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A case study to identify level of numeracy competency among high achievers

This research intended to study on the level of Numeracy Competency among high achievers in lower secondary school. For this research, stratified sampling technique was used in order to get 209 respondents participated in this study involving 4 secondary schools from 3 districts in Pahang. The resea...

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Main Authors: Sabidin, Z., Ismail, Z., Tasir, Z., Said, M. N. H. M.
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Published: American Scientific Publishers 2017
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LB2300 Higher Education
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spelling my.utm.751732018-03-27T05:58:00Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/75173/ A case study to identify level of numeracy competency among high achievers Sabidin, Z. Ismail, Z. Tasir, Z. Said, M. N. H. M. LB2300 Higher Education This research intended to study on the level of Numeracy Competency among high achievers in lower secondary school. For this research, stratified sampling technique was used in order to get 209 respondents participated in this study involving 4 secondary schools from 3 districts in Pahang. The research was done using the quantitative method in the form of a cross-sectional survey. Numeracy test was employed to determine the students’ ability to apply mathematical knowledge and skills in solving problems in the field of Numeracy through four topics, which were Number, Measurement, Geometry and Statistics. The students were categorised into five numeracy levels based on their achievement for the test. Data in the forms of frequency, mean, and percentage were presented using graphs and tables. Research findings showed that most students were in moderate, level 3 to level 1 of numeracy competence. At this level, they had basic knowledge on processes, materials and terminologies. They had some direct skills to complete simple tasks by using few non-routine elements. American Scientific Publishers 2017 Article PeerReviewed Sabidin, Z. and Ismail, Z. and Tasir, Z. and Said, M. N. H. M. (2017) A case study to identify level of numeracy competency among high achievers. Advanced Science Letters, 23 (9). pp. 8313-8315. ISSN 1936-6612 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85032929149&doi=10.1166%2fasl.2017.9883&partnerID=40&md5=369dd6d482bae25a8088ad4c229c4137 DOI:10.1166/asl.2017.9883
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Sabidin, Z.
Ismail, Z.
Tasir, Z.
Said, M. N. H. M.
A case study to identify level of numeracy competency among high achievers
description This research intended to study on the level of Numeracy Competency among high achievers in lower secondary school. For this research, stratified sampling technique was used in order to get 209 respondents participated in this study involving 4 secondary schools from 3 districts in Pahang. The research was done using the quantitative method in the form of a cross-sectional survey. Numeracy test was employed to determine the students’ ability to apply mathematical knowledge and skills in solving problems in the field of Numeracy through four topics, which were Number, Measurement, Geometry and Statistics. The students were categorised into five numeracy levels based on their achievement for the test. Data in the forms of frequency, mean, and percentage were presented using graphs and tables. Research findings showed that most students were in moderate, level 3 to level 1 of numeracy competence. At this level, they had basic knowledge on processes, materials and terminologies. They had some direct skills to complete simple tasks by using few non-routine elements.
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author Sabidin, Z.
Ismail, Z.
Tasir, Z.
Said, M. N. H. M.
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Ismail, Z.
Tasir, Z.
Said, M. N. H. M.
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title A case study to identify level of numeracy competency among high achievers
title_short A case study to identify level of numeracy competency among high achievers
title_full A case study to identify level of numeracy competency among high achievers
title_fullStr A case study to identify level of numeracy competency among high achievers
title_full_unstemmed A case study to identify level of numeracy competency among high achievers
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publisher American Scientific Publishers
publishDate 2017
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/75173/
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