Browsing by Author "Coben, Diana"
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The case for measuring adults’ numeracy practices
(The Coalition on Adult Basic Education and Rutgers University, 2017)In this article, we make the case for the development of a numeracy practices measure in the light of a review of relevant research and extant measures. We argue that a numeracy practices measure would acknowledge and ... -
The latest international survey of adult skills: What does PIAAC mean for us in New Zealand?
(2014)• What can PIAAC tell us – and what can it not tell us? • What kinds of shifts in adults skills in the population might we expect to see since the ALL Survey reported in 2006? • What might PIAAC mean for adult literacy ... -
Making the most of PIAAC: Preliminary investigation of adults’ numeracy practices through secondary analysis of the PIAAC dataset
(Adults Learning Mathematics - An International Journal, 2016)The Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) assesses key information processing skills and collects information on how often people undertake a range of activities at work and in everyday ... -
Nursing students’ experiences of learning numeracy for professional practice
(Adults Learning Mathematics - A Research Forum (ALM), 2016)This paper examines nursing students’ experiences of the teaching and assessment of numeracy for nursing. Data from interviews with eight student nurses at a large school of nursing in the United Kingdom are analysed using ... -
Safety in numbers 2: Competency modelling and diagnostic error assessment in medication dosage calculation problem-solving
(Elsevier, 2013)Accurately defining and modelling competence in medication dosage calculation problem-solving (MDC-PS) is a fundamental pre-requisite to measuring competence, diagnosing errors and determining the necessary design and ...
