| Description | (April 2009) The key feature of this unit that I would like to keep is the link to the Number Framework (Numeracy Development Projects. The Framework has been established to help teachers, parents and students to understand the requirements of the Number Knowledge and Number Strategies sections of the New Zealand Curriculum. In the two main sections of the framework, the distinction is made between strategy and knowledge. The Strategy section describes the mental processes students use to estimate answers and solve operational problems with numbers. The Knowledge section describes the key items of knowledge that students need to learn. It is important that students make progress in both sections of the framework. The strategy section of the framework consists of a sequence of global stages. Progress through the stages indicates an expansion in knowledge and in the range of strategies that students have available. For all schools, regardless of whether or not they have been part of the numeracy project yet, a range of resources is available at www.nzmaths.co.nz. Author: Karen Gibbs |
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