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How Useful is Mathematical Literacy for Grade 12 CAPS

How Useful is Mathematical Literacy for Grade 12 CAPS Mathematical literacy instruction should prepare students to manage their own affairs, contribute to the workforce, and take part in democracy as it develops. Thus, chances for issue analysis and the development of mathematical strategies should be provided in the teaching and learning of mathematical literacy. Opportunities for this kind of mathematical interaction will help learners develop into knowledgeable consumers of the mathematics shown in the media.

Mathematical Literacy for Grade 12, 11, and 10 Topics

There are five key elements of Mathematical Literacy.

Mathematical Literacy involves the use of elementary mathematical content.

The mathematical content of Mathematical Literacy is limited to those elementary mathematical concepts and skills that are relevant to making sense of numerically and statistically based scenarios faced in the everyday lives of individuals (self-managing individuals) and the workplace (contributing workers), and to participating as critical citizens in social and political discussions. In general, the focus is not on abstract mathematical concepts.

As a rule of thumb, if the required calculations cannot be performed using a basic four-function calculator, then the calculation is in all likelihood not appropriate for Mathematical Literacy. Furthermore, since the focus in

Mathematical Literacy is on making sense of real-life contexts and scenarios, in the Mathematical Literacy classroom mathematical content
should not be taught in the absence of context.

Mathematical Literacy involves authentic real-life contexts

In exploring and solving real-world problems, it is essential that the contexts learners are exposed to in this subject are authentic (i.e. are drawn from genuine and reaslitic situations) and relevant, and relate to daily life, the workplace and the wider social, political and global environments.

Wherever possible, learners must be able to work with actual real-life problems and resources, rather than with problems developed around constructed, semi-real, contrived and/ or fictitious scenarios. E.g. learners must be exposed to real accounts containing complex and “messy” figures rather than contrived and constructed replicas containing only clean and rounded figures.

Alongside using mathematical knowledge and skills to explore and solve problems related to authentic real-life contexts, learners should also be expected to draw on non-mathematical skills and considerations in making sense of those contexts. E.g. although calculations may reveal that a 10 kg bag of maize meal is the most cost-effective, consideration of the context may dictate that the 5 kg bag will have to be bought because the 10 kg bag cannot fit inside the taxi and/or the buyer does not have enough money to buy the 10 kg bag and/or the buyer has no use for 10 kg, etc.

In other words, mathematical content is simply one of many tools that learners must draw on in order to explore and make sense of appropriate contexts.

How to Pass Mathematical Literacy Grade 12 with distinctions

One of the most significant accomplishments in your academic career is passing matric. It provides access to a wide range of post secondary options and employment possibilities. Use our best study advice to complete your matriculation, and you’ll succeed with flying colors.

1. Attend class 
2. Ask questions 
3. Make notes 
4. Study 
5. Practise 
6. Study groups 
7. Extra class 
8. Motivation 
9. Complete assessments 
10. Prepare for the Exams in due time

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