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Evaluation of the Scottish Adult Literacy and Numeracy (ALN) Strategy - Final Report [PDF]
, 2006 The report evaluates the Scottish Adult Literacy and Numeracy (ALN) Strategy through a survey of a sample of literacy and numeracy learners and ALN tutors within 9 geographical areas in ...
Hall, Stuart +4 more
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BMC Research Notes, 2021 Objective To compare an objective with a subjective numeracy assessment for association with self-reported health status, where numeracy refers to “the degree to which individuals have the capacity to access, process, interpret, communicate, and act on ...
Natalie C. Benda +4 more
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Adult numeracy: a review of research [PDF]
, 2009 This report provides an overview of existing research on adult numeracy, with a strong focus on the United Kingdom but also including other countries.
Lister, Jenny +2 more
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Numeracy Programming at Major Canadian Urban Libraries: An Exploratory Study
Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 2020 The Government of Canada identifies numeracy as a foundational skill for work, learning, and life. Libraries have historically been champions of literacy; however, the role of libraries in developing numeracy skills is understudied.
Andrea Budac +4 more
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Numeracy Practices and Numeracy Skills among Adults [PDF]
OECD Education Working Papers, 2018 We assess the relationship between numeracy skills and numeracy practices among adults in everyday life and at work from the Survey of Adult Skills, a product of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), an international survey of about 250 000 adults aged 16-65 years old conducted by the OECD in 33 countries ...
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Beyond High-Income Countries: Low Numeracy Is Associated with Older Adult Age around the World
MDM Policy & Practice, 2023 Background Numeracy, or the ability to understand and use numbers, has been associated with obtaining better health and financial outcomes. Studies in high-income countries suggest that low numeracy is associated with older age—perhaps especially among ...
Wändi Bruine de Bruin +3 more
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Evaluating Educationists’ Andragogical Strategies for Teaching Numeracy: A Case Study of the Kwazulu-Natal Adult Correctional Centre Classroom [PDF]
E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social SciencesThe paper sought to evaluate correctional centre educationists’ numeracy and andragogical practices. From the interpretivist epistemological stance, qualitative data was collected through semi-structured interviews and classroom observations to address ...
Siphelele Mbatha
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Numeracy Definition Report: A report on adult learners' understanding and conceptualisation of numeracy in Ireland [PDF]
, 2022 This research report describes adult learners’ understanding and conceptualisation of numeracy. It was done to support the development of a working definition for numeracy in Ireland. This was a recommendation in SOLAS, the Further Education and Training
Goos, Merrilyn +4 more
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Numeracy, 2020 A tension raised in recent scholarship is that between numeracy as a social practice and numeracy as a functional skill set. Such frameworks for conceptualizing numeracy pose a challenge to assessment because what individuals do with numeracy is not the ...
Samuel Tunstall
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PLoS ONE, 2022 Psychological research, including research into adult reading, is frequently based on convenience samples of undergraduate students. This practice raises concerns about the external validity of many accepted findings. The present study seeks to determine
Heather Wild +2 more
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