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Numeracy: Embracing Math for Everyday Life

Discover why numeracy is important and how it impacts us financially, socially, and professionally. Explore examples of using math in everyday situations and learn how to become a quantitatively literate citizen. Take a fresh perspective on math and embrace its practical applications.

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Numeracy: Embracing Math for Everyday Life

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  1. What are the things you don’t like about maths? • What do you like about maths? • What is maths for you? Questions

  2. Numeracy or Quantitative literacy or Quantitative Reasoning MATH 10

  3. It's the ability to use mathematics in everyday life. Numeracy https://www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk/what-numeracy

  4. Our confidence and ability with numbers impacts us financially, socially, and professionally. Numeracy

  5. Giving correct change • Weighing and measuring • Using spreadsheets • Understanding data Examples https://www.analyticsvidhya.com/blog/2016/02/time-series-forecasting-codes-python/

  6. Working out how many minutes until our train arrives Examples

  7. Increasing a recipe to serve extra guests • Setting and keeping to a budget, and understanding the financial implications of borrowing money Examples

  8. Measuring medicine doses • Playing board and puzzle games with children • Helping children with homework Examples https://www.windowscentral.com/110-puzzles-kids-fun-time-waster-your-windows-phone-kids-corner

  9. Making sense of statistics and graphs in the news Examples http://pcij.org/stories/17-provinces-remain-vote-poor-since-2004/

  10. Mind: Study/review • Body: Apply maths in everyday life USE IT! • Heart: Be comfortable with it, don’t be afraid How?

  11. Quantitatively Literate Citizenry means the members of the community are able to: • Interpret data, charts and diagrams • Process information • Solve problems • Check answers • Understand and explain solutions • Make decisions based on logical thinking and reasoning Signs

  12. Speed in solving problems has an advantage (efficiency) • But correctness is often more important Is speed important?

  13. The digital age puts a new premium on numeracy skills than ever before. • Computers can do the maths for us, but we need good numeracy in order to use them effectively. Increasing challenge

  14. What are the things you don’t like about maths? • What do you like about maths? • What is maths for you? To do: Interview two of your friends and ask the questions.

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