Do young people today have difficulty telling the time on analogue clocks?

[Draconis]

I've heard this from a couple of people now and wondered how much truth there is in it

@KittyMcKitty

It's a problem though when they haven't got access to phones and need to time things e.g. exams so they need to be able to use an analogue clock

Anyone can tell the time on a digital format

But they can tell the time - understand 60 mins in an hour etc they just use the most modern means.

Similarly I measure in decimal - I understand fret and inches but have no idea what a yard would look like. I learnt in the predominant method - the same as young people with clocks.

Some of them can't cope with the 60 mins concept and struggle to work out maths questions itms

Exams do not need to use an analogue clock - digital clocks are permitted under JCQ regulations. Indeed displaying the time in a digital format is the norm (look at the news on TV for instance).

Some students have always struggled with time questions in maths. I don’t know what you mean by itms I’m afraid.

we have analogue clocks still

I think they can have watches

It's a life skill as far as I'm concerned

I mean they want to use a calculator and it doesn't work with time as it's 60 rather than 100# itms

I'm not a maths person😀

Not sure where you have analogue clocks but of course that is your right 😊

Not sure what you mean regarding watches - if it’s exams no they aren’t allowed them.

Telling the time I agree is a life skill - I would argue that reading an analogue clock - whilst handy in some circumstances is not a life skill.

But they are still telling the time I don't Get what the big deal is, tbh, times (pardon the pun) change its not absolutely necessary to.tell the time on an analogue clock now

Wouldn’t it make more sense to ensure that exam rooms, stations, hospitals etc switch to digital clocks?

Rather than spend hours teaching endless generations of children a skill that is increasingly obsolete ?

Educational establishment

I have helped with time before when invigilating even though probably not meant to

I love analogue clocks and have them at home everywhere

I've never used that icon to tell the time. If I need to see the time quickly then I'll look at the digital time on my Lock Screen. Only time I engage with the icon is to set an alarm

And that's fine e but not everyone will.share your love for them

Sorry don’t know what you mean. If you mean you have analogue clocks in an educational establishment then essentially that’s the choice of that establishment to use a means not accessible to many of its students.

No you can’t tell a student the time in an exam (I guess it could be construed as malpractice). As I have said digital clocks are permitted in exams (countdown clocks are not permitted).

Which is entirely your choice 😊

All of the clocks in my house are analogue apart from on the oven and central heating controls. I don't agree that they are obsolete at all. Telling the time using an analogue clock is such a basic concept and is something that everyone needs to know.

Why exactly🤔

It was more how long they had left.

I thought they could have watches I'd nit a smart watch as long as it's displayed on the desk

Yes the clocks could be updated

Sorry typos

Not a smart watch

Actually a lot can't tell the time, they think 12.50 is half past 12.

Yes my dd12 struggles if I say ten to eleven or quarter past two...she will always say what's that in digital time and I'll have to say, 10.50

X2 boys - if children can only tell the time on a digital clock, what will they do if they only have access to an analogue clock? There are still many places that don't have digital clocks on display.

Understanding how to tell the time on analogue clocks may not, strictly be necessary these days. But it's a very good grounding in other skills - fractions, in particular - that are still relevant.

You are not allowed to tell students how long they have left - that is against regulations and could be construed as malpractice. The lead invigilator is allowed to say when there is 5 mins left to go.

Watches have not been allowed for several years - it is clearly stated in JCQ regulations, on all the poster and in the instructions read out to candidates.

It is the responsibility of invigilators to know these rules and the responsibility of the centre to ensure that invigilators are correctly trained. A failure to do this could ultimately result in a centre losing the right to conduct exams - this is why they are inspected.