Achieving Quantitative Literacy: An Urgent Challenge for Higher Education

by Steen, Lynn Arthur

• ISBN13: 9780883858165
• ISBN10: 0883858169
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-01
• Publisher: Mathematical Assn of Amer

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Preface	xi
Part I
The Third R: Quantitative Literacy	3	(10)
Quantitative Literacy in Higher Education	13	(8)
Educational Goals for Quantitative Literacy	21	(6)
Importance of Quantitative Literacy	27	(6)
Quantitative Literacy and Mathematics	33	(12)
College Algebra	37	(4)
Statistics	41	(4)
Quantitative Literacy in K--12 Education	45	(6)
Context	47	(2)
QL and Technology	49	(2)
Transition from School to College	51	(6)
Assessing Quantitative Literacy	57	(4)
Challenges for Policy and Practice	61	(4)
Achieving Quantitative Literacy	65	(10)
Findings and Recommended Responses	66	(9)
Part II
Inside, Outside: Dialogues on Mathematics, Technology, and Statistics	75	(16)
On High School Mathematics	75	(3)
On College Mathematics	78	(7)
On Technology and Mathematics	85	(3)
On Statistics	88	(3)
Examples of Quantitative Literacy	91	(12)
Numerical Common Sense	91	(1)
Reading Graphs	91	(3)
Calculation and Estimation	94	(3)
Understanding Percentages	97	(2)
Common Conundrums	99	(4)
National Numeracy Network	103	(6)
Dartmouth College: Putting QL Material on the Web	103	(1)
Hollins University: Quantitative Reasoning Across the Curriculum	104	(1)
Macalester College: Quantitative Methods for Public Policy	104	(1)
Trinity College: Expanding the Reach of QL Materials	105	(1)
University of Nevada, Reno: Bringing QL from Media into the Classroom	106	(1)
Washington Center: Creating QL Professional Development Opportunities	107	(2)
Acknowledgements, Authors, Advisors	109	(2)
Mathematics and Democracy Design Team	109	(1)
National Numeracy Steering Committee	110	(1)
Endnotes	111