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| Subject: State education: 30 per cent of OZschwitz kids can't count to 20 with their shoes on Thu May 02, 2013 1:04 am | |
| According to new figures from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC), one third of kids aged four to five are not able to count to 20 and do not know their basic numbers.
The ongoing study, which was implemented in 2004, analysed the numeracy skills of 11,000 children across the country aged four to nine using National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) data. It also studied child development across different social, economic and cultural environments.
Lead researcher, Dr Galina Daraganova, presented the findings this week at a Social Policy Research Centre seminar, revealing that children aged four to five were well developed overall and able to recognise numbers and classify and sort objects. However, one in three could not do simple addition or count to 20. A third of children aged six to seven also had difficulty with some tasks, including calculating change using coins and using simple measurement tools.
Eight to nine year-old kids were found to be well skilled in creating and extending patterns and using measurement tools, but one third have trouble with fractions and division.
http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/practical-parenting/all-about-parents/article/-/16975105/study-30-per-cent-of-aussie-kids-cant-count/ |
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