Mathematical Language

Mathematical language can be difficult for some students to comprehend when they are being taught new topics. Statistics and Probability, Single Variable Data Analysis, is one such area of the Stage 4 NSW Syllabus, that some students may have difficulty when trying to comprehend the mathematical language within the subject area.  At this stage of the students schooling they should have been introduced to statistics and probability, but would most likely not have been introduced to the language needed to successfully complete Stage 4.  Within this stage of the syllabus the students are also expected to use appropriate language learnt within the classroom to explain data.

 

The link below opens a document that;

1. Details of what are the language difficulties that are likely to arise when teaching this topic? What strategies could be employed to overcome these difficulties? How can these strategies be modified to accommodate diversity among learners? 
2. An indicative plan detailing the number of lessons and the assume length of each lesson 
3. The outcomes for each lesson (taken from the draft syllabus) 
4. A brief outline (1-2 paragraphs) outlining the particular language issues and the associated pedagogical strategies to be used in each lesson and a justification of those strategies.
   
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