GSM London: MATI3006 Numeracy 1 Spring 2018 Coursework and Portfolio

This MATI3006 Numeracy 1 Spring 2018 coursework portfolio from GSM London covers various mathematical concepts and their applications. It includes skills audits, in-class activities, and online quizzes focusing on order of operations (BODMAS), positive and negative numbers, fractions, ratios, decimals, percentages, index numbers, and basic statistics (mean, median, mode, and range). The portfolio also emphasizes graphical representation of data. Each section contains tasks designed to assess understanding and practical application of these numeracy skills in both academic and real-life contexts. The student provides reflections on their learning experience and demonstrates problem-solving abilities through examples and solutions. The portfolio is structured to evaluate the student's ability to apply numerical skills in diverse scenarios.

MATI3006
Numeracy 1
Spring 2018
Coursework/Portfolio Brief
Deadline for Submission: [Week 11, 2pm Wed 25th
April,2018]
Submit this coursework through the Student Portal with a Turn-it-in Report
Learning outcomes assessed:
 Apply numerical skills, concepts and techniques in a variety of business and academic
contexts.
 Demonstrate an ability to calculate and interpret statistical values.
 Be able to interpret and process mathematical problems in personal and professional
contexts.
This coursework is worth 100% of the total marks for this module.

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Coursework Instructions
Please read carefully
• Carefully read the module handbook, the marking criteria and the grade
descriptors.
Academic Misconduct
You are responsible for ensuring you understand the policy and regulations about
academic misconduct. You must:
 Complete your assessment work alone except where required or allowed by
the assignment briefing paper and ensure it has not been written or
composed by or with the assistance of any other person.
 Make sure all sentences or passages quoted from other people’s work in
this assignment are in quotation marks, and are specifically acknowledged
by reference to the author, work and page.
 Failure to provide references may constitute plagiarism which is a serious
academic offence.
 Should you submit work that is similar or identical in content to that of
another classmate, you could be guilty of collusion. This is also a serious
academic offence.
 Plagiarism, collusion, buying assessments and all other forms of cheating
will not be tolerated. Serious academic misconduct can result in your
withdrawal from the programme and being required to leave the college.
Also note that proven academic misconduct is usually required to be reported to
relevant professional bodies and in some cases prospective employers which may
prevent even a successful student from being admitted into their desired
profession.
If you are unsure about how to complete your assessment, you should seek advice
from your Module tutor and/or Module Leader.
For support and/or clarification regarding referencing and using sources in your
work, ask your tutors for guidance and/or the Library team.
Guidance on GSM Learn:
https://learn.gsm.org.uk/course/view.php?id=293#section-4
Further help:
[e-mail]
This portfolio consists of four sections:
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Sections 1, 2 and 3 are assessed in ‘pass/fail’ criteria. Sections 1, 2 and 3 combined
are worth 39% of the final mark.
Sections 1, 2 and 3 each consist of 3 tasks:
Task 1 – Skills Audit
Task 2 – In class Activity
Task 3 – Online Activity -students are expected to complete and pass (40%)
relevant online activity/quiz. The results page will need to be saved (screenshot)
and inserted under a relevant area of the portfolio.
Section 4 is worth 61% of the final mark and consists of 13 questions.
Students are required to complete all questions and tasks set out in this
portfolio.
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Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Total
Part
1
Section 1 Pass/Fail
(Skills Audit)
3%
Pass/Fail
(In class
activity)
5%
Pass/Fail
(Online Activity)
5%
39 %
Section 2 Pass/Fail
(Skills Audit)
3%
Pass/Fail
(In class
activity)
5%
Pass/Fail
(Online Activity)
5%
Section 3 Pass/Fail
(Skills Audit)
3%
Pass/Fail
(In class
activity)
5%
Pass/Fail
(Online Activity)
5%
Part
2 Section 4 61%
(13 questions) N/A N/A 61%
100%

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SECTION 1
This section will focus on order of operations (BODMAS); operations on positive and
negative numbers; fractions and ratios.
Task 1: Skills Audit
Tick the appropriate column for each skill in the list below.
Please note that there is no right or wrong answer. Your answers should
show good reflection and awareness of your strengths and areas for
improvement.
I know how to…. I can do
well
I need
practice
I’m not
sure
I can’t
do
1. I know what BODMAS stands for. Yes ☐ ☐ ☐
2. I can apply BODMAS to a variety of
calculations.
Yes ☐ ☐ ☐
3. I can define a fraction, numerator and
denominator.
Yes ☐ ☐ ☐
4. I can define proper fraction, improper
fraction and a mixed number.
Yes ☐ ☐ ☐
5. I can convert a mixed number to an
improper fraction.
Yes ☐ ☐ ☐
6. I can convert improper fraction to a
mixed number.
Yes ☐ ☐ ☐
7. I can add, subtract, multiply and divide
fractions.
Yes ☐ ☐ ☐
8. I can explain the meaning of a ratio. Yes ☐ ☐ ☐
9. I can work with simple ratios. Yes ☐ ☐ ☐
Task 2: In class Activity
QUESTION 1
Reflection
Write a short reflection (approximately 100-150 words) about your personal learning
experience of the topics covered in this section.
You can use the Skills Audit above to facilitate your answer. You may also consider the
following points:
 Reflect on your learning
 How did you contribute in the class?
 What went well?
 Are there any areas for improvement? I have earned a great experience during this
section. The way of teaching was very nice and compact. The teacher helped us a lot to
understand the topic. I involved myself in the class. I was so enthusiastic to learn this
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useful and fundamental mathematical tool. The teacher asked some questions related
to the topic. I was able to answer those questions successfully and correctly. Some of
my friends seek my help for better understanding of the topic. I was proud about the
fact that I was able to make them understand this interesting topic. I do not need any
improvement in any particular area of this topic. I need to practice this particular tool
several times to solve the mathematical problems using this tool more quickly.
It is necessary for educators to understand which procedures are used by the students.
Different students use different process to solve the problem (Ung et al. 2017).
QUESTION 2
Give one example of a ‘real-life’ problem or situation that involves one (or more) of the
following topics:
 Order of operations
 Operations on positive and negative numbers
 Fractions
 Ratios
Also, please find a solution to the problem you described.
Mr. Lewis purchased mangoes for his son and daughter. He purchased 21 mangoes. It
was seen that 6 mangoes were defected. Then, he decided to distribute the rest mangoes
between his son and daughter. He distributed the mangoes between his son and daughter
in the ratio 1:2. How many mangoes each of them got?
Solution:
The son got (21-6)/3 =5 mangoes and the daughter got (21-6)*2/3=10 mangoes.
BODMAS rule is used to solve some problems. Using this method problems can be
solved easily (Holland, Mast and Haworth 2017)
Task 3: Online Activity
Evidence (screenshot) of completing and passing relevant online quiz/activity.
Instruction:
1. Complete your online quiz/activity, (GSM Learn).
2. Take a screenshot.
3. Copy and paste the screenshot here..
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SECTION 2
This section will focus on decimals, percentages and index numbers.
Task 1: Skills Audit
Tick the appropriate column for each skill in the list below.
Please note that there is no right or wrong answer. Your answers should
show good reflection and awareness of your strengths and areas for
improvement.
I know how to…. I can do
well
I need
practice
I’m not
sure
I can’t
do
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10. I can describe the relationship between
fractions, decimals and percentages.
Yes ☐ ☐ ☐
11. I can identify the decimal equivalent of a
percent.
Yes ☐ ☐ ☐
12. I can identify the fractional equivalent of
a percent.
Yes ☐ ☐ ☐
13. I can determine which concepts and
procedures are needed to complete each
practice exercise.
Yes ☐ ☐ ☐
14. I can compute answers by applying
appropriate formulas and procedures.
Yes ☐ ☐ ☐
15. I can construct a simple index. Yes ☐ ☐ ☐
16. I can interpret indexes to identify trends
in a data set.
Yes ☐ ☐ ☐
Task 2: In class Activity
QUESTION 1
Reflection
Write a short reflection (approximately 100-150 words) about your personal learning
experience of the topics covered in this section.
You can use the Skills Audit above to facilitate your answer. You may also consider the
following points:
 Reflect on your learning
 How did you contribute in the class?
 What went well?
 Are there any areas for improvement? I was very excited to attain this class. It was
very important topic to learn. In this chapter, we learn a lot about the relationship
between fraction, decimal and percentage. The teacher taught us the topic with
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special care. It was very difficult to understand at the first time. Then, the teacher
helped me a lot to understand the topic. I had tried to answer the questions asked in
the classroom. I was facing trouble in establishing the relationship between fraction
and decimal. Some of my friends helped me a lot to understand the topic. I need to
solve these types of problems to develop my understanding.
QUESTION 2
Give one example of a ‘real-life’ problem or situation that involves one (or more) of the
following topics:
 Decimals
 Percentages
 Index numbers
Also, please find a solution to the problem you described.
It is necessary to provide a real-life example of the above mentioned topic. It was
assume that the sales of a company were £150.0 billion in the year 2011 and it was
£265.75 billion in the year 2017. Therefore, it was important to calculate the relative
index.
Solution: The sales were £150.0 billion in the year 2011. Therefore, the base year for
the problem was 2011. The sales of the company were £265.75 billion in the year 2017.
Hence, the relative index is defined as (265.75-150.0)*100/150.0 = 77.17
These decimal can be converted to fraction. It will be (7717/100)
It is very important to understand the concept of decimal and fraction numbers. It is
very difficult to understand the concept (Wheeler and Champion 2016).
Task 3: Online Activity
Evidence (screenshot) of completing and passing relevant online quiz/activity
Instruction:
4. Complete your online quiz/activity, (GSM Learn).
5. Take a screenshot.
6. Copy and paste the screenshot here.
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SECTION 3
This section will focus on introduction to statistics (mean, median, mode and range) and
graphical representation of data.
Task 1: Skills Audit
Tick the appropriate column for each skill in the list below.
Please note that there is no right or wrong answer. Your answers should
show good reflection and awareness of your strengths and areas for
improvement.
I know how to…. I can do
well
I need
practice
I’m not
sure
I can’t
do
17. I know how to calculate a mean. Yes ☐ ☐ ☐
18. I know how to calculate a median. Yes ☐ ☐ ☐
19. I know how to calculate a mode. Yes ☐ ☐ ☐
20. I know how to calculate range. Yes ☐ ☐ ☐
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