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In General Education courses maths is usually offered as part of the Certificates of
General Education for Adults (CGEA) modules. There are 4 streams across 4 levels in CGEA.
The streams are Reading/Writing, Oral Communication, Numeracy/Mathematics and GCO (General
Curriculum Options). Numeracy/Maths stream is offered at 4 levels ranging from Level 1
where students develop confidence in performing simple and familiar numeracy tasks to
Level 4 which focuses on learning maths for further study.
More Information on CGEA is available from CGEA Home Page.
Numeracy and maths modules of CGEA are geared towards adults returning
to study and teaching of maths takes place in meaningful and real life contexts. There are
no clear boundries between numeracy and mathematics and these terms are often debated by
teachers.
The strand of Numeracy/Maths include topics such as measurement, space and shape, data,
number, relation and pattern (algebra). These topics are integrated in a teaching
framework where students' confidence in learning and using mathematics is fostered. The
CGEA modules emaphasise learning outcomes such as use of language associated with maths,
logical reasoning and understanding of maths in meaningful contexts.
Level 1
| The initial level of the CGEA in numeracy and
mathematics aims to enable students to develop the confidence to perform simple and
familiar numeracy tasks and to develop the ability to make sense of maths in their daily
personal lives. The maths involved includes measurement, shape, numbers, and graphs that
are part of the learners' normal routines to do with shopping, travelling, cooking,
interpreting public information, telling the time, etc. |
| At the end of the level learners will be able
to perform mathematical tasks which involve a single mathematical step or process. Their
communication about mathematical ideas would mainly be spoken rather than written. |
Level 2
| The next level not only looks at maths applied to tasks
which are part of the learners' normal routine but also extends the maths of level 1 to
applications outside their immediate personal environment such as the workplace and the
community, whether first hand or portrayed by the media. The purpose is to enable students
to develop everyday numeracy to make sense of their daily personal and public lives. At exit level 2, learners would be able to attempt a series of operations or
tasks with come confidence, be able to select the appropriate method or approach required,
and would be able to communicate their ideas both verbally and in written form. They would
be at ease with straightforward calculations either manually and/or using a calculator.
At levels 1 and 2 there are six learning outcomes, however it is only
necessary to demonstrate competence in five of the six Learning Outcomes. Although it is
expected that in most teaching contexts all Learning Outcomes would be taught, the aim of
achieving only five of the six has been included in order to offer both learners and
teachers more flexibility in assessment and, in some specific contexts such as workplaces,
one of the Learning Outcomes could be left out if it was not seen to be relevant. |
Level 3
| Level 3 aims to enable learners to explore mathematics
beyond its familiar and everyday use to its application in wider, less personal contexts
such as newspapers and other media reports, workplace documents and procedures, and
specific projects at home or in the community. The mathematics covered is extended beyond
that introduced at levels 1 and 2 and would include measurement, graphs and simple
statistics, use of maps and directions and an introductory understanding of the use of
formulae and problem solving strategies. Learners are expected to have the capacity to
interpret and analyse how mathematics is represented and used, and to recognise and use
some of the conventions and symbolism of formal mathematics. |
Level 4
| This level of the CGEA with its focus on learning
mathematics for further study includes the early stages of knowledge and skills belonging
to several formal areas of mathematics. The mathematics involved will include: numerical
calculations and analysis of graphical data required for interpreting information about
society; the use of formulae and their graphs, algebraic techniques and problem solving
strategies; and familiarity with fundamental processes of at least two selected specialist
mathematical areas. At the end of this level learners will be able to confidently perform
calculations using a variety of methods. They will be able to interpret and use the formal
symbols and conventions of the chosen fields of mathematics in order to solve simple
problems, and to communicate their problem solving processes in writing using a variety of
informal and formal language. |
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