Numeracy for Teaching [Paperback]

The author focuses especially on weaknesses in numeracy often observed in adults, and in teacher-trainees in particular.

The author focuses especially on weaknesses in numeracy often observed in adults, and in teacher-trainees in particular.

`A very helpful resource for students who are obliged to succeed in passing the QTS numeracy test in order to gain QTS. It should provide a valuable resource for students to increase their confidence as well as their competence' - Mathematics in SchoolsMental Calculations, Changing Proportions to Percentages
Mental Calculations, Changing More Proportions to Percentages
Decimals and Percentages
Understanding Data Presented in Tables
Two-Way Tables for Comparing Two Sets of Data
Bar Charts and Frequency Tables for Discrete Data
Bar Charts for Grouped Discrete Data
Finding a Fraction of a Quantity
Fractions to Decimals and Vice Versa
Expressing a Percentage in Fraction Notation
The Commutative Law
The Associative Law
The Distributive Law
Using a Four-Function Calculator, Precedence of Operators
Using a Four-Function Calculator for Money Calculations
Using the Memory on a Four-Function Calculator
Using a Calculator to Express a Proportion as a Percentage
Rounding Answers
Very Large and Very Small Numbers
Mental Calculators, Multiplication Strategies
Mental Calculators, Division Strategies
Mental Calculators, Finding a Percentage of a Quantity
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