An Activity Promoting the Practice of Quantitative Literacy for Pre– and In–Service Teachers of Mathematics and Science

The purpose of this article is to describe a hands-on, laboratory activity that provided pre-service teachers in mathematics and science methods courses, and also some in-service mathematics teachers, with the opportunity to exercise quantitative literacy (QL) skills. The focus of the activity is el...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Timothy L. Sorey, Teri Willard, Duane Sholz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Numeracy Network 2010-01-01
Series:Numeracy
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.3.1.6