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“Critical Numeracy is the ability to make discerning decisions about everyday issues which involve mathematical concepts” Professor Jane Watson.

Critical numeracy gives students the opportunity to make sense of mathematical concepts and to use mathematical skills and knowledge to make informed decisions. It encourages students to ask questions about the meaning, validity and usefulness of texts containing mathematical concepts or information. Students go deeper into the mathematical ideas and deeper into the contexts. So rather than just learning the rules of maths they are encouraged to explore and question their application. Students can explore possibilities with others (pairs, groups or whole class discussions) where different views are expressed.
Like critical literacy, critical numeracy allows students to become aware of underlying and covert messages and enables them to act on them. It is linked to the notion of empowerment.

This is a learning tool from The Learning Federation.
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