Validation of the Brazilian Oral Health Literacy-Adults Questionnaire by Eliete Rodrigues Almeida, Mohammad Mehdi Naghibi Sistani, Cristiane Baccin Bendo, Isabela de Almeida Pordeus, Ramon Targino Firmino, Saul Martins Paiva, Fernanda Morais Ferreira

“…Background: Recognizing that a deficit of reading and numeracy skills is associated with poorer oral health, contemporary researchers have identified additional components as important attributes of oral health literacy (OHL). …”
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Education for out-of-school children: Unpacking driving factors of vulnerability via digital-learning footprint data in East Africa by Bethany Huntington, Nicola Pitchford, James Goulding

“…To address the crisis, the ‘Global Learning’ XPRIZE competition challenged teams to develop software empowering marginalised out-of-school children to learn literacy and numeracy skills. Five finalist teams tested their technology with 2041 children using handheld tablets in 172 remote villages in Tanzania. …”
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The impact of hearing impairment on early academic achievement in Aboriginal children living in remote Australia: a data linkage study by Jiunn-Yih Su, Steven Guthridge, Vincent Yaofeng He, Damien Howard, Amanda Jane Leach

“…Children with moderate or worse HI scored lower in Writing and Numeracy by 13.4 points (95% CI, − 24.8 to − 1.9, p = 0.022) and 15.2 points (95% CI, − 27.6 to − 2.7, p = 0.017), both equivalent to 6.3% of the mean score the respective domain. …”
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An assessment of the English and maths skills levels of prisoners in England by Brian Creese

“…The conclusions argue that while the numeracy skills of prisoners are better than previously understood, the cohort has extremely poor literacy skills, and addressing these needs should be a priority for government.…”
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Special Supplement: Health Literacy and Adult Basic Education by Maricel G. Santos, Michael K. Paasche-Orlow

“…This supplement aims to highlight ways in which the health literacy and ABE fields have intersected and influenced each other to the benefit of adult populations with inadequate literacy skills, including those with limited print literacy and numeracy skills, and those with limited English proficiency.…”
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A Classification of Factors Affecting Adults’ Skills Distribution by Rosario Scandurra, Marco Alberio

“…This article explores cross-country patterns in how conditions relating to family background, education, and the labor market are related to literacy and numeracy skills. It seeks to assess whether these patterns are in agreement with models of skills formation as identified in the political economy literature. …”
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Work-readiness skills in the Fasset Sector by Melandi Raftopoulos, Sanet Coetzee, Deléne Visser

“…In addition, employers valued numeracy skills and motivation, whereas graduates regarded confidence and  leadership skills as  important. …”
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A Whole Education Approach to Education Reform in Barbados: Effective Provision for Students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities by Garry Hornby

“…Second, revamping curricula at primary and secondary schools to emphasise the development of literacy, numeracy, interpersonal and vocational skills rather than focusing mainly on preparing students for academic examinations, especially the 11 plus examination. …”
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Data from the Program for International Student Assessment Young Adult Follow-up Study (PISA YAFS): 2012–2016 by David Kastberg, Saida Mamedova, Samantha Burg

“…These skills were assessed in an online assessment of literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving skills called Education and Skills Online (ESO). …”
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Teaching in extra classes settings in Cape Coast Metropolis: Implication for improved learning outcomes by Might Kojo Abreh

“…The private teaching arrangements made available to children of 6-to-15 years in 25 randomly selected households on tasks equivalent to P2 level difficulty in literacy, numeracy, and general knowledge were explored. Overall, it was discovered that extra-class teaching influences learning outcomes to varying degrees. …”
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Serious Play, Serious Problems: Issues with eBook Applications by Catherine Baird, Maureen Henninger

“…The importance of this is particularly vital to the development of a child’s development of basic literacy, numeracy and reading skills, as technology becomes a predominant mode in their lives. …”
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Integrated functional adult education program and its contributions for livelihoods in Ethiopia by Temesgen Oljira, Muleta Hailu

“…While adult literacy programs are considered as a potentially important vehicle to improve literacy and numeracy skills, their impact on the livelihoods of the rural poor in an integrated approach is less focused. …”
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MEASURES OF OCCUPATIONAL MISMATCH by Monica Mihaela MAER MATEI

“…The second one uses the PIAAC assessment regarding the proficiency for each skill dimension (literacy, numeracy and problem solving in technology rich environments). …”
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The endangered subject of quality Visual Art education by Georina Westraadt

“…The importance of literacy and numeracy at schoollevel is not disregarded, but the fact that visual literacy is an important part of being literate is emphasised. …”
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Smarter through social protection? Evaluating the impact of Ethiopia’s safety-net on child cognitive abilities by Favara, M, Porter, C, Woldehanna, T

“…We find a small but significant positive effect of the programme on both numeracy skills and vocabulary. This is driven mainly by children in households that had graduated (left) the programme just before 2013. …”

After access: Divergent learning profiles in Vietnam and India by Rolleston, C, James, Z

“…Simple indicators of numeracy suggest similar learning levels in both countries for 5-year-olds, but data suggest that, by the time they are 15, Vietnamese pupils outperform those in many OECD countries, while many pupils in India fail to master even the most basic skills. …”

The Birth to School Study: evidence on the effectiveness of PEEP, an early intervention for children at risk of educational under-achievement by Evangelou, M, Brooks, G, Smith, S

“…This article presents the findings of the Birth to School Study (BTSS) a longitudinal evaluation of the Peers Early Education Partnership (PEEP); a family-focused intervention aimed at promoting early literacy, numeracy and self-esteem in a community at risk of educational underachievement. …”

Jobseekers' beliefs about comparative advantage and (mis)directed search by Kiss, A, Garlick, R, Orkin, S, Hensel, L

“…To test this idea, we measure young South African jobseekers’ communication and numeracy skills and their beliefs about their skill levels. …”

Review of financial capability studies by Zakaria, Nurul Farhana, Sabri, Mohamad Fazli

“…From the evidence reviews, it finds the lowest financial capability is among the young people who is under 45 years old, women, married or living with a partner, those on low income and low levels of education, literacy and numeracy. In contrast, older men and women who live with employed spouse have the most financial capability.…”

The impact of childhood injury and injury severity on school performance and high school completion in Australia: a matched population-based retrospective cohort study by Rebecca J. Mitchell, Cate M. Cameron, Anne McMaugh, Reidar P. Lystad, Tim Badgery-Parker, Tayhla Ryder

“…Generalised linear mixed modelling examined risk of performance below the national minimum standard (NMS) on the National Assessment Plan for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) and generalised linear regression examined risk of not completing high school for injured young people compared to matched peers. …”
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