Adult numeracy development : theory, research, practice / edited by Iddo Gal.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gal, Yitzhak.

Series:

Series on literacy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics--Study and teaching.

Mathematics.

Adult education.

Physical Description:

xvi, 361 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cresskill, N.J. : Hampton Press, [2000]

Contents:

Numeracy challenge / Iddo Gal

Numeracy, mathematics, and adult learning / Diane Coben

Building a problem-solving environment for teaching mathematics / Peter Kloosterman, Bin Hassan Mohamad-Ali, and Lynda R. Wiest

Preparing adult students to be better decision makers / Robert Clemen and Robin Gregory

Instructional strategies for adult numeracy education / Lynda Ginsburg and Iddo Gal

Characteristics of adult learners of mathematics / James Steele Foerch

Adult numeracy at the elementary level : addition and subtraction up to 100 / Wim Matthijsse

Technology and the development of mathematical skills in adult learners / Betty Hurley Lawrence

Teaching mathematics to adults with specific learning difficulties / Martha Sacks and Dorothy M. Cebula

Writing about life : creating original math projects with adults / Karen Hicks McCormick and Elizabeth Wadlington

Learning to learn : mathematics as problem solving / Leslie Arriola

Journey into journal jottings : mathematics as communication / Donna Curry

Challenge of diversity in adult numeracy instruction / Harriet Hartman

Mathematics and the traditional work of women / Mary Harris

Assessment in adult numeracy education : issues and principles for good practice / Joy Cumming and Iddo Gal

Assessment of adult students' mathematical strategies / Mieke van Groenestijn.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1572732326

1572732334

OCLC:

43641248