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Disentangling the language effect in South African schools: Measuring the impact of ‘language of assessment’ in grade 3 literacy and numeracy

South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2016
The aim of this article is to exploit an unusual occurrence whereby a large group of South African grade 3 students were tested twice, 1 month apart, on the same test in different languages.
Nicholas Spaull
doaj   +1 more source

Economic impact of training and education in basic skills: summary of evidence (BIS research paper no.6) [PDF]

, 2009
This paper summarises recent quantitative evidence on the economic returns to having or improving literacy and numeracy skills. The summary includes evidence on earnings and employment, and distinguishes between returns to having basic skills whenever ...

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How to Strengthen Children’s Numeracy from Home?

Social, Humanities, and Educational Studies (SHES): Conference Series
<p>Numerasi merupakan salah satu kemampuan paling esensial yang perlu dikembangkan pada anak usia dini sejak dari rumah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi strategi yang efektif dalam memperkuat kemampuan numerasi anak-anak dari lingkungan rumah.
Aisyah Senja Mustika, Riyadi Riyadi, Sandra Bayu Kurniawan   +2 more
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Sliding Doors: Frame Uptake and Rejection by Learners in a Museum‐Based Climate Learning Experience

Science Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Science education efforts that support public understanding of modern climate change are critically needed. However, implementing climate‐related learning experiences can be challenging, as public audiences tend to experience a wide range of understandings of and emotions around the issue. In light of these challenges, many scholars have posed
Lynne Zummo, Benjamin Janney, Kaitlyn Kinshella, Jordan Giron, Marc Whiting, Ajla Auker, Hailey Sherman, Monika Lohani   +7 more
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Children’s Early Math Problem-Solving: The Role of Parent Numeracy Practices, Numeracy Expectations, and Math Attitudes

Journal of Numerical Cognition
This study allows for the examination of associations between components of the home mathematics environment – including parents’ formal numeracy practices, math attitudes, and numeracy expectations – and children’s development of math problem solving ...
Olivia K. Cook, Amber E. Westover, Jennifer L. Coffman   +2 more
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Children’s Home Numeracy Environment Predicts Growth of their Early Mathematical Skills in Kindergarten

Child Development, 2020
This study investigated the longitudinal associations between children’s early mathematics and their home numeracy environment (HNE). Chilean children from families who varied widely in socioeconomic status were assessed at the beginning and end of prekindergarten in 2016 ( N  = 419,
Susperreguy, M.I., Di Lonardo Burr, S., Xu, C., Douglas, H., LeFevre, J.   +4 more
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Co‐Design to Capacity: An Instructional Design Approach for Indigenous Women Empowerment and Sustainable Technology Adoption

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The adoption of rural livelihood technologies is often hindered by a gap between participatory design and user capacity. This study addresses this challenge with a co‐designed lemongrass distillation system in rural India that remained unused due to a lack of community capacity, despite a successful design process.
Aroun Clément Baudouin‐van Os, Raji Pushpalatha, Sruthy Sheela, Renjith Mohan, Maneesha Vinodini Ramesh   +4 more
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Prenatal Prescription Opioid Analgesic Exposure and Academic Performance in Third Grade Children: A Population‐Based Cohort Study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the association between prenatal exposure to opioids analgesics and academic performance in third grade children. Design Population‐based cohort study using linked data from New South Wales birth records, medicine dispensing data, and national standardised test results.
Bianca Varney, Helga Zoega, Malcolm B. Gillies, Claudia Bruno, Alys Havard, Antonia Shand, Natasha Nassar, Jonathan Brett   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictors of English Health Literacy among U.S. Hispanic Immigrants: The importance of language, bilingualism and sociolinguistic environment [PDF]

, 2016
In the United States, data confirm that Spanish-speaking immigrants are particularly affected by the negative health outcomes associated with low health literacy.
Hund, Lauren, Jacobson, Holly E., Soto Mas, Francisco   +2 more
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The Relationship Between Financial Education in Young Adults and Financial Literacy: A Review of the Literature in Canada and the United States*

Accounting Perspectives, Volume 24, Issue 1, Page 47-78, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Professional accounting bodies in Canada and the United States, and throughout the world, have funded programs to improve financial literacy for many years. This ongoing interest stems from the expected benefits of improved financial behavior for individuals, society, and financial markets.
Folasade Adesina, Carla Carnaghan, James Smith   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source