Adult
Numeracy |
Teaching
materials and
Articles |
The CAE sells a range of adult numeracy
teaching, training and reference materials. These include: |
- The Adult Numeracy Handbook
- Adult Numeracy Teaching
- Breaking the Maths Barrier
- Car Costs II
- Mathematics: a New Beginning
- Numeracy in the Making
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- Numeracy on the Line
- Rethinking Assessment
- Some Beginnings in Algebra
- Strength in Numbers
- The Value of Time
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For
further details and an order form please click
here.
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| There
are a number of other Australian produced resources suitable
for teaching adult numeracy, some of which include the following: |
| Here
is a small selection of papers that have been written about
adult numeracy in Australia. All are available through ARIS,
Language Australia. |
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A
selection of key papers about adult numeracy in Australia are
included in:
Sheilagh Kelly, Betty Johnston, Keiko Yasukawa (eds), The
Adult Numeracy Handbook, NSW Adult Literacy and Numeracy
Research Consortium (NSW ALNARC), 2003. For information about
the availability of that resource see the above listing of resources. |
Here
is a small selection of papers that have been written in Australia
about adult numeracy practices. The list is not meant to be
comprehensive. |
| Baynham, Mike and Johnston, Betty, "'Invention within
limits': numeracy practices of young unemployed people", Literacy
and Numeracy Studies: An International Journal in the Education
and Training of Adults, Vol.8 no.1, 1998 |
Helme, Sue and Goddard, Ruth, "This leads to that:
a model for literacy and numeracy integration in an ABE
class", Open Letter, Vol.4 no.1, 1993
Helme, Sue, "Maths embedded in context: how do students respond?", Numeracy
In Focus, No.1, Jan. 1995 |
Helme, Sue, "Numeracy activities: promoting student
talk", Fine Print, Spring 2002 |
Helme, Sue, "The words to say it: language issues
in adult numeracy", Fine Print, Spring
2002 |
| Johnston, Betty, "Calculating people: measurement
as a social process", Literacy and Numeracy Studies:
An International Journal in the Education and Training
of Adults, Vol.9 no.2, 1999 |
| Johnston, Betty, "Critical numeracy?", Fine
Print, Vol.16 no.4, Summer 1994 |
| Johnston, Betty, "From catechism to critical literacy:
figuring out a challenging numeracy", Fine Print,
Vol. 26 No. 2, Winter 2003 |
| Marr, Beth & Tout, Dave, "A Numeracy Curriculum", Australian
Association of Mathematics Teachers Conference Proceedings, AAMT, Melbourne,
1997. |
| Marr, Beth, "Adult numeracy assessment and curriculum:
limiting or enhancing the possibilities", Literacy
Link, Vol.23 no.2, Apr. 2003 |
| Marr, Beth, "Digging below the surface of our teaching practice: Maps for
teachers and students of mathematics" in At the Coalface, Conference
Papers, NSW Adult Literacy and Numeracy Council
Annual Conference, Wollongong University, 1995, 1996 |
| Marr, Beth, "Making connections: listening to the
voices of adult numeracy students", Fine Print,
Vol.21 no.3, Spring 1998 |
| Marr, Beth, "Talking volumes: enhancing talk, language
and conceptual development in adult mathematics and numeracy
classes", Literacy and Numeracy Studies: An International
Journal in the Education and Training of Adults, Vol.10
no.1 and no.2, 2000 |
| Marr, Beth, "Thinking about assessment?", Numeracy
In Focus, No.1, Jan. 1995 |
| Tout, Dave, "Leftovers - Some Lessons Learnt", Numeracy
In Focus, No.1, Jan. 1995, 1995 |
| Tout, Dave, "Mathematics in adult basic education",
in Issues in Australian education, edited by J.V.
D'Cruz and P.E. Langford. Melbourne: Longman Cheshire,
1990 |
| Tout, Dave, "Numeracy: essential and a priority? An
ANT's journey", in Critical Issues, Essential
Priorities: Papers from the ACAL / VALBEC 18th National
Conference, 1995, 1996 |
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| ** Feel
free to email Dave Tout (davet@cae.edu.au)
for copies of these papers, or how you can access them if they
are still available. |
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