?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Year+7+students%E2%80%99+approaches+to+understanding+and+solving+NAPLAN+numeracy+problems&rft.creator=Carter%2C+Merilyn+Gladys&rft.subject=NAPLAN%2C+numeracy%2C+mathematics%2C+national+testing%2C+mathematical+literacy%2C+reading%2C+problem+solving%2C+mathematical+language%2C+interpretation+of+mathematics+problems&rft.description=This+study+investigated+how+the+interpretation+of+mathematical+problems+by+Year+7+students+impacted+on+their+ability+to+demonstrate+what+they+can+do+in+NAPLAN+numeracy+testing.+In+the+study%2C+mathematics+is+viewed+as+a+culturally+and+socially+determined+system+of+signs+and+signifiers+that+establish+the+meaning%2C+origins+and+importance+of+mathematics.+The+study+hypothesises+that+students+are+unable+to+succeed+in+NAPLAN+numeracy+tests+because+they+cannot+interpret+the+questions%2C+even+though+they+may+be+able+to+perform+the+necessary+calculations.+To+investigate+this%2C+the+study+applied+contemporary+theories+of+literacy+to+the+context+of+mathematical+problem+solving.+A+case+study+design+with+multiple+methods+was+used.+The+study+used+a+correlation+design+to+explore+the+connections+between+NAPLAN+literacy+and+numeracy+outcomes+of+198+Year+7+students+in+a+Queensland+school.+Additionally%2C+qualitative+methods+provided+a+rich+description+of+the+effect+of+the+various+forms+of+NAPLAN+numeracy+questions+on+the+success+of+ten+Year+7+students+in+the+same+school.+The+study+argues+that+there+is+a+quantitative+link+between+reading+and+numeracy.+It+illustrates+that+interpretation+(literacy)+errors+are+the+most+common+error+type+in+the+selected+NAPLAN+questions%2C+made+by+students+of+all+abilities.+In+contrast%2C+conceptual+(mathematical)+errors+are+less+frequent+amongst+more+capable+students.+This+has+important+implications+in+preparing+students+for+NAPLAN+numeracy+tests.+The+study+concluded+by+recommending+that+increased+focus+on+the+literacies+of+mathematics+would+be+effective+in+improving+NAPLAN+results.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2011&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F46648%2F1%2FMerilyn_Carter_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=Carter%2C+Merilyn+Gladys+(2011)+Year+7+students%E2%80%99+approaches+to+understanding+and+solving+NAPLAN+numeracy+problems.+Masters+by+Research+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F46648%2F&rft.identifier=Faculty+of+Education