Understanding Adults’ Spatial Cognitive Processes: A Time-Embedded N-Grams Model with Machine Learning [PDF]
Journal of IntelligenceTechnological advances have transformed the landscape of educational assessments, particularly in how we collect and analyze data on individuals’ cognitive processes and interactions with assessment items. The rich data recorded in log files during human–
Qiwei He +3 more
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Numeracy, adult education, and vulnerable adults: a critical view of a neglected field [PDF]
ZDM - International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2020 AbstractThis survey paper examines selected issues related to the intersection of three broad scholarly areas:numeracy,adult education, andvulnerability. Numeracy encompasses the ways in which people cope with the mathematical, quantitative, and statistical demands of adult life, and is viewed as an important outcome of schooling and as a foundational ...
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Professionalising the teaching of adult numeracy: are we there yet? [PDF]
Teaching in Lifelong Learning, 2009 Workforce development in Skills for Life (SfL) has taken on a greater significance since new overarching professional standards for teachers, tutors and trainers in the Lifelong Learning Sector (LLS) were introduced through Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK) in September 2007.
Fletcher, Steven, Prinn, David
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Examining Associations between Self-Rated Health and Proficiency in Literacy and Numeracy among Immigrants and U.S.-Born Adults: Evidence from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 This paper uses data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) to analyze the relationship between self-reported health (SRH) and literacy and numeracy proficiency for immigrants compared to U.S.-born respondents and
Esther Prins, Shannon M Monnat
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Adaptation and validation for the Arabic version of asthma numeracy questionnaire (Ar-ANQ) in adults: a factor and Rasch analyses study [PDF]
Libyan Journal of MedicineAsthma is a prevalent chronic respiratory disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality globally. Effective self-management of asthma depends on adequate numeracy skills, which are essential components of health literacy (HL).
Walid Al-Qerem +5 more
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Numeracy: The Hidden Face of Adult Literacy?
Education SciencesNumeracy, along with literacy and increasingly digital skills, is trumpeted in policies as a core skill for adults internationally. Yet, in policy advocacy and the “naming” of the field that is concerned with supporting the literacy and numeracy development of adults, numeracy is often a hidden face, a shadow following literacy.
Keiko Yasukawa
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Beyond Mean Scores: Sex Differences in Literacy, Numeracy, and Problem-Solving as Intraindividual Strengths Across Age Groups [PDF]
Journal of IntelligenceThe underrepresentation of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields has been a longstanding issue. Traditionally, research on sex differences in cognitive abilities has focused on mean scores, which are often trivial and ...
Marco Balducci, Waseem Haider
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Numeracy in literacy courses for illiterate foreign adults
Italiano a scuola, 2020 This paper aims to describe the relationship between numerical intelligence and the literacy process by referring to research on the topic conducted in the field of developmental psychology and neuroscience, together with the description of an educational course on numeracy designed for adult illiterate immigrants.
Katia Raspollini
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Numeracy—an underestimated domain of adult basic education?
Zeitschrift für Weiterbildungsforschung - Report, 2019 Abstract In this article, terms and the state of research on adult numeracy are compiled in a systematic way. The findings and theories are selected according to their relation to the German-language discourse of adult education and at the same time embedded in a historical context as well as in international discourse.
Anke Grotlüschen +2 more
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A European study investigating adult numeracy education
European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of AdultsNumeracy is a critical competency needed by adults to navigate their way through tasks in their personal and professional lives. Hence, it is critical that efforts are made to identify and address challenges that prevent adults from developing the numeracy skills needed to engage in society.
Niamh O'Meara +3 more
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