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Assessing Adult Learner’s Numeracy as Related to Gender and Performance in Arithmetic

Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 2014
The study investigated adult learner numeracy as related to gender and performance in arithmetic among 32 Nigerian adult learners from one government accredited adult literacy centre in Lagos State using the quantitative research method within the ...
Adeneye O. A. Awofala, Anyikwa Egbichi Blessing   +1 more
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Examining Associations between Self-Rated Health and Proficiency in Literacy and Numeracy among Immigrants and U.S.-Born Adults: Evidence from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
This paper uses data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) to analyze the relationship between self-reported health (SRH) and literacy and numeracy proficiency for immigrants compared to U.S.-born respondents and
Esther Prins, Shannon Monnat
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Effectiveness of a Numeracy Intelligent Tutoring System in Kindergarten: A Conceptual Replication

Journal of Numerical Cognition, 2021
Intelligent Tutoring Systems are a genre of highly adaptive software providing individualized instruction. The current study was a conceptual replication of a previous randomized control trial that incorporated the intelligent tutoring system Native ...
Ka Rene Grimes, Soyoung Park, Amanda McClelland, Jiyeon Park, Young Ri Lee, Maryam Nozari, Zainab Umer, Brenda Zaparolli, Diane Bryant   +8 more
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Numeracy Gender Gap in STEM Higher Education: The Role of Neuroticism and Math Anxiety

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
The under-representation of women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) is ubiquitous and understanding the roots of this phenomenon is mandatory to guarantee social equality and economic growth.
Maristella Lunardon, Tania Cerni, Raffaella I. Rumiati   +2 more
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Assessing Health Numeracy Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Journal of Health Communication, 2007
Quantitative information occupies a central role within health care decision making. Despite this, numeracy has attracted little research attention. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to (1) describe the health numeracy skill of a nonclinical, Canadian community-based senior population and (2) determine the relationship between health numeracy ...
Donelle, Lorie, Hoffman-Goetz, Laurie, Arocha, Jose F.   +2 more
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Non-Symbolic Magnitude Processing Is a Strong Correlate of Symbolic Math Skills in Children From Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. [PDF]

Dev Sci
ABSTRACT The ability to understand and compare non‐symbolic (e.g., dot arrays) and symbolic (e.g., Arabic numerals) magnitudes is a critical foundation for learning math. A meta‐analysis has revealed that symbolic magnitude processing is a stronger predictor of math performance than non‐symbolic, but the evidence base is restricted almost entirely to ...
Bugden S, Ansari D, Lichand G, Avornyo EA, Wolf S.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Home-Based Learning Opportunities, Responsive Caregiving and the Development of Preschool-Aged Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries of the East Asia and Pacific Region: A Systematic Review. [PDF]

Child Care Health Dev
ABSTRACT Background Optimal early childhood development predicts lifelong health and well‐being. A child's immediate environment, especially the home, shapes cognitive, physical, language, motor, social and emotional development. Contextually relevant data on the proximal settings that support preschool‐aged children are lacking in low‐ and middle ...
Popplestone S, Honda T, Tran T, Baek Y, Romero L, Fisher J.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

The The Identification of Student Numerical Skill in Solving AKM (Minimum Assessment Competency) Question Type Assisted with Collaborative works platform at JHS

Inovasi Matematika
The study assessed the numeracy skills of junior high school students. The participants of this study were eighth-grade students from SMP Negeri 01 BP Peliung enrolled in ANBK.
Nikmah Nurvicalesti, Ratnasari Ratnasari, Indri Kusuma Wardani   +2 more
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Should Health Numeracy Be Assessed Objectively or Subjectively? [PDF]

Medical Decision Making, 2016
Introduction. Because current evidence suggests that numeracy affects how people make decisions, it is an important factor to account for in studies assessing the effectiveness of medical decision support interventions. Subjective and objective numeracy assessment methods are available that vary in theoretical background, skills assessed, known ...
James G, Dolan, Olena A, Cherkasky, Qinghua, Li, Nancy, Chin, Peter J, Veazie   +4 more
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Building a Framework for Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare in the Rheumatology Context: Content and Approaches

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
People with systemic autoimmune and rheumatic diseases (SARDs) are at higher risk than the general population of experiencing adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes such as preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, and maternal and/or fetal death.
Mehret Birru Talabi, Sonya Borrero
wiley   +1 more source