Teaching numeracy.

Principles of Practice and Teacher Actions: Influences on Effective Teaching of Numeracy

Studies such as the Effective Teachers of Numeracy Study (Askew, Brown, Rhodes, Johnson, & Wiliam (1997) have contributed much to our understanding of what constitutes effective teaching of numeracy. This paper aims to build on these findings and to contribute a model that could be used to understand teachers’ numeracy practices and the factors that influence these practices. Through a synthesi...

Teaching Numeracy in Pre-School and Early Grades in Low-Income Countries Teaching Numeracy in Pre-School and Early Grades in Low-Income Countries

Physician numeracy: essential skills for practicing evidence-based medicine.

Teaching evidence-based medicine (EBM) has become common in family medicine residency programs. EBM teaching usually takes the form of journal clubs or encouraging residents to use EBM summaries of original articles. Both have significant limitations. Residents and other physicians recognize that understanding statistics is important for interpreting results. Unfortunately, they report low self...

Factors That Influence Improvement in Numeracy, Reading, and Comprehension in the Context of a Numeracy Intervention

In a randomized controlled trial 104 primary school children, who received an individualized numeracy intervention, Catch Up Numeracy, were compared with 100 children, who received matched-time teaching, and 107, who received business-as-usual teaching. They were assessed before and after intervention, on the Number Screening Test and on both the reading and comprehension components of the Salf...

Frequency of Home Numeracy Activities Is Differentially Related to Basic Number Processing and Calculation Skills in Kindergartners

Home numeracy has been shown to play an important role in children's mathematical performance. However, findings are inconsistent as to which home numeracy activities are related to which mathematical skills. The present study disentangled between various mathematical abilities that were previously masked by the use of composite scores of mathematical achievement. Our aim was to shed light on t...