For many students entering higher education in South Africa there is an articulation gap between the demands of the curriculum and their competencies. This mismatch is particularly critical in the area of quantitative literacy (mathematical literacy, numeracy) and if not addressed, has negative consequences for equity of outcomes for higher education. There is a need to make explicit the quantitative literacy demands of the curriculum so that they can be examined critically and addressed by educational interventions and other curriculum changes. We describe our approach to characterizing the quantitative literacy demands in curricula in disciplines, by presenting a framework for analysing aspects of quantitative literacy events in the curri...
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in South African Journal ...
The Numeracy Centre at the University of Cape Town has taught a one-semester quantitative literacy c...
Influencing the teaching of quantitative literacy at all levels of education can be difficult due to...
For many students entering higher education in South Africa there is an articulation gap between the...
There is an articulation gap for many students between the literacy practices developed at school an...
This article examines some aspects of the effectiveness of a first-year course in quantitative liter...
The aim of the Numeracy Centre at the University of Cape Town is to develop students’ quantitative l...
The aim of the Numeracy Centre at the University of Cape Town is to develop students' quantitative l...
It is important for higher education educators to understand the quantitative literacy (QL) competen...
These activities and exercises are most appropriate for Humanities and Law students, but the context...
This article examines some aspects of the effectiveness of a first-year course in quantitative liter...
Higher education needs to produce increasing numbers of good quality graduates. Included herein is t...
The National Benchmark Test Project (NBTP) was commissioned by Higher Education South Africa in 2005...
Setting. When designing a medical curriculum, assumptions that are made about students’ quanti...
The results of a mathematical Literacy questionnaire administered to school-leavers entering the Hum...
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in South African Journal ...
The Numeracy Centre at the University of Cape Town has taught a one-semester quantitative literacy c...
Influencing the teaching of quantitative literacy at all levels of education can be difficult due to...
For many students entering higher education in South Africa there is an articulation gap between the...
There is an articulation gap for many students between the literacy practices developed at school an...
This article examines some aspects of the effectiveness of a first-year course in quantitative liter...
The aim of the Numeracy Centre at the University of Cape Town is to develop students’ quantitative l...
The aim of the Numeracy Centre at the University of Cape Town is to develop students' quantitative l...
It is important for higher education educators to understand the quantitative literacy (QL) competen...
These activities and exercises are most appropriate for Humanities and Law students, but the context...
This article examines some aspects of the effectiveness of a first-year course in quantitative liter...
Higher education needs to produce increasing numbers of good quality graduates. Included herein is t...
The National Benchmark Test Project (NBTP) was commissioned by Higher Education South Africa in 2005...
Setting. When designing a medical curriculum, assumptions that are made about students’ quanti...
The results of a mathematical Literacy questionnaire administered to school-leavers entering the Hum...
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in South African Journal ...
The Numeracy Centre at the University of Cape Town has taught a one-semester quantitative literacy c...
Influencing the teaching of quantitative literacy at all levels of education can be difficult due to...