Numeracy Team 2023

Which of these choices is NOT listed as a NSW Gov. Top Priority for improving Numeracy in NSW schools?

• School leadership is focused on improving student numeracy

• Families are supported as partners in their children’s numeracy development

• Schools and systems use data to inform numeracy improvement

• All teachers must carry a calculator or smartphone to all classes, just in case

When asked "How often do you notice your Numeracy skills are required during lessons?", what percentage of WHS students stated 'regularly or usually' ?

• 21%

• 30%

• 41%

• 56%

Which of these is NOT identified as a Centre for Education, Statistics and Evaluation recommendation for a school’s Numeracy approach ?

• Intervene early and maintain the focus

• Know what students can do and target teaching accordingly

• Focus on teacher professional learning that improves the teaching of numeracy

• Each teacher has to know their times tables

Which of these is NOT a WHS Numeracy Team 2023 initiative ?

• Homework Centre Maths

• "Numeracy is Everywhere" awareness campaign

• '6S for success' Problem Solving Strategy

• NAPLAN & Check In data item analysis

• Roll Call Program Numeracy Quiz

The WHS Strategic Improvement Plan (S.I.P.) 2022-2025 lists "System Generated Progress Measures". What percentage uplift in Top 2 Bands in Year 9 NAPLAN numeracy is currently targeted?

• 1.8%

• 2.4%

• 3.2%

• 4.7%

What percentage of 2023 WHS students rate their overall personal Numeracy skills as 'Excellent' ?

• 6%

• 17%

• 24%

• 31%

Which of these is NOT a research finding on how schools can improve Numeracy ?

• Formative Assessment helps target teaching

• Targeted teaching can reduce achievement gaps

• Allow students to use calculators at Pre-School

• Move students in the middle years beyond additive processes to multiplicative thinking

What percentage of WHS students said they had noticed the "Numeracy is Everywhere" Posters and TV monitors around the school this year?

• 11%

• 34%

• 51%

• 82%

Which of these teaching initiatives is NOT employed in the teaching of Numeracy at Woonona HS ?

• Project Based Learning

• Vertical Learning Surfaces

• Analysis of student work samples & exemplar responses

• Quick Smart Numeracy Program

• Removing shoes and socks when counting past ten

Which response was NOT recorded by 2023 WHS students when asked "where might you use Numeracy outside of school"

• literally nowhere, the things we currently learn in maths are completely pointless

• Everyday living activities like telling the time, cooking and setting the table, understanding mobile phone plans, planning a trip, reading a map and understanding timetables.

• When I have to do Maths online at home and when I'm playing video games that require some problem solving and calculating.

• You use numeracy skills with percentages and on your phone and number of views on YouTube

• I see myself using numeracy at my future jobs and when I'm at home