The development of an assessment instrument for numeracy competence and its application to selected primary schools in Zambia.
Date
2019
Authors
Baba,Takuya
Nakawa, Nagisa
Nkhata, Bentry
Mungalu, Auther
Mudenda, barbara
Kaabo, Emmanuel
Mambwe, Bareford
Nkhalamo, Chimwemwe Joy
Watanabe, Koji
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Publisher
The University of Zambia Press
Abstract
Low achievement in numeracy by primary school students is one of the biggest
concerns of Zambia. Since it aims at developing the nation, development of the
human resources is an inevitable issue to tackle. This research is to develop an
assessment instrument to identify the students‟ level of numeracy competence. It
pays attention to structure through the relevant previous researches such as Mulligan
& Mitchelmore (2014) and Roberts (2015). As a result of the survey, the developed
instrument identified distribution of different levels of competence, prevalence of
counting-all strategy, and possible solutions to facilitate students‟ level of
competence.
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Keywords
Numeracy. , Assessment. , Mathematics--Study and teaching (Primary)--Zambia.
Citation
Zambia Journal of Teacher Professional Growth (ZJTPG) Volume 5 Number 2, December, 2019, pp 72 - 92