Numeracy

In nowadays’ developing business environment, employment has become a challenging task for newly graduates, mainly due to the increasing competition in the UK graduate labour market (High Fliers, 2015). With the purpose to distinguish themselves from others and to increase their employment opportunities, many students engage in extra-curricular activities while still studying at university, considering that such activities will give them a leap ahead in the labour market (Roulin and Bangerter,…

Introduction For any teacher to be successful in profession of teaching, one of the fundamental qualities has been the ability to understand the factors that may impact the process of teaching-learning. In this respect, the understanding of the contextual factors which may affect the learner’s ability to learn, is crucial. It is worthwhile to note that these contextual factors are never fixed and hence they keep on changing from class to class, therefore the teacher should have capability to…

I have been able to formulate care and risk assessment of patient in the form of managing a case load accordingly. I have critically reflected on situations in practice to enhance my learning and development. I can demonstrate adequate literacy, numeracy and computer skills needed to record, enter, store, retrieve and organise data information for patients. More also able to evaluates own competence accurately and identifies further learning opportunities. Competencies 4a, 4b, 4c and 4d…

If I was to describe mathematics I would describe it as using numbers to solve problems. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, mathematics is “the science of numbers and their operations, interrelations, combinations, generalizations, and abstractions and of space configurations and their structure, measurement, transformations, and generalizations”. I believe mathematics is not just a class you have to take in school. It is not just a class that students dread to take in school. Some…

Responsiveness to children is more than just responding. Responsiveness pertains to observation and through close observation of children, educators can see the value of childhood (Curtis & Carter, 2012). Consequently, this means that they can begin to understand the learning that occurs for children from self-chosen play and how a learning experience can allow time for this to happen (Curtis & Carter, 2012). Curtis and Carter (2012) state that educators must “value who children are, not what or…

were for the most part financed by a blend of neighborhood portions and expenses charged to families who had youngsters going to the school. All students were instructed in a single room by one instructor. Anything past an essential proficiency and numeracy required participation at a private foundation. Boston finally began the first open secondary school in the United States in…

knowledge about children’s cognitive capability is not largely being used to expand and deepen the science curriculum to include more in-depth and challenging experiences. Instead, there is an almost singular focus on learning basic skills of literacy, numeracy and social and emotional development. Sadly, this is also true in my own school. I hope this changes real soon as I agree to the reality that science, when viewed as a process of constructing understanding and developing ideas, is a…

all over the world. To prepare students for entering this highly competitive society as competent global citizens, it is crucial for educators to implement comprehensive global perspectives into the curriculum. Traditional focus on the literacy and numeracy skills are still highly valued, but no longer enough to meet the next generation’s learning need in preparation to step in the globalised society. Global education now forms an important part of many countries’ education agenda and the…

The application process for the Morgan Stanley spring week is quite similar to the application process for the Goldman Sachs spring week. Students must apply online at www.morganstanley.com/campus. All applicants are required to complete an online numeracy test within 48 hours of submitting an application. Also in addition to the Goldman Sachs application process, students are required to send in a cover letter. In the cover letter, students are expected to explain why they are interested in…

Waldorf Schools are private, equivocal and non-denominational programs with an art-based curriculum. In 1919, the first Waldorf school was founded by Philosopher Rudolf Steiner in response to the trauma gripping Central European youth following World War 1 (Regeneration, 2017). Due to its unique curriculum, Waldorf schools remain relatively ambiguous to the general public. When first making contact with this pedagogy, people tend to find certain peculiarities within the school that may provoke…