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Trajectories of leisure reading for children with literacy difficulties and the role of literacy support: Findings from the UK millennium cohort study

British Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Evidence suggests leisure reading may be especially important for children with reading difficulties. However, little is known about how their leisure reading evolves over time or how school‐based practices, including targeted literacy support, impact this.
Miriam McBreen, Francesca Bentivegna, Emma Sumner, Efstathios Papachristou   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adult numeracy teacher training programmes in England: a suggested typology [PDF]

International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2006
Nationally approved adult numeracy teacher training programmes were started in September 2002 following the introduction of subject specifications by the Department for Education and Skills and the Further Education National Training Organisation in England. These programmes delivered by higher education institutions and further education colleges were
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Cognitive skills or diplomas – what matters more for wages in Poland?

Acta Universitatis Lodziensis: Folia Sociologica
A vast – and constantly growing – literature provides evidence on the importance of formal education and cognitive skills on individual wages in contemporary, knowledge-based economies and societies.
Tomasz Drabowicz, Maja Rynko
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The Seven Design Principles for Co‐Creating Health Information Visuals for People With Learning Disabilities

British Journal of Learning Disabilities, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background People with learning disabilities often face significant challenges in understanding health information. Pictorial supports are widely assumed to improve communication for people with learning disabilities, yet little research examines how visual communication can be effectively designed for this group.
Alison Drewett, Eleanor Harvey, Michelle O'Reilly, Panos Balatsoukas, Gyuchan Thomas Jun, Satheesh Gangadharan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Health Numeracy Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Journal of Health Communication, 2007
Quantitative information occupies a central role within health care decision making. Despite this, numeracy has attracted little research attention. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to (1) describe the health numeracy skill of a nonclinical, Canadian community-based senior population and (2) determine the relationship between health numeracy ...
Donelle, Lorie, Hoffman-Goetz, Laurie, Arocha, Jose F.   +2 more
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Literacy and Numeracy Education Within Secure (Forensic) Care: A Service Evaluation

British Journal of Learning Disabilities, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Developing literacy and numeracy skills among patients in secure care/forensic inpatient settings can significantly support recovery and rehabilitation. Some patients in secure care/forensic services can have specific or generalised learning disabilities.
Helen Sonnenfeld, Arman Iranpour, Simon Hackett   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

SlideSAVR: Enabling Live Analysis during Data Presentations via Multimodal Sketching and Voice Input

Computer Graphics Forum, EarlyView.
Abstract Interpersonal communication in data science can yield sought‐after insights, but presentation environments are often not conducive for live analysis, forcing the process to move offline. Through a formative survey with 16 participants, we identified both technical (e.g., complexity of tools) and psychological (e.g., pressure of programming ...
C. Han, M.M. Tanjim, S. Guo, C. Dierk, K.E. Isaacs, J. Hoffswell   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The State of the Art in Visualization Literacy

Computer Graphics Forum, EarlyView.
In this survey paper, we review 385 visualization literacy papers to understand the state of the field. We discuss 5 different types of research contributions, as well as 4 competency themes that capture the skills relevant to visualization literacy. Abstract Research in visualization literacy explores the skills required to engage with visualizations.
Matthew Varona, Karen Bonilla, Maryam Hedayati, Alark Joshi, Matthew Kay, Lane Harrison, Carolina Nobre   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of formal education on literacy and numeracy skills in Chilean adults: a comparative analysis with Latin American counterparts

Frontiers in Education
Chile and other Latin American countries consistently demonstrate the lowest scores in the international surveys of foundational information-processing skills. This paper examines the effect of formal education on the literacy and numeracy performance of
Fernando Moncada Nahuelquín, Romualdo Ibáñez Orellana, Romualdo Ibáñez Orellana, Victor Kuperman   +3 more
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Exploring children's experiences of schooling in Tanzania: How the ‘hidden curriculum’ undermines aspirations for sustainable development

Children &Society, EarlyView.
Abstract In the context of aspirations that firmly position education as the key to multiple global development goals, we raise concerns about how education is experienced by many children, particularly in low‐income, postcolonial contexts. Drawing from two, in‐depth qualitative studies in Tanzania, we demonstrate that existing pedagogical practices ...
Laela Adamson, Rhona Brown
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