Week 1- General Knowledge

Question 1

Definition of mathematics?

Answer 1

Universal language about patterns and relationships.

Question 2

What is numeracy

Answer 2

It is maths in context

Mathematics is what teachers teach and numeracy is what students develop based on this

Question 3

4 levels of mathematics language

Answer 3

Children’s
Materials
Mathematics
Symbolic

Question 4

What is the language model?

Answer 4

Fundamental model for the introduction of mathematics concepts. Progresses through stages to establish key links between new concepts and their applied use.

Question 5

What is a concept?

Skill?

Strategy?

Answer 5

A concept is a metacognitive understanding, of the picture formed in your head about an object or word.

A skill is the ability to process the concept and obtain an accurate result (actually completing the sum).

A strategy is the way of processing information effectively and efficiently (the way you complete the sum).

Question 6

What are the multiplication properties?

Answer 6

Commutative property - turn arounds

Associative property - doesn’t matter which order

Distributive property - break it down

Null property - anything x itself is itself

Question 7

What is pre number?

Answer 7

Determining and then matching attributes

Sorting comparing and then ordering attributes

Various patterning activities

Question 8

What are the types of numbers?

Answer 8

Cardinal

Ordinal

Nominal