MATHEMATICAL LITERACY CONCESSION

NQF regulation governing fundamentals for registration of Qualifications as National Certificates:

• 120 or more total credits• 72 at or above level of the certificate, 36 of

which in fundamentals, as follows: - 20 in Communication - at least 16 in Mathematics

Maths literacy concession

Current policy regarding National Certificates at NQF 1-4:

• A minimum of 36 credits at level 1, and• 52 credits at levels 2-4

Shall be divided between the core and elective categories ( with each qualification specifying the distribution in these 2 categories)

What does the SAQA policy mean?

For certificates at levels 1-4 there must be 16 credits from the mathematics sub-field, in the Fundamental category, at the level of the qualification

Example: a certificate at NQF level 4 will require 16

credits from the maths sub-field at level 4

Sources of existing “standards” related to maths literacy

Standards related to maths/maths literacy can be found in the following sources:

SAQA:

-u/stds for Numeracy ABET levels 1-4, NQF1

-u/stds for maths literacy, NQF levels 2-4

-u/stds for mathematics, NQF levels 2-4

Sources of existing “standards” related to maths literacy (contd)

Standards related to maths/maths literacy can be found in the following sources:

Dept. of Education:

-Curriculum statements, learning outcomes and assessment standards for maths grades R-9

- Curriculum statements, learning outcomes and assessment standards for maths literacy grades 10-12

- Curriculum statements, learning outcomes and assessment standards for mathematics grades 10-12

Level Mathematics Maths literacy

NQF

4,3,2

e.g. algebra, trigonometry, logarithms, calculus, sequences, series…

Applications of NQF 1 maths in increasingly complex situations e.g. personal budgeting

Mathematics and maths literacy

NQF

1 ABET 3,4,1

Number concept(whole,negative,

Fractions,decimals) and applications involving: addition,subtraction,multiplication,

Division, average,ratio,proportion

Percentage,

Measurement,area,volume,graphs,data,shapes,formulae, patterns,simple relationships…

Implementation through INSETA

Open access into the Qualifications: What does this mean?

• Cannot keep learners out who do not have the relevant levels of maths literacy

• Unequal education and training impacts on achievement of Maths literacy levels

Implementation through INSETA

Issue: how to bring those without the required level to the level of

those with the required levelSolution: for those with the level:-reinforce standard through RPL exercise to establish level of literacy

-Design cross-curricular learning programme to “teach” the fundamentals in the other unit standards

-integrate the assessment through assessing the outcomes of the fundamentals in other core and elective unit standards

Implementation through INSETA

For those without the required level:

- present a basic course,which brings people “up to speed”with the unit standard outcomes

- assessment of these levels

- Carry on with the teaching of the standard through cross-curricular teaching

- Integrated assessment

The concession has been completed,

Which means:

From 2005, all learners in a Qualification must achieve the credits at the level of the Qualification