Part A:
Describe the child’s interview responses in terms of the mathematical concepts and processes they demonstrate understanding of and those with which they appear to have difficulty.
Justify each description statement by referring to specific responses made by the child. (750 words)
Part B: Critical reflection of the reading
(i) Summarise the key ideas in the reading (400 words)
Markworth, K. A. (2012). Growing patterns: Seeing beyond counting. Teaching Children Mathematics, 19(4), 254-262.
(ii) Relate the key ideas from the reading and from other relevant literature you have read to your analysis of the child’s responses in the numeracy interview from Part A. (750 words)
Assignment Criteria for Assignment
The Numeracy interview Assignment will be assessed against the following criteria:
Part A:
• Specific evidence from the child’s interview responses to justify your claims about their understanding
• Clearly written work in an appropriate academic style
Part B:
• Summary of the designated reading
• Evidence of research and reading of other relevant literature
• Explicit links made from the designated reading and from other relevant literature to the child’s interview responses
• Clearly written work in an appropriate academic style