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Helping Students Become Quantitatively Literate
Piatek-Jimenez, Katrina; Marcinek, Tibor; Phelps, Christine M.; Dias, Ana
Mathematics Teacher, v105 n9 p692-696 May 2012
In recent years, the term "quantitative literacy" has become a buzzword in the mathematics community. But what does it mean, and is it something that should be incorporated into the high school mathematics classroom? In this article, the authors will define quantitative literacy (QL), discuss how teaching for QL differs from teaching a traditional mathematics course, and provide sources of good QL problems that can be incorporated into the middle school, high school, or college curriculum. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Numeracy, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics, High Schools, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematical Concepts, Secondary Education
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1502. Tel: 800-235-7566; Tel: 703-620-3702; Fax: 703-476-2970; e-mail: orders@nctm.org; Web site: http://www.nctm.org/publications/
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Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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