Parts of the Whole: Institutional Research, Service-Learning, and NNN
This essay outlines how faculty interested in service learning could be helpful to an organization such as the National Numeracy Network by conducting institutional research. As a preliminary example, students in a statistics class used online research to determine the percent of colleges and univer...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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National Numeracy Network
2018-07-01
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| Series: | Numeracy |
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| Online Access: | http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/numeracy/vol11/iss2/art15/ |
| Summary: | This essay outlines how faculty interested in service learning could be helpful to an organization such as the National Numeracy Network by conducting institutional research. As a preliminary example, students in a statistics class used online research to determine the percent of colleges and universities with a quantitative reasoning center or with quantitative reasoning courses within mathematics departments. The students found that 46% of two-year colleges and 37% of four-year colleges offer a quantitative reasoning course through the mathematics department, usually for credit but not always in response to an institutional requirement. Only 19% of two-year colleges and 25% of four-year colleges have a center dedicated to quantitative literacy. The column concludes with suggestions for how to formalize service learning that assists the National Numeracy Network, or similar organizations, with basic research needs. |
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| ISSN: | 1936-4660 1936-4660 |