support from mentors and/or teachers, advice/modelling and first/other language resources personal the head’ or pen and paper methods, calculators and/or computers to solve ‘in calculations and problems oral descriptions using common, everyday, informal language and gestures for explanations, answers and interpretations. Learning outcome 1 Design a Numeracy-based Project Plan in a Familiar Industry Area Elements Students will select an industry area linked to the VET units in their VCAL program or employment. In consultation with the teacher, students will develop an investigative numeracy-based project plan using routine calculations that is linked to the selected industry area, and focuses on Number, Measurement, Financial Numeracy, and Probability and Statistics. Select six enquiry-based tasks from the table, ensuring that at least one task comes from each of the four focus areas (Number, Measurement, Financial Numeracy, and Probability and Statistics) and at least one task comes from each of the three Industry Stages (Inputs, Processing and Outputs). Probability and Industry Stages Number Measurement Financial Numeracy Statistics Inputs Identify the amounts Investigate and make Obtain the cost of the Compare trends over of inputs used in the calculations using the inputs used in the a set period of time (resources such as industry area ratios of inputs used industry area relating to inputs raw materials, labour, in the industry area used in the industry equipment, capital area and source information) Processing Identify and compare Describe the Research current Compare trends over the numbers involved importance of salary costs of the a set period of time (the process of in the Measurement in your industry relating to processing transforming inputs processing/production industry area and list used in the industry into finished goods stages in the industry the types of area and services) measurement and their units Outputs Research and Collect data relating Perform routine Research key interpret the to units of calculations involving statistical data (transformed inputs numerical data linked measurement in the in the relating to the outputs that are returned to to key sales figures industry industry of the industry area the external environment as finished product or service)
support from mentors and/or teachers, advice/modelling and first/other language resources personal ‘in the head’ or pen and paper methods, calculators and/or computers to solve calculations and problems oral descriptions using common, everyday, informal language and gestures for explanations, answers and interpretations. Learning outcome 1 Design a Numeracy-based Project Plan in a Familiar Industry Area Elements Students will select an industry area linked to the VET units in their VCAL program or employment. In consultation with the teacher, students will develop an investigative numeracy-based project plan using routine calculations that is linked to the selected industry area, and focuses on Number, Measurement, Financial Numeracy, and Probability and Statistics. Select six enquiry-based tasks from the table, ensuring that at least one task comes from each of the four focus areas (Number, Measurement, Financial Numeracy, and Probability and Statistics) and at least one task comes from each of the three Industry Stages (Inputs, Processing and Outputs). Industry Stages Number Measurement Financial Numeracy Probability and Statistics Inputs (resources such as raw materials, labour, equipment, capital and source information) Identify the amounts of inputs used in the industry area Investigate and make calculations using the ratios of inputs used in the industry area Obtain the cost of the inputs used in the industry area Compare trends over a set period of time relating to inputs used in the industry area Processing (the process of transforming inputs into finished goods and services) Identify and compare the numbers involved in the processing/production stages in the industry Describe the importance of Measurement in your industry area and list the types of measurement and their units Research current salary costs of the industry Compare trends over a set period of time relating to processing used in the industry area Outputs (transformed inputs that are returned to the external environment as finished product or service) Research and interpret the numerical data linked to key sales figures Collect data relating to units of measurement in the industry Perform routine calculations involving in the industry Research key statistical data relating to the outputs of the industry area
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