What Mathematical Competencies Does a Citizen Need to Interpret Mexico's Official Information about the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Autor/inn/en	Aguilar, Mario Sánchez; Castaneda, Apolo
Titel	What Mathematical Competencies Does a Citizen Need to Interpret Mexico's Official Information about the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Quelle	In: Educational Studies in Mathematics, 108 (2021) 1-2, S.227-248 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Aguilar, Mario Sánchez) ORCID (Castaneda, Apolo)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1954
DOI	10.1007/s10649-021-10082-9
Schlagwörter	Competence; Mathematics Skills; Multiple Literacies; Public Health; COVID-19; Pandemics; Citizen Role; Information Skills; Government Publications; Foreign Countries; Mexico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kompetenz; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Gesundheitswesen; Bürgerinitiative; Informationskompetenz; Orientierungswissen; Ausland; Mexiko
Abstract	We report a study on mathematical literacy with special emphasis on health literacy. In particular, we identify and characterize the mathematical competencies that a citizen needs to interpret the official information on the COVID-19 pandemic as experienced in Mexico. To achieve this, we analyze the daily reports on the pandemic issued by the Mexican Ministry of Health, using the framework of mathematical competencies as a theoretical lens. Our results show that there are five necessary competencies to interpret the official information: mathematical communication, mathematical representation, mathematical symbols and formalism, mathematical modeling, and mathematical reasoning competency. After characterizing and illustrating these competencies, we close the paper with a reflection on the importance of mathematical literacy in a pandemic world. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01