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Grassroots Numeracy [PDF]

, 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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Home learning environment and positive parenting on children’s learning outcomes in Afghanistan

Cogent Psychology
This study assesses whether home learning environment and positive parenting are associated with children’s literacy and numeracy. This study used cross-section quantitative data from 2152 school children aged 7–16 years from seven provinces in ...
Conrad Murendo, Zahra Azemi, Silvia Mila Arlini, Than Zaw Oo, Martin Odhiambo, Edwin Kimani, Azhari Abdul Jabar, Melissa Burgess   +7 more
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Prior home learning environment is associated with adaptation to homeschooling during COVID lockdown

Heliyon, 2022
The COVID-19 crisis in 2020 led to exceptional measures to contain the spread of the virus. In France as in many countries around the world, the government ordered a lockdown with school closure for several weeks. A growing number of studies suggest that
Cléa Girard, Jérôme Prado
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Do Home Numeracy and Home Literacy have an effect on toddlers' numeracy skills? A pilot study

, 2023
reservedLa ricerca in età evolutiva ha dimostrato l’importanza dell’Home Numeracy Environment e dell’Home Literacy Environment nello sviluppo di abilità numeriche nei toddlers (Manolitsis, Georgiou, Tziraki, 2013). Questo studio cerca di chiarire se le
LORENZATO, LINDA
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Causal Effects of an Ecologically Valid Home Numeracy Intervention on Preschoolers' Numeracy Skills

Child Development
Abstract The home numeracy environment is suggested to influence children's numerical development, but causal evidence for this assertion remains limited. Addressing this gap, we randomly assigned 117 predominantly White 4–5-year-olds (M = 4.68 years, SD = 0.2, 47% girls) attending preschool in Flanders (Belgium) to either an ...
Girard, Cléa, de Lamper, Angie, Callens, Stien, van den Broek, Davina, de Smedt, Bert   +4 more
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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
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Mothers’ and fathers’ engagement in math activities with their toddler sons and daughters: The moderating role of parental math beliefs

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
Parents’ beliefs about the importance of math predicts their math engagement with their children. However, most work focuses on mothers’ math engagement with preschool- and school-aged children, leaving gaps in knowledge about fathers and the experiences
Alex M. Silver, Yu Chen, Darcy K. Smith, Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda, Natasha Cabrera, Melissa E. Libertus   +5 more
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Clinician Numeracy: The Development of an Assessment Measure for Doctors

, 2016
Low numeracy in doctors poses serious risks to patient safety because inaccurate drug dose calculation may lead to under-treatment or overdose, while erroneous data interpretation affects medical decision making.
Lucie M. Byrne-Davis, Anne A. Taylor, Byrne-Davis, Lucie M, Taylor, Anne A   +3 more
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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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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
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