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Quantitative Literacy at Michigan State University, 2: Connection to Financial Literacy
Numeracy, 2011 The lack of capability of making financial decisions has been recently described for the adult United States population. A concerted effort to increase awareness of this crisis, to improve education in quantitative and financial literacy, and to simplify
Dennis Gilliland +4 more
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Rethinking the Numerate Citizen: Quantitative Literacy and Public Issues – Reply
Numeracy, 2017 In reply to Kira Hamman's discussion of my piece, "Rethinking the Numerate Citizen: Quantitative Literacy and Public Issues," I clarify that my argument is intended to apply only to public issues.
Ander W. Erickson
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Rethinking the Numerate Citizen: Quantitative Literacy and Public Issues – Discussion
Numeracy, 2017 I dispute Erickson's claim in Numeracy 9(2), Article 4 (2016), that quantitative literacy is neither necessary nor appropriate for informed citizenship, and explore his suggestion that Hardwig's notion of epistemic dependence is more suited to the task.
Kira H. Hamman
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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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The ability of quantitative literacy of pre-service biology students
JPBI (Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi Indonesia), 2017 This research have purpose to know and describe quantitative literacy of pre-service biology students based on six indicators of quantitative literacy. Methods used is descriptive with study survey. This research carried out at Siliwangi University with
Ryan Ardiansyah, Dea Diella
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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 ...
Stephen Sweet +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.
Michael George, Yevgeniy Milman
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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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Toward a valid instrument for measuring physics quantitative literacy [PDF]
Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings, 2020 We have developed the Physics Inventory of Quantitative Literacy (PIQL) as a tool to measure students' quantitative literacy in the context of introductory physics topics.
Trevor I. Smith +5 more
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Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2023 Quantitative literacy and critical thinking skills contribute to the skill of pre-service biology teachers to teach 21st-century learning. This study aims to describe the construction of structural correlation between quantitative literacy and critical ...
M. Arsyad +3 more
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