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Frontiers in Psychology, 2016 In a randomized controlled trial 104 primary school children, who received an individualized numeracy intervention, Catch Up Numeracy, were compared with 100 children, who received matched-time teaching, and 107, who received business-as-usual teaching ...
Ann Dowker
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Early Numeracy Assessment: The Development of the Preschool Early Numeracy Scales [PDF]
Early Education and Development, 2015 The focus of this study was to construct and validate twelve brief early numeracy assessment tasks that measure the skills and concepts identified as key to early mathematics development by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (2006) and the National Mathematics Advisory Panel (2008)-as well as critical developmental precursors to later ...
David J, Purpura, Christopher J, Lonigan
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‘I was treated as a deficit’: Immigrant teachers' career progression in Australia
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Immigrant teachers have long been recruited through skilled and employer‐sponsored migration schemes to address teacher shortages in Australia, yet their career trajectories remain constrained by systemic inequities that limit their integration and professional development opportunities.
Ching Ting Tany Kwee +2 more
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Alignment of Patient Health Numeracy with Asthma Care Instructions in the Patient Portal
Health Literacy Research and Practice, 2017 Background: After Visit Summary (AVS) instructions provided through the patient portal of the electronic medical record can support asthma self-management if patients have the skills to interpret and apply the health information provided.
Marilyn M. Schapira +4 more
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The critical role of teacher educators in promoting socially just mathematics teaching
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper focuses on the enablers and constraints that shape mathematics teacher educators' agency in addressing social justice issues within their practice and how these can be harnessed or overcome. Given the potential impact of teacher educators on the student/practising teachers they work with, and consequently on the agency of classroom ...
Pete Wright +8 more
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Looking at the Multiple Meanings of Numeracy, Quantitative Literacy, and Quantitative Reasoning
Numeracy, 2014 The subject of this journal goes by a variety of names: numeracy, quantitative literacy, and quantitative reasoning. Some authors use the terms interchangeably. Others see distinctions between them. Study of psycholinguistic and ontological concepts laid
H.L. Vacher
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Debates surrounding motherhood have long centred on women's roles as carers. Although motherhood is now more widely recognised within feminist scholarship, it often remains conceptually separate from identities associated with formal educational discourse.
Lavinia Kamphausen +3 more
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Low numeracy is associated with poor financial well-being around the world.
PLoS ONE, 2021 Numeracy refers to the ability to use numbers, including converting percentages (e.g., 10%) into absolute frequencies (e.g., 1 in 10). Studies have suggested that numeracy is correlated to financial outcomes, suggesting its relevance to financial ...
Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Paul Slovic
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper presents an exploratory analysis of contemporary curricular and professional qualification policies in the Scottish education system, focusing on minimum qualification thresholds for mathematics teaching. The study examines how veteran secondary mathematics practitioners perceive the structural and pedagogical implications of using ...
Paul Argyle McDonald
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