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Ways of Achieving Permanent Numeracy in Standard 7
Some pupils had a negative attitude towards this subject. They were told that maths is the 'cheapest' subject because you simply play with figures and there is little to memorise as compared to other subjects.
Pupils had problems on the main basic operations in mathematics, especially when two or three have been combined in one problem. Emphasis was done on how to use brackets, division, multiplication, addition, subtraction (BODMAS) in their correct order.For more practice it was posted on the notice board for them to trace which operation comes first, second, third, then last.
It was also discussed that pupils had problems on division and multiplication of numbers. They were provided with a tree diagram for multiplication and an illustration of an animal tail for division. This was to speed up their mastering of multiplication tables. Pupils are able to use them during their free time. Since pupils have different levels of understanding, fellow pupils are sometimes used to explain problems on the chalkboard. These methods help because pupils are freer to interact with each other. Hence understanding becomes easy.
For better follow up of pupils' progress, individual files have been introduced. This file helps pupils to work very hard in the subjects. They will go with their files to Standard 8 for easy checking of their progress.
There are plans of forming a mathematics club and groups according to their homes next term. This will help pupils to develop the skills of solving and loving mathematics since most pupils tend to hate maths.
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