Essential Maths 2
Shinyoung Gedris
For students anxious about statistics, this hands-on workbook is packed with clear explanations, real-world examples and practical exercises to gain the necessary maths skills to tackle statistics with confidence. Grounded in a social science context, it features:
Having read through the book, in my opinion I think it is an excellent learning aid for introductory statistics. While some people may argue it is too simplistic to begin with, I disagree as students who come into university are not always straight out of school, some have never done statistics before or have not done it for several years and my simplifying it down to the bear basics, I feel the book provides a base to refresh the memory of students of which stats is a new concept.
For students of which the concept of statistics comes naturally or is not a new concept to, they may not need this book as the lectures/course notes may be sufficient to learn the content. However, with this book acting as a learning assistant, students who struggle with maths have the opportunity to buy the book to guide them through the course and assist with their learning.
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I highly recommend this book, I think it has been well put together and would have loved to have the option of having this book during my stats course. Everyone learns differently, everyone has their strengths and weaknesses and in my opinion, in today's world there is no such thing as 'too simple'.
This book has made essential numeracy and quantitative skills so clear and easy to understand. In particular, the themes and data sets from different countries made my learning journey interesting. The case studies, exercises and visual aids provided in the book helped me improve my data analysis and interpretation skills, and sparked my interest in pursuing a statistics degree.
Some excellent and sustained work by Rhys Jones and colleagues at Cardiff underpins this book. The ideas, principles and approaches have all been tested under fire and adapted and modified to offer really effective tool to support those wishing to revisit their data skills before they move on to university or embark on the increasing number of degrees where avoiding data use is unavoidable. The book itself is really accessible and clear, building up gradually and carefully (where the experience of having taught this in the real world truly counts!
I have passed this onto a colleague who I believe will make use of this book. It was too simple for me. I did not realise it was that basic. I know my colleague will enjoy it when I am able to meet up with them again.
Our carefully crafted single-age and mixed-age ESSENTIALMATHS learning sequences enable teachers to teach a carefully planned, small-step progression through the maths national curriculum from Reception to Year 6, deepening understanding year on year. The ESSENTIALMATHS suite of materials have been designed for use in single age and mixed age classrooms.
ESSENTIALMATHS v2.0 materials are accessible online, all in one place, to enable planning, selection of practice and diagnostic assessment and rapid track-back through the curriculum.
Essential Assessment has revolutionised our teaching practice. Everything we do everyday is at a point of need as a result the Essential Assessment model. Being the Numeracy leader, I have shown my colleagues how to use Essential Assessment to guide their practice. The Casey Central Numeracy Network also saw the amazing potential in Essential Assessment when I presented it to our network. Jordan Warren - Numeracy Leader, Victoria. We have been utilising Essential Assessment to assist us to differentiate our classroom learning for two years. The detailed information that the program provides us on each of our students individual progress and development is invaluable. Being directly linked to the new Australian Curriculum, Essential Assessment is tailored specifically towards the content we are covering on a daily basis and the online component of the program allows our students to gain immediate feedback on their understanding and growth. Essential Assessment is a fantastic addition to our classrooms! Katherine Edwards, Head Teacher Mathematics - Gymea Technology High School We have used Essential Assessment for the past two years and have found the assessment and curriculum model a breeze to implement and deliver. Classroom differentiation is no longer an issue, thank you, Essential Assessment!
An affordable yearly subscription to Essential Assessment enables access to our online Numeracy and Literacy assessment platform, My Numeracy (online maths activities), My Literacy (online English activities), Sunset Maths (mental maths application), My Spelling (online spelling application) and access to our paper-based learning plans and curriculum resources from F-10A.
We differentiate the curriculum within each sub-strand based on each assessment result and create a tailored paper-based and online curriculum (My Numeracy and My Literacy) for each student, group or class. My Numeracy and My Literacy are a differentiated and personalised formative assessment model with an interactive teaching and learning function that enables students to progress through each content description and their four proficiency strands of the curriculum.
Each assessment, curriculum activity and curriculum resource has been carefully aligned to the Australian Curriculum, Victorian Curriculum and the NSW Syllabus with emphasis on student growth through achievement.
This pack includes the most-essential maths manipulatives in one handy little bag. These packs work well as packs for individual students, but they are also good for station setup. Great as a home pack or tutor / relief pack.
This specialization is designed to prepare learners to successfully complete Statistical Modeling for Data Science Application, which is part of CU Boulder's Master of Science in Data Science (MS-DS) program.
Learners will complete quizzes in each of the courses in order to test their understanding of the content as they progress. This specialization does not include any projects or final exams as it is meant to be a fast-paced content review to prepare learners for the higher-level maths required in Data Science.
Expressway to Data Science: Essential Math cannot be taken for academic credit, however it is designed to prepare learners to successfully complete Statistical Modeling for Data Science Application, which is part of CU Boulder's Master of Science in Data Science (MS-DS) program.
You will understand the mathematical concepts needed to successfully progress through CU Boulder's Master of Science in Data Science (MS-DS) program. This course is specifically designed to provide a foundation for students who either need a refresher in mathematics or come from a non-STEM background but want to take data science courses.
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free. If you cannot afford the fee, you can apply for financial aidOpens in a new tab.
The DAS Maths Programme aims to effectively support students with dyslexia and other specific learning differences and those students without a diagnosis* who have persistent difficulties with mathematics.
We hope for all our learners to gain confidence in their mathematical abilities by helping them to experience small steps of success.The programme is designed to cater to students with dyslexia. We adopt dyslexia-friendly principles to ensure that learning remains relevant and suitable for our students.
We are a team of Maths Educational Therapists who are trained in specific learning differences and teaching Mathematics at the Primary level.
We have at least 2 years of teaching experience under the Main Literacy Programme (MLP) before specialising in Maths. All our teachers possess the following qualifications:
1. Certificate in Supporting SpLD Learners in Mathematics
2. Professional Certificate Course in Numeracy
We support all Primary school students with a diagnosis of dyslexia and other specific learning differences as well as students who struggle learning maths who attend MOE primary schools in Singapore.
We also support students who are attending school-based dyslexia remediation (SBDR) in their schools but have yet to receive a formal diagnosis of dyslexia.
Our programme is an intervention programme designed for students with dyslexia and those students who struggle to learn. Our educational therapists specifically design lessons that customise to the needs of our students with dyslexia and other specific learning differences. And now students who struggle to learn the foundation of Maths.
Lessons are interactive and engaging as students get to touch and move our classroom materials to help them understand Maths better. We also bring in strategies they learn from our Main Literacy Programme (MLP) to help our students understand the language used in maths.
Students are taught comprehension strategies to help them make sense of the problem. We also make the problems visual for the students by getting them to show us what is happening using bar models or real-world objects.
This approach helps students walk through the problem-solving process in a collaborative and interactive setting. First, they try to solve a problem on their own, and they then share it with their peers. Our Educational Therapist will draw out key features and a suggested method to solve the problem, and students would then apply it to their learning.
The DAS Maths Programme is open to students who experience persistent difficulties in maths, whether they have a formal diagnosis or not. This approach recognizes that learning difficulties may not always fit neatly into a specific diagnosis but still require tailored support.
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