WorksheetsNumeracy Team 2023
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 6mins
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
What percentage of WHS students believe that they will use their Numeracy skills outside the Mathematics classroom?
19%
79%
51%
92%
Which of these Effective Teaching Practices do NOT feature in the "Numeracy Guide Years 3 to 8: 2023 update"
Additive Strategies
Proportional Thinking
Multiplicative Strategies
Counting up by ones
Number Sense & Place Value
Which item was revealed during NAPLAN Numeracy Data analysis, as the most common area of need?
Unpacking worded problems
What percentage of WHS students believe they use their Numeracy skills in "all subjects" at High School?
22%
28%
56%
73%
Which area of Mathematics do WHS and Northern Illawarra students find the most difficult?
Number & Algebra
Measurement & Geometry
Statistics & Probability
All of them
How many WHS students, identified using NAPLAN, Best Start & Check in data, participated in the Quick Smart Numeracy Program in 2023 ?
10
14
20
23
Which of these cross faculty skills was decided by the WHS Numeracy Team as an area requiring increased focus in 2024 ?
Problem solving questions containing large amounts of text
Finding the area of land on maps
Interpreting graphs
Writing numbers using scientific notation and rounding significant figures
