Derek Haylock 
Numeracy for Teaching [EPUB ebook] 

`Comprises 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 Schools

`The stated aim of this book is to help teacher-trainees prepare for the numeracy test all new entrants to the profession now have to pass. Any trainee worried about the test should find this a useful resource…. As in similar books by Derek Haylock, the mathematical content is written in a clear and accessible style′ – Mike Askew, Times Educational Supplement

Quotes from the author′s students

`The book is excellent. I think it will present students and others with a valuable resource, not only to help with the QTS test, but also for teaching. I could see myself using it on ’dip-in-as-necessary’ basis′.

`The practice questions were really helpful for checking and consolidating learning. The material was useful for the QTS test, particularly the mental calculations. Many thanks for letting me work through your sample material. I cannot begin to tell you how much more I have learnt! This has definitely made me feel more confident about passing the QTS numeracy skills test! I have definitely demonstrated to myself from this material that my ability to complete calculations mentally has increased. I can calculate faster and with some accuracy now!′

`Comprises 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′ – Mathemtics in Schools

This book is designed to help teacher-trainees prepare for the Qualified Teaching Standards numeracy test that must now be passed by all entrants to the teaching profession. The author focuses especially on weaknesses in numeracy often observed in adults, and in teacher-trainees in particular. As far as possible, this mathematics is set in the professional context of teaching, drawing on statistics and other data from individual schools, the Df EE and the Qualifications and Curriculum Agency (QCA).

Innehållsförteckning

Mental 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

Finding a Percentage of a Quantity Using a Calculator

Adding and Subtracting Decimals

Mental Calculators, Adding Lists

More Multiplications Strategies

More Division Strategies

Multiplication with Decimals

Division with Decimals

Using Approximations to Check Your Answers

Mental Calculations, Time

Knowledge of Metric Units of Length and Distance

Knowledge of Metric Units of Area and Solid Volume

Knowledge of Other Metric Units

Mental Calculations, Money

Simplifying Ratios

Sharing a Quantity in a Given Ratio

Increasing or Decreasing by a Percentage

Expressing an Increase or Decrease as a Percentage

Finding the Original Value after a Percentage Increase or Decrease

Calculating Mean

Modes

Medians

Upper and Lower Quartiles

Measures of Spread, Range and Inter-quartile Range

Box-and-Whisker Diagrams

More Box-and-Whisker Diagrams

Percentiles

Reading Scatter Graphs

Scatter Graphs and Correlation

Conversion Graphs

Interpreting Pie Charts

Substituting into Formulas

Weighted Means

Combining Means or Percentages from Two or More Sets of Data

Understanding Cumulative Frequency Graphs

Cumulative Frequency Graphs, Finding the Median and Quartiles

Line Graphs for Representing Data over Time

Bar Charts for Comparing Two Sets of Data

The Notion of Value-Added

Interpreting Value-added Graphs

Om författaren

Derek Haylock is an education writer, with an extensive list of publications in the field of mathematics education. He worked for over 30 years in teacher education, both initial and in-service, and was Co-Director of Primary Initial Teacher Training and responsible for the mathematics components of the primary programmes at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich. He has considerable practical experience of teaching and researching in primary classrooms. His work in mathematics education has taken him to Germany, Belgium, Lesotho, Kenya, Brunei, India and Sweden. As well as his publications in the field of education, he has written seven books of Christian drama for young people and a Christmas musical (published by Church House/National Society). For 15 years after his time at UEA, he was in great demand as a consultant and professional speaker. His work as a writer continues.