Thinking beyond numbers: Learning numeracy for the future workplace
Authors:
Beth Marr, Jan Hagston
Publication date:
7 September 2007
Type:
Research report
Themes:
Teaching and learning > Literacy/numeracy > General
Industry and employers > Existing workers > General
Industry and employers > Training within the enterprise > General
Students and individuals > Learner groups > Existing workers
ISBN:
978 1 921170 98 0 print; 978 1 921170 03 4 web
The use, learning and transfer of workplace numeracy skills, as well as current understandings of the term numeracy, are examined in this study. It also highlights the importance of numeracy as an essential workplace skill. The report challenges the training system and training organisations to provide numeracy training which makes links directly to workplace contexts as well as to mathematical concepts.
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