Numeracy errors deepen as children progress through lower primary CEMASTEA finds learners struggle with increasingly complex numeracy errors by Grade Three. Education Just now

At the lower-primary level, the assessment found factual errors among learners, with conceptual and procedural errors increasing as learners progressed from Grade One to Grade Three.

The assessment, conducted under the Numeracy for Life (NFL) in Early Years Education (EYE) project, also found that few teachers responsible for teaching numeracy at the early-years level attained the 75 per cent benchmark in pedagogical knowledge.

The assessment has prompted CEMASTEA to call on principals of Teacher Training Colleges (TTCs) to partner with the institution in ensuring that student teachers are adequately prepared to teach numeracy skills at pre-primary and lower-primary levels.