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  Mathematics in the New Zealand Curriculum  



Number

The mathematics curriculum intended by this statement will provide opportunities for students to:
  • develop an understanding of numbers, the ways they are represented, and the quantities for which they stand;
  • develop accuracy, efficiency, and confidence in calculating &; mentally, on paper, and with a calculator;
  • develop the ability to estimate and to make approximations, and to be alert to the reasonableness of results and measurements.

     

 

 

The mathematical processes skills &; problem solving, reasoning, and communicating mathematical ideas &; are learned and assessed within the context of the more specific knowledge and skills of number, measurement, geometry, algebra, and statistics.

 

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