Numeracy. Viewpoints. A Series of Occasional Papers on Basic Education. Issue No. 1.

Institution	Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit, London (England).
Titel	Numeracy. Viewpoints. A Series of Occasional Papers on Basic Education. Issue No. 1.
Quelle	(1984), (31 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Adult Basic Education; Adult Learning; Adult Students; Basic Skills; Computer Literacy; Daily Living Skills; Educational Needs; Foreign Countries; Functional Literacy; Literacy Education; Mathematical Applications; Mathematical Concepts; Mathematics Skills; Minimum Competencies; Numbers; Outreach Programs; Publicity; Skill Development; Student Needs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; Adult training; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Basic skill; Grundfertigkeit; Computerkenntnisse; Alltagsfertigkeit; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Ausland; Funktionale Kompetenz; Angewandte Mathematik; Innermathematische Anwendung; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Fundamentum; Mindestwissen; Zahlenraum; Jobcoaching; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung
Abstract	This collection of papers focuses on numeracy education for adults. In a paper entitled "Functional Numeracy," Terry Riley questions the underlying assumptions of functional numeracy and suggests that the term has often been distorted and oversimplified. Margeret Moss, in her paper "The Language of Numeracy," stresses that numeracy has a language of its own: the code of mathematics that everyone learns in childhood. John Traxler's paper, "Computers in Basic Education," discusses the importance of recognizing computer technology's role as a teaching tool and as a key factor in our social, economic, and political future. In his paper entitled "Numeracy, Publicity, and Outreach," Ken Marks examines adults' attitudes toward returning to school and their general feeling of inadequacy with regard to mathematics. John Willis' paper "Who Are These People with Numeracy Problems?" deals with the reasons why so many adults seem to have difficulties with numeracy. In a paper entitled "Numeracy as a Communication and Coping Skill," Ros Penny states that although mechanical skills are necessary, they need to be used in conjunction with an understanding of basic mathematical concepts. (MN)
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