QuickSmart is a basic
academic skills program aimed at
middle
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years students in
Australia. Two programs using the same approach encourage fast and accurate basic skills in
literacy
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or
numeracy
Numeracy is the ability to understand, reason with, and to apply simple numerical concepts. The charity National Numeracy states: "Numeracy means understanding how mathematics is used in the real world and being able to apply it to make the be ...
.
History
The ''QuickSmart'' Numeracy and Literacy programs were developed by John Pegg and Lorraine Graham of the National Centre of Science, Information and Communication Technology and Mathematics Education for Rural and Regional Australia (
SiMERR) at the
University of New England University of New England may refer to:
* University of New England (Australia), in New South Wales, with about 18,000 students
* University of New England (United States), in Biddeford, Maine, with about 3,000 students
See also
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,
Armidale, New South Wales
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Australia. These programs began implementation in schools in 2001. In May 2009, the NSW Department of Education and Training announced that QuickSmart Numeracy was an approved numeracy intervention program to be offered under the new state/federal school partnership funding arrangement for schools with literacy and numeracy needs and schools in areas of low socioeconomic status. In 2013 the South Australian State Government funded ''QuickSmart'' training for Department of Education schools, who met certain eligibility criteria. Since then over 400 SA Department of Education Schools have implemented ''QuickSmart''. By 2018, both ''QuickSmart'' Numeracy and Literacy Programs have been implemented in over 1400
primary
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