Disrupting Dominant Discourses: A (Re)Introduction to Social Practice Theories of Adult Numeracy [PDF]
Numeracy, 2018 The role of dominant discourse in constructing a deficit view of adult numeracy is examined, using reports from recent international surveys of adult skills as illustrative examples.
Helen M. Oughton
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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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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 Monnat
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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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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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Testing whether paralinguistic cues alter math learning in highly math anxious adults [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyIntroductionRecent discovery of a “math anxiety transference” effect – wherein math anxious instructors produce underperforming learners, who are then more prone to math anxiety themselves – threatens to undercut math education’s provision of ...
Bijan I. Tabrizian, Ian M. Lyons
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Unleashing Adult Learners’ Numeracy Agency Through Self-Determined Online Professional Development
International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022 Opportunities for self-determined online professional development (OPD) are emerging, but their potential for increasing adult learners’ agency is not yet fully realised.
Chris Walsh +3 more
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Exploring the association between occupational complexity and numeracy
Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2021 The basic cognitive skill of numeracy is a recognized form of human capital, associated with economic and social well being for individuals and for nations.
Mary Genevieve Billington, Njål Foldnes
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Assessing Adult Learner’s Numeracy as Related to Gender and Performance in Arithmetic
Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 2014 The study investigated adult learner numeracy as related to gender and performance in arithmetic among 32 Nigerian adult learners from one government accredited adult literacy centre in Lagos State using the quantitative research method within the ...
Adeneye O. A. Awofala +1 more
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Student Success, 2022 If the Australian government is going to reach its target of 40% of 25–34-year-olds attaining a bachelor degree by 2025, it is critical that enabling courses are properly situated to bridge the gap between the alarmingly low numeracy of the adult ...
Gemma Mann
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