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How does the Kids SIPsmartER program impact the sugar‐sweetened beverage intake of students: An investigation beyond total treatment effect in randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study develops and empirically estimates a structural framework to decompose the causal pathways of multilevel behavioral interventions targeting adolescent health behaviors. We apply this framework to the Kids SIPsmartER (KSS) program, a 6‐month, school‐based intervention evaluated through a clustered randomized controlled trial in rural
Naveen Abedin, Wen You, Annie Reid, Kathleen Porter, Brittany Kirkpatrick, Jamie Zoellner   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Linking Canadian Administrative Data: Income Trajectories, Residential and School Mobility, and Grade 3 Academic Achievement.

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2022
Objective The objective is to examine the association between trajectories of childhood residential and school mobility and academic achievement (literacy, numeracy) in Grade 3 using linked whole-population administrative data in Manitoba, Canada ...
Janelle Boram Lee, Elizabeth Wall-Wieler, Leslie L Roos   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Appendices A-C from Numeracy and COVID-19: examining interrelationships between numeracy, health numeracy and behaviour

, 2022
Appendix A: Preliminary Measurement Study; Appendix B: Exploratory Analysis; Appendix C: Alternative ...
Lau, Nathan T. T., Wilkey, Eric D., Soltanlou, Mojtaba, Lagacé Cusiac, Rebekka, Peters, Lien, Tremblay, Paul, Goffin, Celia, Alves, Isabella Starling, Ribner, Andrew David, Thompson, Clarissa, Van Hoof, Jo, Bahnmueller, Julia, Alvarez, Aymee, Bellon, Elien, Coolen, Ilse, Ollivier, Fanny, Ansari, Daniel   +16 more
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The Meaning of Numbers in Health: Exploring Health Numeracy in a Mexican-American Population [PDF]

Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2011
Health numeracy can be defined as the ability to use numeric information in the context of health. The interpretation and application of numbers in health may vary across cultural groups.To explore the construct of health numeracy among persons who identify as Mexican American.Qualitative focus group study.
Marilyn M, Schapira, Kathlyn E, Fletcher, Pamela S, Ganschow, Cindy M, Walker, Bruce, Tyler, Sam, Del Pozo, Carrie, Schauer, Elizabeth A, Jacobs   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Transition From Primary to Secondary School: Igniting Attendance and Engagement Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students Through National Policy Reform

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australia's Closing the Gap reform aims to address disparities experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. There are specific targets focussed on key educational transitions; yet, the transition to secondary education is not a targeted priority.
Azhar Hussain Potia, Kai W. Wheeler, Tracy Woodroffe, Karen Thorpe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring Child Disadvantage: Comparing Multidimensional and Socioeconomic Approaches for Predicting Developmental Outcomes

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Robust measurement of disadvantage is essential to identifying and addressing inequities in children's development. We tested how a multidimensional framework of child disadvantage performed relative to a traditional socioeconomic position (SEP) approach to predict developmental outcomes.
Wei Hong, Fiona Mensah, Elodie O'Connor, Shuaijun Guo, Sharon Goldfeld, Meredith O'Connor, Cindy Pham, Sarah Gray   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Challenges for numeracy awareness in the 21st century: making visible the invisible

Frontiers in Education, 2023
IntroductionThe contemporary scientific literature indicates that numeracy is a multifaceted concept. The ongoing societal and technological transformations underscore the imperative to re-evaluate the attributes characterizing a numerate individual and ...
Javier Díez-Palomar, Mimar Ramis-Salas, Ivan Močnik, Marijana Simonič, Kees Hoogland   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

National and International Monitoring of Student Literacy and Numeracy Attainment: The Case for Rigorous Macro and Micro Analysis

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In her 2024 paper Are Australian students' academic skills declining? Interrogating 25 years of national and international standardised assessment data, Larsen compiled an impressive summary of major international (PISA, PIRLS and TIMSS) and national (NAPLAN) standardised assessments pertaining to literacy and numeracy.
Pamela C. Snow, Tanya A. Serry, Jennifer Buckingham, Lorraine S. Hammond, Stephen Dinham, Eamon Charles, Tessa A. Weadman, Nathanial R. Swain, Susan Hiland, Tessa Daffern   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Calculators on a Test of Clinician Numeracy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Numeracy, 2019
Clinician numeracy (CN), the ability to use and understand quantitative data in patient care, is an important skill for healthcare professionals. Nonetheless, it is recognized that many healthcare professionals, including doctors, have deficiencies in CN,
Anne Taylor, Douglas Corfield, Lucie Byrne-Davis   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Politics of Framing the Student Problem: Inquiries Into Australian Civics Education, 2006–2024

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recurring debates about civics, the kinds of history that should, and should not, be taught in school, and ‘standards debates’ about the ‘basics’ typically follow on the heels of recurring moral panics about the ‘declining’ state of ‘our’ education system.
Patrick O'Keeffe, Judith Bessant, Madeline Drake   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source