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紐西蘭學生在世界數學日上展露光芒
Monday, 28 March 2011
紐西蘭小學生在世界數學日名列第五；在8~10歲競賽中排名第一
Manson F來自位於奧克蘭North Shore的Sherwood Primary School，在8~10歲競賽中排名第一。
還有其他的紐西蘭學生在為時48小時的數學競賽中獲得優異的成績。譬如來自Stanley Bay School的Evan M在4~7年級項目中名列第五；來自Pukekohe的St Joseph School的Edwin在8~10年級中名列第三；同樣位於Queenstown的Remarkables Primary School則有Willem E在同樣項目中獲得第六名。
主辦單位3P Learning的紐西蘭CEO Yvonne Blanch相當興奮地指出，紐西蘭學生今年傑出的表現讓世界知道紐西蘭學生的程度。過去這段時間對紐西蘭而言是非常艱辛的，但是我要恭賀所有的紐西蘭學校、老師、學生及家長，在這場活動的背後挑戰自己，並且成功地挑戰世界。我收到來自世界各地的祝賀，認同位於世界底端(南半球)的紐西蘭，有著不容小覷的力量，不僅止於在運動場上。
來自234國超過240萬的學生參與這項網路數學競賽活動，參賽者必須在48小時內回答428,598,214題，每題作答時間為60秒，自三月一日起在世界各國同步展開。
Yvonne Blanch說：“我們在各校間得到相當熱烈的反應，這個活動不僅被列在教育行事曆上，世界數學日將數學推廣到各校之中。在數學日中學生們對於數字產生熱情，他們在回答數學問題的時候在速度及準確度上產生明顯的興趣。
Kiwi kids shine on World Maths Day
Friday, 4 March 2011
New Zealand primary school students showed they are among the world's best by finishing in 5th place on World Maths Day, with a first place result in the 8-10 year old category.
(via 3P Learning) Mason F, a student from Sherwood Primary on Auckland’s North Shore, took top place in the 8 – 10 year old category.
Other New Zealand students also performed very well over the 48 hour challenge. Evan M from Stanley Bay School came 5th in the 4 – 7 years category, Edwin from St Josephs School in Pukekohe came 3rd in the 8 – 10 years category with Willem E from the Remarkables Primary School in Queenstown taking out 6th place.
“I am absolutely thrilled with how New Zealand students have risen to the challenge this year and shown the world what we can do.” said Yvonne Blanch, the New Zealand CEO of 3P Learning, the company that hosts World Maths Day. “It has been a very tough week for New Zealand but I congratulate NZ schools, teachers, parents and students who have got behind this event, challenged themselves and the world and succeeded. I have had messages of congratulations from all over the world from folk who recognise that this wee country at the bottom of the world is a force to be reckoned with – on and off the sports field!”
Over 2.4 million students from 234 countries participated in the online event correctly answering 428,598,214 questions in 60 second challenges over a 48 hour period, as long as it is 1 March anywhere in the world.
“This event is now embedded in the educational calendar and we have had great feedback from schools about the enthusiasm World Maths Day has generated around maths in their schools. Students are showing a real passion for numbers and over the course of World Maths Day they’ve shown an increase in both speed and accuracy when answering maths questions,” said Yvonne Blanch.
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