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Showing 1 to 20 of 151 for “"numeracy"”.
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Assessment of Nursing Student Numeracy
… This study addresses the question, what are the numeracy skills of RN students? The reason for asking this question is the documented deficiency in numeracy skills published for both nursing students and employees. Purpose: Nurses need numeracy skills to calculate drug dosage and IV flow rates as …
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Numeracy support for year two students
… in Australia suggests that the implementation of numeracy support programs can improve student achievement levels (Fuchs, 2005; Ketterlin-Geller, Chard & Fien, 2008; Van Kraayenoord & Elkins, 2004). An intervention program was conducted for a small group of Year Two students with the aim of …
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Adult numeracy, mathematical education and social meanings
… theoretical framework proposed here for adult numeracy, and developed from a discourse of mathematics education, has as its task the elaboration of the social implications of principles in adult education and the pedagogic outcomes of three sets of numeracy materials.
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SNAP vs. FSA: Competency-Based Numeracy Assessments Count
… district developed assessment called the Student Numeracy Assessment & Practice (SNAP). The traditional mathematics assessment is the Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA), developed and provincially mandated by the British Columbia Ministry of Education. The study's methodology examines the …
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An outcome evaluation of the LifeMatters Foundation's Numeracy Programme
… evaluation report of the LifeMatters Foundation Numeracy Programme. This programme focuses on strengthening the foundational numerical skills of the participants, in this case a group of Grade 2 learners from two schools in the Western Cape area. In total, these two schools had five Grade 2 …
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Mathematics in workplace settings: Numeracy in the mechanical engineering trades
… a questionnaire about the mathematics and numeracy skills they used, how they used and learned those skills, and the role of ancillary skills such as higher-order thinking and social interaction. Seventeen of these participants also took part in semi-structured interviews. The data were …
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Measuring early numeracy of kindergarten students in a group setting
… later learning disabilities. The <em>PAM Early Numeracy Screening</em> is a set of subscales designed to measure early numeracy in kindergarten students in a group setting. Given that the existing early numeracy measures are individually administered, the purpose of the current study was to …
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Executive Function and Early Numeracy in Preschoolers: Can Training Help?
Math literacy, or lack thereof, is a major issue in our society. Research on mathematics proficiency has begun to support a more conceptual approach to mathematics understanding. Based on this thinking a growing body of literature supports a relation between executive functions (EF) and mathematics …
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Parents’ perspectives of home numeracy practices of primary school children
… children’s home practices is crucial for their numeracy development. In research, qualitative studies have shown that parents’ engagement is complex and impacted by various aspects. Parent questionnaires have been used to explore a range of home practices but have not captured the complexities …
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Raising Teacher Sensitivity to Key Numeracy Competencies in the Early Years
… students do not achieve functional levels of numeracy during their school lives. Furthermore, many teachers report that they lack the confidence in teaching mathematics that they have for teaching literacy. Research indicates that it is possible to predict which students are likely to have …
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Pupil engagement in the questioning process during Numeracy problem-solving sessions
Within the context of interactive Numeracy lessons, active participation of pupils is encouraged. For example, questioning may be used to stimulate thinking skills and pupils may explain their methods of calculation to the class. Problem-solving is an area of Numeracy that offers an opportunity for …
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Interactive teaching in the National Numeracy Strategy: tensions in a supportive framework
… and children's understandings of the National Numeracy Strategy, and of interactive whole class teaching in particular. It starts by identifying aspects of the Strategy that are of significance to teachers and develops these by detailing the challenges that face them in teaching in this way. …
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Pattern separation abilities are selectively related to food label and numeracy nutrition skills
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2025-05-01
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Comparing single-level and multi-level regression models in analysing Rasch measures of numeracy
… was a Rasch-created linear measure of Year 8 Numeracy from data of a Mathematics assessment, specially designed by the Department of Education. The main independent variable was a Rasch-created, linear measure of Year 7 Numeracy from student data of the Western Australian Literacy and Numeracy …
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Investigating the Professional Knowledge of New Zealand Primary School Teachers when Teaching Mathematics for Numeracy
… student learning, when teaching ‘mathematics for numeracy’ in the New Zealand primary school classroom. The focus was on teaching within the multiplicative and proportional domains, as research at the time the study commenced indicated that these areas of mathematics were problematic for many …
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Mathematics teachers' pedagogy in preparation for OLNA numeracy high-stakes testing: A Western Australian case study
… the workplace by achieving a minimum standard of numeracy and literacy. This minimum standard can be demonstrated by passing one of two assessments, the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN), an annual national assessment for all students in Years 3, 5, 7, and 9; or, if not …
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Literacy and numeracy support for homeless adults : an exploration of third sector employment and skills provision
This research is focused on the literacy and numeracy support offered by third sector organisations as part of their efforts to help homeless adults move into employment. Whilst homeless people are increasingly expected to move into work, many face a number of barriers to labour market …
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Exploring the practice of supporting early childhood students’ numeracy skills through collaborative learning in working group activities
… an optimal pedagogical strategy to support early numeracy development. This study explores the application of collaborative learning in early numeracy education at the kindergarten level in Indonesia an area that remains relatively under-researched. Using a qualitative approach, data were …
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