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 …
Understanding money | Number sense and algebra | National Numeracy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources
Understanding chance description
Our modern understandings of probability date from the second half of the 17th century with the analysis of games of chance. Many of the basic ideas of probability can run contrary to common beliefs. Recognising how what has happened in the past does …
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Understanding units of measurement description
This sub-element describes how a student becomes increasingly able to recognise attributes that can be measured and how units of measure are used and calculated. In making the transition from informal to formal units, a student attends to the structure …
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Understanding geometric properties description
This sub-element describes how a student becomes increasingly able to identify the attributes of shapes and objects and how they can be combined or transformed. Being able to use spatial reasoning and geometric properties to solve problems is important …
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Operating with percentages description
This sub-element focuses on understanding the use of percentages in representing quantities. It begins with understanding the concept of a percentage, progresses through calculations of a percentage, finding a percentage change first through two steps …
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Operating with decimals description
This sub-element focuses on understanding the use of place value in operating with decimals. Decimals are better suited to estimating magnitude than fractions because decimals use the base-ten system to record quantity and fractions do not. However, the …
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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 …
Interpreting fractions | Number sense and algebra | National Numeracy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources
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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Additive strategies description
This sub-element describes how a student becomes increasingly able to choose and use additive computational strategies for different purposes. The transition from counting by one to more flexible methods of dealing with quantity, where numbers are treated …
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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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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 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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OwD1
Understanding positional value of decimals uses knowledge of positional value of numbers to add and subtract decimals of up to three decimal places
OwD1 | Operating with decimals | Number sense and algebra | National Numeracy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources
MeT1
Sequencing time uses the language of time to describe events in relation to past, present and future (yesterday, today, tomorrow, next week) applies understanding of passage of time to sequence daily events
MeT1 | Measuring time | Measurement and geometry | National Numeracy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources
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 …
QuN9 | Quantifying numbers | Number sense and algebra | National Numeracy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources
OwD2
Understanding and estimating relative size of decimals interprets the relative size of decimals, and rounds to estimate answers estimates the size of answers without doing the exact calculations (1.23 + 3.4 cannot be 1.57 because the sum must be greater …
OwD2 | Operating with decimals | Number sense and algebra | National Numeracy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources
IRD6
Recognising bias applies an understanding of distributions to evaluate claims based on data (the larger the sample taken, the more accurate the prediction of the population value is likely to be) recognises and explains bias as a possible source …
IRD6 | Interpreting and representing data | Statistics and probability | National Numeracy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources
QuN10
Numeral recognition and identification of place value identifies numerals in the range 0–10 000 (is shown the numeral 2001 and responds two thousand and one) recognises a numeral from a given range of numerals up to 10 000 (when presented with the …
QuN10 | Quantifying numbers | Number sense and algebra | National Numeracy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources
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 …
QuN11 | Quantifying numbers | Number sense and algebra | National Numeracy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources