The role of dominant discourse in constructing a deficit view of adult numeracy is examined, using reports from recent international surveys of adult skills as illustrative examples. Social practice theory is introduced as an alternative perspective for examining the ways adults actually use numeracy in their daily lives and work. This perspective suggests the test items used by large-scale surveys such as PIACC are only proxies for real-life numeracy skills, and that performance in such tests may misrepresent the numeracy skills of adults. Instead, social practice theory suggests that adults may have informal, situated numeracy practices that serve them adequately in their daily lives. However, it also draws attention to the difficulty of ...
Internationally, adult literacy and numeracy are in general recognized as cultural techniques. Howev...
Internationally, adult literacy and numeracy are in general recognized as cultural techniques. Howev...
<p>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</p>This project explores ...
The role of dominant discourse in constructing a deficit view of adult numeracy is examined, using r...
The role of dominant discourse in constructing a deficit view of adult numeracy is examined, using r...
The role of dominant discourse in constructing a deficit view of adult numeracy is examined, using r...
The role of dominant discourse in constructing a deficit view of adult numeracy is examined, using r...
In this chapter, we elaborate on what is meant by a perspective of numeracy as social practice (NSP)...
This book explores the social practice of literacy, numeracy and language and its implications for t...
The editors identify salient themes from the contributions in this volume and consider implications ...
In the 2012 PIAAC Survey of Adult Skills of 23 industrialised countries, the UK (England & NI) score...
This survey paper examines selected issues related to the intersection of three broad scholarly area...
International audienceTechnology, data use, and digitisation are based on mathematical structures, a...
International audienceTechnology, data use, and digitisation are based on mathematical structures, a...
The social practices framework has had a major impact on adult literacy and numeracy research over t...
Internationally, adult literacy and numeracy are in general recognized as cultural techniques. Howev...
Internationally, adult literacy and numeracy are in general recognized as cultural techniques. Howev...
<p>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</p>This project explores ...
The role of dominant discourse in constructing a deficit view of adult numeracy is examined, using r...
The role of dominant discourse in constructing a deficit view of adult numeracy is examined, using r...
The role of dominant discourse in constructing a deficit view of adult numeracy is examined, using r...
The role of dominant discourse in constructing a deficit view of adult numeracy is examined, using r...
In this chapter, we elaborate on what is meant by a perspective of numeracy as social practice (NSP)...
This book explores the social practice of literacy, numeracy and language and its implications for t...
The editors identify salient themes from the contributions in this volume and consider implications ...
In the 2012 PIAAC Survey of Adult Skills of 23 industrialised countries, the UK (England & NI) score...
This survey paper examines selected issues related to the intersection of three broad scholarly area...
International audienceTechnology, data use, and digitisation are based on mathematical structures, a...
International audienceTechnology, data use, and digitisation are based on mathematical structures, a...
The social practices framework has had a major impact on adult literacy and numeracy research over t...
Internationally, adult literacy and numeracy are in general recognized as cultural techniques. Howev...
Internationally, adult literacy and numeracy are in general recognized as cultural techniques. Howev...
<p>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</p>This project explores ...