Numeracy and the Learners

Overview

Framework:
RQF
Level:
Level 5
Unit No:
K/505/0765
Credits:
15
Guided learning hours:
40 hours

Assessment Guidance

None

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Unit Learning Outcomes

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1 — Understand the factors that influence the development and progression of numeracy learners

Assessment Criteria

  • 1.1
    Analyse the impact of personal, social, economic and political factors on the development and progression of numeracy learners
  • 1.2
    Explain the impact of learners’ literacy and language skills on the development and progression of their numeracy skills
  • 1.3
    Explain how differing communication approaches can affect the learning of numeracy processes and skills
2 — Understand the use of assessment approaches to meet the needs of numeracy learners

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1
    Identify the skills, knowledge and understanding that can be assessed in numeracy
  • 2.2
    Analyse approaches to initial and diagnostic assessment to identify the mathematics and numeracy skills and aspirations of numeracy learners
  • 2.3
    Analyse the use of assessment tools in numeracy teaching and learning
3 — Understand the use of numeracy teaching approaches and resources to meet the needs of individual numeracy learners

Assessment Criteria

  • 3.1
    Analyse numeracy teaching approaches and resources, including technologies, for suitability in meeting individual learners’ needs
  • 3.2
    Analyse the impact of using technology on learner engagement, motivation and success in numeracy teaching and learning
4 — Understand how numeracy can impact on different contexts and subjects

Assessment Criteria

  • 4.1
    Identify the numeracy skills and knowledge needed by learners across contexts and subjects, and for progression purposes
  • 4.2
    Explain the importance of encouraging learners to make links between their mathematical and numeracy development and their other personal development
5 — Be able to promote learning support and learner support within numeracy teaching and learning

Assessment Criteria

  • 5.1
    Explain the boundaries between own specialist area and those of other specialists and practitioners
  • 5.2
    Analyse numeracy learning opportunities to determine how teaching and support needs may be shared between learning professionals
6 — Understand how to liaise with others to promote the inclusion of numeracy and wider skills in learning programmes

Assessment Criteria

  • 6.1
    Explain how to liaise with other professionals to provide specialist knowledge of how to include numeracy in vocational and other subject areas
  • 6.2
    Explain how to liaise with other professionals to promote the inclusion of wider skills in own specialist area