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Numeracy and Social Justice: A Wide, Deep, and Longstanding Intersection [PDF]
, 2019 We discuss the connection between the numeracy and social justice movements both in historical context and in its modern incarnation. The intersection between numeracy and social justice encompasses a wide variety of disciplines and quantitative topics ...
Kira Hamman +5 more
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Using Visual Analogies To Teach Introductory Statistical Concepts
Numeracy, 2017 Introductory statistical concepts are some of the most challenging to convey in quantitative literacy courses. Analogies supplemented by visual illustrations can be highly effective teaching tools.
Jessica S. Ancker, Melissa D. Begg
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Health Literacy Research and Practice, 2020 Background: A significant proportion of new parents in high-income countries have lower health literacy, but few health literacy interventions exist for this group.
Danielle M. Muscat +6 more
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Statistical Numeracy for Health [PDF]
Archives of Internal Medicine, 2010 Statistical numeracy is essential for understanding health-related risks and making informed medical decisions. However, this concept has not been investigated with probabilistic national samples or compared cross-culturally. We sought (1) to investigate differences in the level of statistical numeracy between 2 countries with different educational and
Galesic, M. +1 more
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, 2016 The readers and authors of papers in Numeracy compose a multidisciplinary grassroots interest group that is defining and illustrating the meaning, content, and scope of quantitative literacy (QL) and how it intersects with educational goals and practice.
Vacher, H. L., H.L. Vacher, H.L. Vacher
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Assessing Numeracy in the Upper Elementary and Middle School Years [PDF]
, 2015 Numeracy is the ability or tendency to reason critically about quantitative information. The preponderance of published research on numeracy examines this construct among either pre-K or early elementary samples, students with developmental challenges ...
Carol Ann Gittens, Gittens, Carol Ann
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Behavioral Sciences, 2020 Background: The capacity of understanding and manipulating numerical stimuli (i.e., numeracy) can impact decision making. This investigation was conducted to examine whether number comprehension and mental calculation predict hedonic (i.e., Scale of ...
Maria Chiara Fastame, Silvia Melis
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Validation of a diabetes numeracy test in Arabic. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 The prevalence of diabetes Mellitus in Saudi Arabia is 24%, ranking it among the top ten Worldwide. Diabetes education focuses on self-management and relies on numeracy skills.
Hussah Alghodaier +3 more
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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 +5 more
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Association of Health Literacy and Numeracy with Interest in Research Participation [PDF]
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2019 There is much attention to recruitment of diverse populations in research, but little is known about the influence of health literacy and numeracy skills.To determine if health literacy and numeracy affect individuals' interest to participate in research studies.Cross-sectional survey data were pooled from 3 large studies conducted in the Mid-South ...
Sunil, Kripalani +9 more
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