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 ... -
Developing nursing competence: Future proofing nurses for the changing practice requirements of 21st century healthcare.
(2017)There's a conundrum that is taxing us at the moment – how can we see into the future to know what we need to know, to be prepared for things to come? Obviously none of us has the actual ability to ‘see’ into the future, ... -
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 ...
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Mathematics in workplace settings: Numeracy in the mechanical engineering trades
(The University of Waikato, 2022)While mathematics is an essential tool for both professional and trades mechanical engineers, little is known about how mathematics is used and learned in the mechanical engineering trades. Using an interpretivist paradigm ... -
Embedded numeracy teaching practices at an Institute of Technology: Vocational tutors' characterisations of embedding numeracy and related professional development
(The University of Waikato, 2019)As part of a multi-pronged strategy to improve levels of adult numeracy, embedded numeracy provision is a required element of foundation-level vocational education in New Zealand. Embedded numeracy, as it is interpreted ... -
Understanding the beliefs and behaviours of low-skilled adults as they re-engage with mathematics
(The University of Waikato, 2018)This thesis explored low-skilled adult learners’ beliefs about mathematics and how they engaged with mathematical content delivered as part of foundation-level vocational programmes in New Zealand. It also examined how ...
