Scotland may have answers to English maths problem

- DaddyPobbin said...
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- 11 Feb 2012, 00:31
Scotland may have answers to English maths problem

BBC

A study by the Royal Society of Arts says England, where one in four adults cannot do basic calculations, is out-performed by the likes of Scotland and Hong Kong.

Scottish solution?

The report praises the way maths is taught in Scotland, where students "are able to progress at their own speed" and can move between teaching streams more easily than in England.

The Vorderman report also recommended that instead of one single maths GCSE, pupils should study for two separate qualifications in lifestyle and academic mathematics.

The English government is piloting the idea but in Scotland a similar system is already running.

Read More: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16953499

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[quote][b][user]DaddyPobbin[/user][/b] said: [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16953499]BBC[/url] [quote] A study by the Royal Society of Arts says England, where one in four adults cannot do basic calculations, is out-performed by the likes of Scotland and Hong Kong. [b][i]Scottish solution?[/i][/b] The report praises the way maths is taught in Scotland, where students "are able to progress at their own speed" and can move between teaching streams more easily than in England. The Vorderman report also recommended that instead of one single maths GCSE, pupils should study for two separate qualifications in lifestyle and academic mathematics. The English government is piloting the idea but in Scotland a similar system is already running.[/quote] Read More: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16953499[/quote]

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- lawynd said...
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- 11 Feb 2012, 11:32
They changed the way maths was taught two years after I entered the school system; I can do most arithmetic in my head (I still struggle a little with long division) whereas my sister, who is three years younger than me, can't even do multiplication without a calculator.

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[quote][b][user]lawynd[/user][/b] said: They changed the way maths was taught two years after I entered the school system; I can do most arithmetic in my head (I still struggle a little with long division) whereas my sister, who is three years younger than me, can't even do multiplication without a calculator.[/quote]

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- [Deleted user] said...
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- 11 Feb 2012, 11:40
They should ban calculators until the age of 14 or 15 so that the kids are confident in the four arithmetic operations (add, subtract, multiply,divide) both on paper and in their heads. One can't build a big building on wobbly foundations...

[quote][b][user][/user][/b] said: They should ban calculators until the age of 14 or 15 so that the kids are confident in the four arithmetic operations (add, subtract, multiply,divide) both on paper and in their heads. One can't build a big building on wobbly foundations...[/quote]

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- Iskra42463 said...
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- 11 Feb 2012, 16:27
It's weird that I have to teach long division to A Level Maths students before they can learn to factorise polynomials...

[quote][b][user]Iskra42463[/user][/b] said: It's weird that I have to teach long division to A Level Maths students before they can learn to factorise polynomials...[/quote]

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- yellowcarpet said...
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- 11 Feb 2012, 21:06
Iskra42463 said:
It's weird that I have to teach long division to A Level Maths students before they can learn to factorise polynomials...
I have never been taught long division. And I am doing maths at uni.

[quote][b][user]yellowcarpet[/user][/b] said: [quote][b][user]Iskra42463[/user][/b] said: It's weird that I have to teach long division to A Level Maths students before they can learn to factorise polynomials...[/quote] I have never been taught long division. And I am doing maths at uni.[/quote]

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- DaddyPobbin said...
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- 12 Feb 2012, 16:51
lawynd said:
They changed the way maths was taught two years after I entered the school system; I can do most arithmetic in my head (I still struggle a little with long division) whereas my sister, who is three years younger than me, can't even do multiplication without a calculator.Our maths teacher put me and four others at their own table to do higher maths in GCSE but he treated the rest of the class of 30 as drones. I kinda feel like some schools don't put much effort in those who struggle. So many of my friends had to repeat Maths and English like 3 times.

There does need to be a major overhaul, you can't expect to get any well-paid job without a C in Maths and English.

"Or shall I perhaps know, That I was happy oft and oft before, Or must I be content with discontent..." - Edward Thomas, The Glory

[quote][b][user]DaddyPobbin[/user][/b] said: [quote][b][user]lawynd[/user][/b] said: They changed the way maths was taught two years after I entered the school system; I can do most arithmetic in my head (I still struggle a little with long division) whereas my sister, who is three years younger than me, can't even do multiplication without a calculator.[/quote]Our maths teacher put me and four others at their own table to do higher maths in GCSE but he treated the rest of the class of 30 as drones. I kinda feel like some schools don't put much effort in those who struggle. So many of my friends had to repeat Maths and English like 3 times. There does need to be a major overhaul, you can't expect to get any well-paid job without a C in Maths and English. [/quote]

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