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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 out in the literature of WordNet and familiarity with the papers in this journal suggests a ...
H.L. Vacher
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Using Local Data To Advance Quantitative Literacy
Numeracy, 2008 In this article we consider the application of local data as a means of advancing quantitative literacy. We illustrate the use of three different sources of local data: institutional data, Census data, and the National College Health Assessment survey. Our learning modules are applied in courses in sociology and communication, but the strategy of using
Sweet, Stephen +2 more
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Quantitative Literacy: Alternative Pathway for College Developmental Mathematics Students
Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, 2019 Low passing rates in developmental mathematics have been a serious concern for community colleges for many years. A course in Quantitative Literacy (QL) offers non-STEM students an alternative option to introductory algebra as a path to a degree. This paper describes the implementation and evolution of QL at the Borough of Manhattan Community College ...
George, Michael, Milman, Yevgeniy
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Looking Back at Quantitative Reasoning
Numeracy, 2021 A teacher looks back on three decades of teaching, pondering, and writing about quantitative reasoning (QR) and shares a few lessons learned. The skills that we teach in QR courses are more important than ever in providing students with a sense of civic ...
William Briggs
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Exploring the Relationship between Quantitative Reasoning Skills and News Habits
Numeracy, 2023 Because people are constantly confronted with numbers and mathematical concepts in the news, we have embarked on a project to create journalism that can support news users’ number skills.
Bennett Attaway +8 more
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Surveying the Landscape of Numbers in U.S. News
Numeracy, 2021 The news arguably serves to inform the quantitative reasoning (QR) of news audiences. Before one can contemplate how well the news serves this function, we first need to determine how much QR typical news stories require from readers. This paper assesses
John Voiklis +7 more
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Introducing The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data
Numeracy, 2020 Spiegelhalter, David. 2019. The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data (New York, NY: Basic Books) 448 pp. ISBN 978-1541618510. This short piece introduces readers to The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data, a new book by David Spiegelhalter. In
David Spiegelhalter
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Numeracy, 2016 Jay P. Abramson and Matthew A. Isom. Literacy & Mathematics: A Contemporary Approach to Quantitative Literacy. (Dubuque IA: Kendell Hunt Publishing Co., 2005). 297 pp. ISBN 0-7575-2165-7.
Gizem Karaali
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Numeracy, 2018 Makansi, Jason. 2016. Painting By Numbers: How to Sharpen Your BS Detector and Smoke Out the "Experts". Tucson, AZ: Layla Dog Press. 196 pp. ISBN 978-0-9984259-0-0.
Denis Voytenko
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South African Journal of Education, 2020 Learners intending to enter some higher education (HE) institutions in South Africa write the National Benchmark Tests (NBTs) that are expected to provide a measure of their readiness for HE.
Benita P Nel
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