Embedding Literacy and Numeracy
Otago Polytechnic 2011
Literacy 43% below level 3, Numeracy 51% below level 3
Document Literacy
1,076,70038%
538,35019%
396,68014%
821,70029%
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4/5
Numeracy
935,03033%
453,35016%
566,69020%
878,37031%
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4/5
International Adult Literacy Survey 1996 (IALS) Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey 2006 (ALLS)
Resources
Embedded courses must have:
• Explicit learning outcomes for literacy and numeracy
• A literacy and numeracy diagnostic assessment
• Deliberate teaching of literacy and numeracy
• Assessment of learner progress in literacy and numeracy
Our approach:
• Developed literacy and numeracy module in Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning (GCTLT)
• Developed a bank of resources for staff to access in Moodle
• Created L&N Champions in every school
• Provided further professional development opportunities
Embedding L & N Module
• http://wikieducator.org/Embedding_Literacy_and_Numeracy_Module
Staff Support in Moodle
The Assessment Tool
Possible reasons for incorrect response
Learner’s response highlighted
Possible reasons for incorrect response
Learner’s response highlighted
Reports in the Tool
I am pretty comfortable calculating with whole numbers as long as
they are not too big.
I don’t do fractions, decimals and percentages
Step Three Profile
Learner Profiling
Number Triangle
Costing Exercise in Cookery
Using a Visualiser
• http://play.op.ac.nz/video/Calculating-MER-for-dogs---understanding-how-to-find-and-use-the-right-formula/3a971578ea2e292f6a8c3681edf57879
Learning file
Teaching
Scaffold
Practice & application
Choice
Gains in numeracy in some courses
Negative gains?
Vocational Course
Vocational course with extra numeracy
Gains – Whole Polytechnic
Gains!!
Issues
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gluglondon/4768190942/
Students not turning up for assessments and reassessments
Issues continued…
• Students not making an effort for the reassessment.
• Results in negative gains – students going backwards?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/familymwr/4928600773/
Conclusions
• On average about 15% of students make gains in L&N (regardless of deliberate attempts by us?)
• We are yet to find out what TEC expect from us. Is this figure acceptable to them?
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