The Conversation

Testing teachers’ basic literacy and numeracy skills is pointless

Results from the trial literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education students are in. The tests were sat by 5,000 volunteers across the country, with 92% passing in literacy and 90% in the ...
Business Wire

No Improvement in American Adults' Literacy, Numeracy, or Digital Problem-Solving Skills, According to New Report From the National Center for Education Statistics

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Twenty-nine percent of American adults performed at the lowest level for numeracy on a major international study, according to a new report released today by the National ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Health Literacy and Numeracy: Workshop Summary

The first panel was separated into two sections, each followed by a brief discussion section. It began with a presentation defining the concept of numeracy by Lynda Ginsburg, an educational researcher ...
Online Recruitment

UK falling behind in numeracy – younger workers feeling isolated by lack of basic skills

- 16-24 year olds have the least confidence in their numeracy abilities - UK workers twice as likely as Polish workers to feel they need better numeracy skills in their current role UK employees are ...