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Adult numeracy: a review of research [PDF]

, 2009
This report provides an overview of existing research on adult numeracy, with a strong focus on the United Kingdom but also including other countries.
Carpentieri, J.D., Frumkin, Lara, Lister, Jenny   +2 more
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Civilising pedagogies: An ethnography of instructional and regulative discourses in government schools in Delhi, India

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Over the years, surveys and data on learning outcomes have consistently shown inadequate levels of learning in schools in India, witnessing a further decline in recent years. Studies within the sociology of education have consistently highlighted the overarching role of class and caste on learning outcomes in schools. Neoliberal policy reforms
Akshita Rawat
wiley   +1 more source

A European study investigating adult numeracy education

European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults
Numeracy is a critical competency needed by adults to navigate their way through tasks in their personal and professional lives. Hence, it is critical that efforts are made to identify and address challenges that prevent adults from developing the ...
Niamh O'Meara, Kathy O'Sullivan, Kees Hoogland, Javier Diez-Palomer   +3 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
doaj   +1 more source

What counts as numeracy? [PDF]

, 2001
The purpose of the study was to infer the Scottish HMI view of what is meant by Numeracy given the concerns that primary children's achievements in Numeracy reflect a lack of flexibility in handling number and an overemphasis on procedures at the expense
Maclellan, Effie
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School readiness and the good level of development: Policy constructions in English early childhood education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper critically analyses how school readiness has been historically and discursively constructed in Early Childhood Education (ECE) policy in England over the past four decades. Using Bacchi's ‘What's the Problem Represented to be?’ framework and Foucauldian concepts of governmentality, the paper explores how school readiness has shifted
Louise Kay
wiley   +1 more source

ICT and adult literacy, numeracy and ESOL [PDF]

, 2004
Mellar, H., Kambouri, M., Sanderson, M., and Pavlou, V. (2004) ICT and adult literacy, numeracy and ESOL. London: NRDC. Available at: http://www.nrdc.org.uk/uploads/documents/doc_258.pdfResearch report for NRDCThis project set out to obtain a picture of ...
Kambouri, Maria, Mellar, Harvey, Pavlou, Victoria, Sanderson, Mariana   +3 more
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Reframing e-assessment: building professional nursing and academic attributes in a first year nursing course [PDF]

, 2008
This paper documents the relationships between pedagogy and e-assessment in two nursing courses offered at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia.
Birgit Loch, Braxton J., Burton L.J., Davies M., de Raadt M., Galligan L., Galligan L., Galligan L., Galligan L., Guba E., Harper W.E., Jill Lawrence, Kiernan E., Krause K.L., Lawrence J., Lawrence J., Lawrence J., Linda Galligan, Peirce E., Stefani L., Taylor J.A., Tinto V., Zepke N.   +22 more
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How far behind in number are socioeconomically disadvantaged pupils when they start school in England?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the gap in number skills between socioeconomically disadvantaged and non‐disadvantaged children in the first year of compulsory schooling in England. Past research mostly relies on statutory assessment data collected towards the end of the first year of school and does not show the attainment gap associated with ...
Martin Culliney, Joanne Robson
wiley   +1 more source

Bridging home, school and community to address educational inequality: Supporting educational trajectories through community bridge work

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the role of community stakeholders in supporting the educational trajectories of students experiencing socio‐economic disadvantage in the Irish context. Building on international and national policy debates, the study examines how community‐based organisations, statutory services and outreach initiatives work alongside ...
Aoife Joy Keogh, Deirdre McGillicuddy
wiley   +1 more source