Numeracy at SCQF level 6 is about applying numerical skills in personal, workplace, social and educational situations which involve graphical information and calculations. The focus of the Unit is on transferable numeracy skills:
- using number skills
- understanding tables, charts and diagrams
- producing tables, charts and diagrams.
At this level, learners will be working with a wide range of numerical or statistical skills and complex graphical forms.
Learners are internally assessed for this course and will require them to complete two tasks:
Numerical calculations: this task covers the Unit requirements to:
- analyse situations to identify relevant numerical data and relationships in order to solve problems
- decide which operations to carry out and in what order to solve a problem
- use numerical or statistical concepts ( eg use of formulae to represent relationships in symbolic form; manipulation of numbers represented by symbols; application of statistical concepts such as standard deviation).Four questions must be completed successfully.
Graphical information: this task covers the Unit requirements to:
- extract, analyse and interpret information from complex graphical forms
- identify significant features in graphical information (eg patterns; scatter; discontinuities; rates of change) and interpret these in relation to the underlying variables
- select an appropriate graphical form and use it to communicate information.One communicating and one interpreting question must be completed successfully.