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Assessing Quantitative Literacy in Higher Education: An Overview of Existing Research and Assessments with Recommendations for Next-Generation Assessment. Research Report. ETS RR-14-22
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Roohr, Katrina Crotts; Graf, Edith Aurora; Liu, Ou Lydia – ETS Research Report Series, 2014
Quantitative literacy has been recognized as an important skill in the higher education and workforce communities, focusing on problem solving, reasoning, and real-world application. As a result, there is a need by various stakeholders in higher education and workforce communities to evaluate whether college students receive sufficient training on…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Logical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Numeracy
The Importance of Computational Skill for Answering Items in a Mathematics Problem-Solving Test: Implications for Construct Validity.
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Forsyth, Robert Al; Ansley, Timothy N. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1982
The importance of computational skill for answering items in the quantitative thinking subtest of the Iowa Tests of Educational Development was investigated. Results show that computational skill is not a major factor contributing to the examinee's score on the subtest. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Calculators, Computation, Problem Solving