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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815785903321

Autore

Peart Sheine

Titolo

The minimum core for numeracy : knowledge, understanding and personal skills / / Sheine Peart

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Exeter, : Learning Matters, 2009

ISBN

1-84445-543-2

1-282-72520-3

9786612725203

0-85725-340-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

ix, 113 p. : ill

Collana

Achieving QTLS

Disciplina

733.07441

Soggetti

Numeracy

Numeracy - Study and teaching - Great Britain

Post-compulsory education - Great Britain

Continuing education - Great Britain

Adult education teachers - Training of - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- The author -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Continuing professional development -- 2 Different factors affecting the acquisition and development of number skills -- 3 Barriers inhibiting the development of number skills -- 4 Principal disabilities and learning difficulties relating to numeracy -- 5 Numeracy and participation in public life -- 6 Numeracy processes: performing calculations -- 7 Numeracy processes: presenting information -- A final word -- Appendix 1: Glossary of acronyms -- Appendix 2: Summary of The Minimum Core for Numeracy requirements -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Equips trainee teachers in the Lifelong Learning sector with the necessary skills, knowledge and understanding to meet the requirements of the minimum core for numeracy.