A Comparison of Students’ Quantitative Reasoning Skills in STEM and Non-STEM Math Pathways
Numeracy, 2020 Quantitative Reasoning (QR) is essential for today’s students, yet most higher education institutions have not effectively addressed this issue. This study investigates students’ quantitative reasoning in STEM and Non-STEM math pathways using a non ...
Emily Elrod, Joo Young Park
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Management education in the age of information overload [PDF]
Organization Management JournalPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to advocate for the integration of quantitative reasoning into management education and leadership development literature.
Kenneth Michael Sweet +2 more
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Unquantifiable: The Impacts of Len Vacher
NumeracyThis article celebrates H.L. (Len) Vacher, the founding editor of Numeracy. While many readers of this journal are no doubt familiar with Len’s contributions here and to quantitative literacy as a practice and habit of mind, fewer are intimately familiar
Victor Ricchezza, Nathan Grawe
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Measuring Risk Literacy: The Berlin Numeracy Test
Judgment and Decision Making, 2012 We introduce the Berlin Numeracy Test, a new psychometrically sound instrument that quickly assesses statistical numeracy and risk literacy. We present 21 studies (n=5336) showing robust psychometric discriminability across 15 countries (e.g., Germany ...
Edward T. Cokely +4 more
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Parts of the Whole: Teaching Quantitative Reasoning in an Exponential Decay Model
Numeracy, 2016 The simple calculus example of exponential decay can be an excellent vehicle for teaching quantitative reasoning in calculus or differential equations.
Dorothy Wallace
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Social Justice, Numeracy, and Teaching Statistics at a Community College
Numeracy, 2019 The author of this article reflects on the issues of justice, democracy, and numeracy. As one who has taught statistics in a community college for over 12 years, spent 28 years as a Marketing Consultant, and holds a PhD in political science, the author’s
Edward Volchok
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Parts of the Whole: Logical Categories of Learning: Why Teaching QR is Hard
Numeracy, 2019 This column introduces the reader to an essay by anthropologist Gregory Bateson on the nature of learning. In that essay, he stratifies the learning process into categories based on what aspect of the student’s understanding is required to change in ...
Dorothy Wallace
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An Uncommon Textbook: Review of Common Sense Mathematics by Ethan Bolker and Maura Mast
Numeracy, 2019 Ethan D. Bolker and Maura B. Mast. 2016. Common Sense Mathematics.(Washington DC.: Mathematics Association of America) ISBN-13: 978-1-93951-210-9. Common Sense Mathematics is an integrative quantitative reasoning (QR) textbook that is built around ...
Bernard L. Madison
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Integration with Writing Programs: A Strategy for Quantitative Reasoning Program Development
Numeracy, 2009 As an inherently interdisciplinary endeavor, quantitative reasoning (QR) risks falling through the cracks between the traditional “silos” of higher education. This article describes one strategy for developing a truly cross-campus QR initiative: leverage
Nathan D. Grawe, Carol A. Rutz
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Review of Quantitative Reasoning: Tools for Today's Informed Citizen by A. Sevilla and K. Somers
Numeracy, 2008 Alicia Sevilla and Kay Somers, Quantitative Reasoning: Tools for Today’s Informed Citizen. (Emeryville CA: Key College Publishing, 2007). 626 pp. Softcover with Student CD. $79.95 (USA) ISBN 1-931914-90-1.
Aaron G. Montgomery
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