Multiplicative strategies description
This sub-element describes how a student becomes increasingly able to use multiplicative strategies in computation. The coordination of units multiplicatively involves using the values of one unit applied to each of the units of the other, the multiplier. …
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Comparing units (ratios, rates and proportion) description
This sub-element addresses comparing units in ratios, rates and proportions. A ratio describes a situation in comparative terms, and a proportion is taken to mean when this comparison is used to describe a related situation in the same comparative terms. …
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Interpreting fractions description
This sub-element emphasises the development of the fraction concept and the size of fractions rather than the development of procedures or algorithmic skills. Understanding the size of a fraction is an indicator of the depth of a student’s understanding …
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Quantifying numbers description
Although number is an abstract concept which can be represented by a word, a symbol (numeral) or an image, it is central to quantitative thinking. This sub-element describes how a student becomes increasingly able to count, recognise, read and interpret …
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Understanding money description
The descriptive term decimal applied to money refers to the basic conversion units being multiples of ten. However, money is not a true decimal system. Amounts such as $2.99 are spoken as two whole numbers (2 dollars 99) and, due to the withdrawal of …
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How is the numeracy progression structured?
Elements and sub-elements The National Numeracy Learning Progression has three elements that reflect aspects of numeracy development necessary for successful learners of the F–10 Australian Curriculum and in everyday life. The three elements are: Number …
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PDF documents
Numeracy learning progression Introduction to the National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions National Numeracy Learning Progression Appendices
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What is numeracy?
Numeracy is fundamental to a student’s ability to learn at school and to engage productively in society. In the Australian Curriculum, students become numerate as they develop the knowledge and skills to use mathematics confidently across learning areas …
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What is the focus of the numeracy progression?
Numeracy development influences student success in many areas of learning at school. The progression can be used to support students to successfully engage with the numeracy demands of the Foundation to Year 10 Australian Curriculum. The National Numeracy …
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How can the numeracy progression be used?
The National Numeracy Learning Progression can be used at a whole school, team or individual teacher level. However, the progression provides maximum student learning benefits when used as part of a whole-school strategy that involves professional learning …
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How is the numeracy progression related to the Australian Curriculum?
Numeracy skills are explicit teaching in the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics. Students need opportunities to recognise that mathematics is constantly used outside the mathematics classroom and that numerate people apply general mathematical skills …
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UnM2
Face value recognises 5c, 10c, 20c and 50c coins based on face value recognises $1 and $2 coins based on face value
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InF6
Fractions as numbers connects the concepts of fractions and division: a fraction is a quotient, or a division statement (two-sixths is the same as 2 ÷ 6 or 2 partitioned into 6 equal parts) justifies where to place fractions on a number line (to place …
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UnC5
Calculating probabilities describes the likelihood of events using a fraction or percentage interprets the odds of an event (odds of 5:1, the odds against rolling a 6, means a wager of $1 stands to win $5) explains how probability is not affected …
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QuN8
Producing number names to at least 1000 counts forwards and backwards by 100s to 1000 (100, 200 … 1000) counts forwards and backwards by tens off the decade to 100 (2, 12, 22, …) Numeral recognition and identification of place value recognises …
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AdS6
Flexible strategies with combinations to 10 uses a range of non–count-by-one strategies when adding or subtracting two or more numbers (bridging to 10, near doubles) uses part-whole construction of number to partition a whole number into parts (partitions …
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QuN9
Producing number names of any size counts forwards and backwards from any number produces and reads numbers to at least 1000 Numeral recognition and identification of place value recognises and identifies numerals from a given range up to 1000 …
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QuN11
Understanding place value reads and writes numbers applying knowledge of the place value periods of ones, thousands, millions (how numbers are written with the digits organised in groups of three – 10 000 is read as ten thousand, where thousand is …
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OwD3
Understanding the effects of multiplication and division with decimals understands that multiplying and dividing decimals by 10, 100, 1000 changes the positional value of the numerals explains that multiplication does not always make the answer larger …
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NPA6
Generalising patterns identifies a single operation rule in numerical patterns and records it as a numerical expression (2, 4, 6, 8, 10 … is n + 2, or 2, 6, 18, 54 … is 3n) predicts a higher term of a pattern using the pattern’s rule Number properties creates …
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