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Numeracy
Numeracy Across the Curriculum
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At St Matthias we have numeracy and mathematics activities and skills embedded throughout our curriculum.
The Four Mathematical Habits
Four intrinsic habits of all mathematicians:
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Determination
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Reasoning
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Communication
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Curiosity
At St Matthias we embed these habits within every subject in our curriculum to aid all students to become better mathematicians.
Determination
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'A St Matthias student is resilient and never gives up.'
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Determination is key to becoming a successful learner.
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Solving problems has become a significant part of the new GCSE (up to 30%).
Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater' - Albert Einstein.
Reasoning
Up to 30% of the new Mathematics GCSE curriculum requires students to 'reason, communicate and compare Mathematically' in which students must:
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make deductions, inferences and draw conclusions from mathematical information
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construct chains of reasoning to achieve a given result
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interpret and communicate information accurately
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present arguments and proofs
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assess the validity of an argument and critically evaluate a given way of presenting information
Thinking in a logical way, the ability to create arguments and evaluate information is a skill required by all subjects in our curriculum.
Communication
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Education is a process of communication.
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Communicating responses in a clear, methodical way is essential to gaining good results in Mathematics as well as many other subjects.
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We develop the skill of communication in a variety of ways:
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Questioning focus for the Spring term e.g. think, pair share activities e.t.c.
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Insisting on full sentence responses
Curiosity
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'Curiosity is critical to academic performance' (Association for Psychological Science).
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Curiosity con make learning not only more fun, but more effective.
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Mathematicians are by nature curious and curiosity hos lead to the discovery of the mathematical knowledge that we hove today.
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We foster curiosity throughout our curriculum to enhance the learning experience for all our students.