Practice

When we say 'practice', what do we mean?

The following is a guide to what successful 'practice' is. Parents can help their child be more successful by helping them follow these steps.

1) Know the exam format.

This means getting online to try the sample assessment to see formatting, navigation and the tools given. By doing this, students will decrease their anxiety on exam day and feel better prepared going in to the exam. This can be done by going to the following link:

• • https://www.awinfosys.com/eassessment/eexams_sample.htm

2) Know the exam assessment structure.

The numeracy exam is looking at key elements. These elements are: interpret, apply, solve, analyze, and communicate. By understanding what these elements mean, a student can be better prepared to answer the problems done on the exam. A video series on these has been prepared by the ministry of education and the link is:

• • https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/provincial/grade-10-numeracy-assessment

Be sure to scroll down to the videos.

3) Prepare for the exam.

This is the time you actually get a numeracy task and work through it. Students need to make time for this. This can be done individually or as part of a group. Both methods are beneficial. Ultimately, a student has to write the exam by themselves but preparing with a group allows for a discussion of how to explain and justify answers they are going to give. This will give students more confidence and resilience on the exam. Also, know the possible language. Below we have a list of words that students need to understand and have in their vocabulary to comprehend the questions be asked. A printable copy of the practice exams as well as links to other places to find numeracy tasks are below. The above link will get you to the ministry site with more as well.