Mathematical Literacy L4

Mathematical literacy is an attribute of individuals who are prepared and able to participate effectively in the modern world – a world characterised by numbers and numerically based arguments and data represented (and misrepresented) in a large variety of ways. The subject Mathematical Literacy develops this attribute in individuals – an attribute that involves managing situations and solving problems in everyday life, work, societal and lifelong learning contexts by engaging with mathematical concepts (numbers and measurements; patterns and relationships; finances; space, shape and orientation; and data) presented in a wide range of different ways.