your folio (including supporting
resources) must be included in a reference list, appropriately
formatted in APA style. This reference list will not be included
within the word count for the assignment.
Marking Rubric
Please note that for holistic rubrics, the requirements of all
criteria must be met at a satisfactory level in order to pass and
move on to the next level (a credit, etc.).
· Not satisfying each criterion in the Pass level will result in a
No Pass.
· To be awarded a Credit, the work must fulfil all of the
requirements of the Pass level but with more sophistication
then...
· Each point at each level must be met to a satisfactory standard
in order to be awarded that level and/or to be considered for a
higher level.
· Please use the rubric as a checklist
Pass
· The folio includes responses for both part A (written in third
person) and part B (written in first person), clearly delineated in
the submitted document.
· The critical analysis includes a relevant and valid definition of
numeracy.
· The critical analysis includes a relevant and valid explanation
of the differences between formal and informal literacy.
· The critical analysis identifies significant aspects of the
6. development of numeracy as an area of priority within
Australian society over time, including the establishment of
ACARA, and evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of these
developments.
· The critical analysis describes the place of numeracy as a
general capability within the Australian Curriculum.
· The reflective analysis demonstrates evidence of critical
reflection on personal numeracy that includes basic responses to
the questions provided.
· All key readings from Weeks 2-6 are referred to, as well as at
least one additional source of information for each weekly
topic. Works cited are consistent with APA conventions.
· There is adherence to relevant conventions of English and an
appropriate degree of structure and formality. The work has
been proofread so that most typographical and spelling errors
are eliminated, and any errors that are present do not detract
substantially from the communication of ideas.
· A reference list is included, formatted in APA style.
Credit
· The critical analysis demonstrates a sound understanding of
the relationships between the growing importance of numeracy
within Australian society, its place as a general capability in the
Australian Curriculum, and the roles that both formal and
informal numeracy can play in numeracy education.
· The reflective analysis integrates information from the critical
analysis in order to demonstrate some connections between the
development of numeracy as an area of priority and the
student’s personal numeracy.
· A range of relevant scholarly material, policy and legislation
is cited in APA style.
· The writing is concise, and word choice is deliberate. Meaning
is communicated effectively and efficiently, without
superfluous words, phrases and sentences.
Distinction
· Both parts of the folio present an insightful and precise
analysis, evaluation and reflection that demonstrates strong
7. connections between the development of numeracy as an area of
priority, its place in the Australian Curriculum, and the
student’s personal numeracy
· The work provides evidence of a broad range of wider
research.
· Effective language use is a feature of the work. Errors in
spelling, punctuation and grammatical construction have been
addressed through careful proofreading. The work is written
with sensitivity for its audience and consideration of the impact
of choices in terms of language and tone.
High distinction
· The work incorporates a high degree of critical understanding
through the analysis, evaluation and reflection of the teaching
of numeracy and the student’s personal numeracy,
demonstrating an insightful vision of future practice as a
teacher of numeracy.
· Across all sections, the writing is concise and logical, with
richly integrated ideas that convey meaning and purpose. The
reference list shows evidence of extensive reading and is
accurately put together.
