The Case for Infusing Quantitative Literacy into Introductory Geoscience Courses

The Case for Infusing Quantitative Literacy into Introductory Geoscience Courses

We present the case for introductory geoscience courses as model venues for increasing the quantitative literacy (QL) of large numbers of the college-educated population. The geosciences provide meaningful context for a number of fundamental mathematical concepts that are revisited several times in...

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Main Authors: Jennifer M. Wenner, Eric M. Baer, Cathryn A. Manduca, R. Heather Macdonald, Samuel Patterson, Mary Savina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Numeracy Network 2009-01-01
Series:Numeracy
Subjects:
quantitative literacy
geosciences
pedagogy
web resources
entry-level
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.2.1.4

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.2.1.4

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