Quantitative Literacy--Beyond Crossroads Gets It Right

Autor/in	Steenken, William G.
Titel	Quantitative Literacy--Beyond Crossroads Gets It Right
Quelle	In: AMATYC Review, 28 (2007) 2, S.23-25 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0740-8404
Schlagwörter	Numeracy; College Programs; Literacy; Mathematics Skills; College Mathematics; Community Colleges; Academic Standards; Relevance (Education); College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rechenkompetenz; Studienprogramm; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Community college; Community College; Relevance; Relevanz; Collegestudent
Abstract	In this article, Steenken conveys some thoughts about when parents and our citizenry will believe that today's students know mathematics. It will be when students have significant Quantitative Literacy (QL) skills as set forth in AMATYC's new standards, Beyond Crossroads. He supports the strong call for QL to be embedded across all curricula and as a method for assuring that students who leave two-year programs are prepared for the world that will confront them. He further supports the need for faculty to see QL as a daily part of their lives, especially as they make the Implementation Cycle presented in Beyond Crossroads as a method for assuring continuous improvement in their professional activities. He ends with a statement that Beyond Crossroad's strong call for QL will be met with strong support from industry and the business world. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10